I blame the wife, I’m on a Foamy kick tonight. Foamy nails it again on the topic of Halloween:

There’s been the few rare exceptions to reboots, remakes, or adaptations that I actually enjoyed or am curious about (see Clash of the Titans below). But more or less this whole thing has truly gotten out of hand and needs to stop. If there ever was an animated character that was always capable of capturing how I feel about things it’s been Foamy the Squirrel (the only damn squirrel I trust). And Foamy sums up my feelings about adaptations and reboots best below:

Man I’m really diggin on the new Clash of the Titans. Visually VERY different than the Harryhausen version from the 80′s, a lot more modern and grittier. Think the difference between Willow and Lord of the Rings visual effects wise. In particular I love the new look for the Stygian Witches (around 0:45) and I’m getting all sorts of delicious ideas for new props.

Haven’t seen it yet, check it out below:

For those can’t quite freeze-frame You Tube vids, I’ve captured 3 good snaps of the witches:

Gonna be down for a few days peeps while I get some rest and fight this thing off. Thanks for hangin about about, I’ll return soon.

Be thankful the zombie apocalypse has not yet began.

Not much going on today except getting sick as a dog (fingers crossed it isn’t H1N1 but yeah got the coughing, congestion, aches, and low grade fever).

Anyways, this little snippet raised my spirits and thought I’d share it with everyone.

Work has commenced on getting up The Harrowed gallery. I’ve pulled down all the pictures from Necropolis Manor and organized them by prop and display. So far I’ve gotten Agnes, Beatrix, Casilda, and Cletus up on the page – more to come.

Wow, just found me a completely new source of inspirational mythos styled artwork. Being a Lovecraft fan I’m a sucker for anything with tentacles. Israel Galindo at Thoth Ascending definitely brings his Lovecraft game to the table with his work. If you’re even remotely a Lovecraftian fan you HAVE to check out his site and his work.

Source: Thoth Ascending

Zombies are another one of my horror guilty pleasures. It’s really hard to go wrong with them at all. About five years ago I ran across a zombie outbreak simulator which consisted pretty much of colored dots in a 2d wire frame maze that was supposed to be a town. Not sure if this new one is the current iteration, a fork of the original version, or something new all together. Either way this is pretty damn shweet.

The graphics are a bit better with little 8 bit looking characters running around represent civilians, zombies, and police officers. The action is layered over a Google Maps satellite image. The developers have obviously layered an invisible 2d data map over this because there appears to be a clear distinction between forested areas, open space, and buildings including doors which the zombies eventually break through.

If you’re looking for something to blow 10 minutes of your time on that’s sickingly entertaining then definitely check this one out.

Zombie Outbreak Simulator

I’m one of those people who occasionally loves a good mashup especially when it’s two of my all time favorite holidays: Halloween and Christmas. Tim Burton set the bar on that concept back in the 90s with A Nightmare Before Christmas. I’ve seen the occasional piece from time to time but they all seem imitate Burton’s style.

This year has seen a rise in the Spooky Christmas mashups and rising to the top is Ghoul Friday’s pieces. Her latest piece is a nice little vine and holly wreath with a zombie head smack in the middle. Pure genius I say – eat your heart out Tim Burton!

Source: My Ghoul Friday