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Eric — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:05:22 +0000

Hell’s Bells Ringing in My Ears

Eric — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:07:15 +0000

Listen to “Hell’s Bells.” Doesn’t this song swing? I learned some information about the song from Uncle John’s Crazy Town. He also posted several cartoons that feature “Hell’s Bells,” of which “Red Hot Mamma” with Betty Boop is excellent.

Hell’s Bells by Syd Peltyn

Dracula’s Deuce – Hear Him Tack It Up In the Cemetary

Eric — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:00:33 +0000

Welcome to Dragsylvania! Drac’s ‘32 hearse is ported, relieved, strokin’ four, she’ll do 140 in the top end floor, and if it had a pair wings, man, I know she could fly. So Dracula’s got that going for him.

Oh, the horror of these lyrics stay with you long after you hit stop (which will probably be around the 13 second mark.) From 1965, I give you:

Dracula’s Deuce – The Ghouls

Special bonus song! (Amazing how many tunes there are about Dracula drag racing.)

Dracula Drag – Dickie Goodman

A much better tune for this illustration is “Dragula Au Go Go” from a great surf band, the Moon-Rays. I wish I could embed it, but head over to their MySpace page and it’s in their playlist. That platter’s got bite!

Hard Day’s Night!

Eric — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:10:17 +0000

Love the Beatles! Any era! Even their brief famous monster phase.

Hard Day’s Night – Dickie Goodman

I Survived Manos – T-Shirt Idea

Eric — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:00:58 +0000

The idea for this t-shirt came from the B-Movie Cast podcast. Really, anyone who can make it all the way through Manos: The Hands of Fate should proudly declare their success to the world.

More Info:

Forgetting You (Closing Theme from Manos)

So far, the subjects of my Countdown to Halloween have been slightly … eclectic? Obtuse? Obscure. I’ll be getting into some more famous monsters starting tomorrow.

Who’s Got My Skinny Toe? Final

Eric — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:02:17 +0000

Don’t pick up strange, skinny toes. What sort of germs do you think are on that thing?

“Skinny Toe” is a story off the old “Scary Spooky Stories” record and is a variation of the “Golden Arm” story that Mark Twain loved to tell. Many kids had great giggling fun speeding up the story on the record player. Courtesy of the awesome WFMU blog, I present “Skinny Toe” at scary, spooky speed.

Skinny Toe, 45 rpm

WFMU Blog: An Aural Halloween Trinity: Scar Stuff, Arch Oboler, Reverend Frost
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Shrimpenstein’s Just a Little Walking Jellybean

Eric — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:00:53 +0000

The Countdown to Halloween continues! Shrimpenstein! (Adobe Illustrator.) Dr. Von Schtick’s creation, patterned after Frankenstein’s similar but taller experiment.

Here’s a Frankenstein tune from Dr. Von Schtick himself, Gene Moss, off his album “Dracula’s Greatest Hits.”

The New Frankenstein and Johnny Song – Gene Moss

Fish N’ Chips Really Got Me

Eric — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:35:33 +0000

A pinup for Steve Hamaker’s Fish N’ Chips comic. I’m a fan of Sixties power pop. Their outfits are straight out of an old Kinks publicity shot. The sketch:

October begins the day after tomorrow!

Cincinnati Walks For Kids

Eric — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:06:53 +0000

Children’s Hospital in Cincinnati is putting on the “Cincinnati Walks for Kids” event next month to raise money for the hospital. This is my shirt design for Jen’s team at work.

Lovecraft in Egypt

Eric — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:44:43 +0000

This is a piece for the fine folks at Yog-Sothoth.com. The project has yet to be announced, but as you can tell from this illustration, it has something to do with Canada.