(This nice Vincent Price badge is courtesy Countdown to Halloween.)
I'm posting some work there with more specific Halloweenish imagery, mostly stuff like my B movie work, but from monster and horror and sci fi movies exclusively. Kind of like my own personal Sir Graves Ghastly gallery. Also, for the first time I'm being a little less coy about my sources, so for the most part you'll know what movies I'm using. London After Midnight, and Carnival of Souls, so far, plus another film I won't name because it predates Caramel Apple Day.
The name is a play on Triple Apple Day, because caramel apples make me think of fall and Halloween.
Speaking of Carnival of Souls, it's a beautiful film, full of really strong images. Although it's in the public domain, I've never used it as a source before, because its cult status makes it more recognizable than I'd like. I like my subjects to be more obscure. But as I looked at this film to find an image to use, I also realized that it's almost too damn pretty for me to use. I like my sources sloppier, grottier. Working from Carnival is like working from an Ingres drawing, so delicate, precise and gorgeous. It gives me a hard time, but I think I may keep at it because it's so damn good looking--trying to pick an image to use is like suffering from your proverbial embarrassment of riches....
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