HAPPY HALLOWEEN: MORE CLASSIC HORROR FILM INSPIRED DRAWINGS 

Long before the Stephen Summer's 1999 film The Mummy starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz there was the 1932 film directed by Karl Freund and starring Boris Karloff as a reanimated mummy stalking a woman believed to be his past love interest... reincarnated.  The film was inspired by the Curse of the Pharaohs and the 1922 archaeological discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb led by Howard Carter.  This expedition brought about the modern era of Egyptology as well as Egypt inspired horror.  

Although images of Karloff wrapped in bandages have become iconic in the actual film he only appears in this make-up for only a few minutes.  

Five years after a wealthy man supposedly commits suicide his estate is overrun by ghoulish individuals.  This is the synopsis of the 1927 silent film Lodon After Midnight directed by Tod Browning and starring Lon Chaney and is one of the most sought after of lost films.  The last known copy of the film was destroyed in an MGM vault fire in 1967. Since then reconstructed versions of the film using still photographs have surfaced but the original film in its entirety may be lost forever.   

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WANDERLUST- McCoy Gallery Art Exhibition

Community Creative Center is currently showcasing some of my original work in an exhibition called “Wanderlust” in the McCoy Gallery in the Nadine Baum Studio Lobby. The exhibition is on show until December 4, 2013. Entrance is free and open to the public. Original works as well as limited edition prints are available for purchase.  Much of the work is based off my travels throughout various countries.  

"HEY-HO, LET'S GO."  / Classic Horror Film Drawings Continued

What better way to kick off this post than with a Ramones' quote.  Strait-Jacket   is a 1964 film thriller starring Joan Crawford and Diane Baker that follows a mother and daughter and a series of ax murders.  Released by Columbia Pictures, the film was directed and produced by William Castle (House on Haunted Hill). The screenplay was written by Robert Bloch (Psycho).  During the original release of the film moviegoers were handed card board axes as they entered the theater.  Also, at the end of the film a variant of the the Columbia Pictures logo appears with the torch woman's decapitated head resting at her feet and her torch is not shining.  I've always enjoyed this fun approach production companies often took making the filmgoing experience more immersive and somewhat interactive. 

Early thrillers such as this have a profound influence on my work.  To access some past Halloween posts, check out my BLOG ARCHIVE.