Maybe this is the beginning of some storyboards for a film I’d like to do some day, maybe it’s just a bunch of sketches drawn during TV last night, or maybe it’s both. Prepare for leaf pile horror!

Bummer news, man. Kurt Vonnegut thinks it’s funny, though.

As children, my sister and I never had much luck with our gerbils. They were, in fact, bitey little cannibals.

He’s not scary, just a little bit hairy.

A slightly uptight wolfman.

I remember one October as a kid, hiding in leaf piles in the back yard, wearing my werewolf mask with a few dabs of fake blood on my arm, ready to pop out and scare the folks and the sister. I waited and waited. And waited. Until finally … they bagged me and put me by the curb.

These sketches are based on the scary werewolf in the back yard that we all wanted to be at one time or another.

Another character design for my own project. This character is “The Cod,” who used to be “The Caped Cod,” a tights-wearing superhero before the scientific accident that gave him his powers turned him into a monster.

The Countdown to Halloween continues, though slightly differently than planned. I’ll return to new, finished pieces next week!

Character design for a personal project.

Another sketch this morning. The story of Stingy Jack is the backstory of today’s jack-o-lanterns.

Hell’s Bells ringing in my ears. Based on this peppy 1932 song from Syd Peltyn and his orchestra, “The New Yorkers.” Get a load of that licorice stick.

More about the song tomorrow, and the devilish final piece!