THE BLOGARRAGA

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Happy Birthday SHEMP HOWARD

Shemp Howard (March 17, 1895 – November 22, 1955)

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Ingrid Pitt

Ingrid Pitt (21 November 1937 – 23 November 2010) was an actress best known for her work in horror films of the 1960s and 1970s, such as The Vampire Lovers and Countess Dracula.

Monday, March 14, 2011

DR. PHIBES

Vincent Price as The Abominable Dr. Phibes

A fun horror flick with a "Gothic Nouveau" style. One of

my favorite Vincent Price characters.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Colin Clive

Colin Clive as the Grandaddy of Mad Scientists- Dr. Frankenstein.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

MONSTERPALOOZA 2011

I'll be crouched in my own little cobwebby corner-- stop by and say HELLo!

Monsterpalooza 2011

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Christopher Lee

A drawing of CHRISTOPHER LEE as Dracula,

with a red Photoshop filter.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Happy Birthday DWIGHT FRYE

Dwight Iliff Frye (February 22, 1899 – November 7, 1943)

FRITZ, RENFIELD, KARL and many others.....

Friday, February 18, 2011

Happy Birthday GAHAN WILSON

One of the best macabre humorists, appearing in PLAYBOY, NATIONAL LAMPOON, TV GUIDE among many...

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Happy Birthday LON CHANEY JR.

Lon Chaney Jr.(February 10, 1906 – July 12, 1973)

Thursday, January 27, 2011

IGOR

A sketch of Charles Bronson as the threatening deaf-mute sculptor
Igor in THE HOUSE OF WAX (1953).

Colored pencil on paper.

Monday, January 17, 2011

Happy Birthday Antonio Prohías (January 17, 1921 – February 24, 1998), Creator of SPY vs. SPY

As a kid, I poured over the intricate cartooning and drew these guys over & over...

Thanks Antonio, for SPY vs. SPY

Monday, January 10, 2011

The "King of Wands" card from the Minor Arcana Tarot deck, featuring Harry Houdini. He seemed to embody many traits of the K.O.W. such as creativity, self-expression, showmanship & theatricality. Plus, he liked to gamble.

Created for The Tarot II show at the Hive Gallery.

Watercolor, ink on illustration board.

Friday, January 7, 2011

Happy Birthday Charles Addams (January 7, 1912 – September 29, 1988)

In 1988, when Charles Addams died of a heart attack inside his parked car, his wife made a remark that could have been a caption for one of his cartoons: "He's always been a car buff, so it was a nice way to go," she told The New York Times.