In the spring
of 2015 I created a set of Halloween themed pieces as submissions to a
fiction print anthology focusing on Halloween. The
anthology was set for a juvenile reading level. I toned down my usual
gore and darkness and tried to shift my imagery a little towards the
lighter side. You will see as the pieces progress that the darkness
began creeping through regardless. Although my submissions
were rejected, I ended up with six lovely pieces that I will be sharing
between now and All Hallow's Eve. I hope you enjoy them.
This final piece is where my usual darkness finally breaks through. This image almost ended up gritty and blood splattered, but I pulled back. This could easily be a piece from one of my Halloween Outbreaks. It may yet be.
I kept thinking about this piece until I finally decided to do a blood splattered version. Here is your dark treat a day early! Happy Halloween!
I only just realized that so many of the pieces in this set feature doorways. hmph. What is so fear filling about doorways? What comes through them? What might come through them? What dread gatekeepers guard them? What have they been enclosing, holding back and is it now loose? Oh Doorways, you open and you close.
By the way, The big day is tomorrow. It's almost time. Don't forget to wear your masks.
{8x5.33, created in Adobe Photoshop}
Despite blockades,
Despite interruption,
the painstaking is continuous.
Recommended Listening:
In the spring
of 2015 I created a set of Halloween themed pieces as submissions to a
fiction print anthology focusing on Halloween. The
anthology was set for a juvenile reading level. I toned down my usual
gore and darkness and tried to shift my imagery a little towards the
lighter side. You will see as the pieces progress that the darkness
began creeping through regardless. Although my submissions
were rejected, I ended up with six lovely pieces that I will be sharing
between now and All Hallow's Eve. I hope you enjoy them.
This one is mostly a mood piece. However, there is something inherently creepy about a single child standing alone, not seeking out the care of an adult. The skeleton costume helps with the creepy, of course.
{8x5.33, created in Adobe Photoshop}
In the spring
of 2015 I created a set of Halloween themed pieces as submissions to a
fiction print anthology focusing on Halloween. The
anthology was set for a juvenile reading level. I toned down my usual
gore and darkness and tried to shift my imagery a little towards the
lighter side. You will see as the pieces progress that the darkness
began creeping through regardless. Although my submissions
were rejected, I ended up with six lovely pieces that I will be sharing
between now and All Hallow's Eve. I hope you enjoy them.
I haven't done a lot of work focused on fear in a city setting. For this piece I chose a subway late at night. I also wanted to highlight that moment of horror where the protagonist narrowly escapes whomever or whatever is chasing them with only a thin barrier of protection keeping their pursuer at bay.
{8x5.33, created in Adobe Photoshop}
Some lessons can only be learned
in darkness.
Recommended Listening:
In the spring
of 2015 I created a set of Halloween themed pieces as submissions to a
fiction print anthology focusing on Halloween. The
anthology was set for a juvenile reading level. I toned down my usual
gore and darkness and tried to shift my imagery a little towards the
lighter side. You will see as the pieces progress that the darkness
began creeping through regardless. Although my submissions
were rejected, I ended up with six lovely pieces that I will be sharing
between now and All Hallow's Eve. I hope you enjoy them.
For this piece I wanted to create an uncomplicated image. I wanted the image to be mostly darkness to focus on the ghostly glow. I did not want any details to be lost in the darkness so I adopted a clean and simple style.
{8x5.33, created in Adobe Photoshop}
I kept thinking about this piece until I finally decided to do a blood splattered version. Here is your dark treat a day early! Happy Halloween! 
