When I was a kid I was obsessed with monsters and horror movies. And I drew them nonstop. Now I mostly animate monsters. My animations. My Twitter. My Etsy. Ask me things. Tumblr (3.0; @youngmonsters)http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7a63ffdb06f79bcb8f2fd8fef3f2e0cf/tumblr_mmp3tfeKwl1qbi7o0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“The man in the cannibal pot,” 1967 softcover edition of Gahan Wilson’s awesome comics.</p>http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/50824799131http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/50824799131Sun, 19 May 2013 08:30:11 -0700Gahan WilsonCannibalcomicart60s1960ssoftcoverbookvintage<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ce6938cbbb8abb3f7edfaefc3a6cda82/tumblr_mmp3nysjSu1qbi7o0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Between Two Worlds” by Nandor Fodor. 1964 hardcover first edition (and yes I have the softcover of this as well for it has an equally cool but different cover!)</p> <p>Also: If you can find me a supernatural investigator with a name COOLER then NANDOR FODOR I…well…I just won’t believe you!</p>http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/50733601538http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/50733601538Sat, 18 May 2013 08:30:18 -0700Between two worldssupernaturalFodorNandor Fodorbookhardcover60s1960sghostsoccultstrange phenomenavampirestelepathymagicdreamshaunting<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a05c4c7c9acf034442182a73843b5979/tumblr_mmp3io4Eab1qbi7o0o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4c1e8ef321e568ee70a55c9b0d1fb74d/tumblr_mmp3io4Eab1qbi7o0o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>“Bend Sinister” by Vladimir Nabokov.” <span>1974 soft cover edition, from my collection.</span></p>http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/50655922832http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/50655922832Fri, 17 May 2013 08:30:10 -0700Bend SinisterVladimir NabokovNabokovnovelbookwriterwriting70s1970spaperback<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e513073f543915240a8930216282072c/tumblr_mmp3d8h6ZM1qbi7o0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Sudden & Awful: American Epitaphs & the Finger of God.”</p> <div id="meta"> <div class="photo-desc" id="description_div"> <p id="yui_3_7_3_3_1368378194654_871">1968 first edition hardcover. This is a book of strange and funny tombstone inscriptions <span>from graveyards all across America. It is awesome and a fave of my collection.</span></p> </div> </div> <div id="invites-and-comments"> <div class="collapsed" id="invites"></div> <div id="comments"></div> </div>http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/50580549866http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/50580549866Thu, 16 May 2013 08:30:23 -0700graveyardcemeterytombstoneepitaphsdeathnovelbookwritinghardcover60s1960s<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/024e2bc4f33a0ef9ca4fddc32734e7f1/tumblr_mmp373MceZ1qbi7o0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Writer’s for the 70’s: Thomas Pynchon,”</p> <p>1974 softcover.</p> <p>Brilliant cover…Other covers in this series show the author’s face, but as Pynchon is known for his privateness (and since there are not many photos of him at all) they decided to show the back of someone’s head instead.</p> <p>Very clever design!</p> <p>From my personal collection.</p>http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/50499871625http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/50499871625Wed, 15 May 2013 08:30:10 -0700Pynchonthomas pynchon70s1970sliteratureauthornovelwriterwritingvintagebookpaperback<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4c3e7cdab2e25f0be43fd98a1d5a6bde/tumblr_mmp31inkkE1qbi7o0o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6964e6d63f426d7cafbd404a389dc7b1/tumblr_mmp31inkkE1qbi7o0o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Frankenstein. 1957 paperback edition featuring Karloff’s monster on the front.</p> <p>From my personal collection.</p>http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/50423680069http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/50423680069Tue, 14 May 2013 08:30:28 -0700FrankensteinMary Shelleymonsterhorror50s1950spaperbackvintagebooknovelBoris KarloffKarloff<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/24555af7566956e318dc2d3bc477372a/tumblr_mm2renk4eL1s3kvg9o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://merchandisingisforever.tumblr.com/post/49883039247/greedo-23-figures-1978-kenner-merchandising-is">merchandisingisforever</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Greedo </strong><em>23 figures<br/></em><em>(</em>1978) Kenner<br/><br/><a href="http://merchandisingisforever.tumblr.com">Merchandising Is Forever</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Hypnotic. And awesome.</p>http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/50419506866http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/50419506866Tue, 14 May 2013 06:55:48 -0700greedoStar Warstoysaction figure70s1970svintage<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/677d187a5ea71f221f5e735f7dbbcc6e/tumblr_mmp2xbGX8p1qbi7o0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The collected books of Charles Fort, 1959 seventh edition hard cover.</p> <p>Contains “The Book of the Damned,” “Lo,” “Wild Talents,” and “New Lands.”</p> <p>From my personal collection of strange books.</p> <p>(If you don’t know Charles Fort, do look him up! He is AWESOME.”</p>http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/50345492699http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/50345492699Mon, 13 May 2013 08:30:15 -0700Charles FortForteanbookhardcover50s1950ssupernaturalmysteryunexplainedstrange<a href="http://www.filmannex.com/posts/blog_show_post/spending-a-night-in-the-house-on-haunted-hill/62374">Spending a night in 'The House on Haunted Hill...'</a>: <p>Click through to read my thoughts on the eternally classic horror film ‘The House on Haunted Hill!’</p>http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/50344503162http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/50344503162Mon, 13 May 2013 08:09:00 -0700vincent pricewilliam castlehouse on haunted hillfilm annex<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8407aa4947ab05f88c8f5b30a4716352/tumblr_mmp2n6jxzd1qbi7o0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Old House of Fear” by Russell Kirk. 1961 hardcover first edition.</p> <p>From my personal collection of spooky books!</p>http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/50268221091http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/50268221091Sun, 12 May 2013 09:47:00 -0700Fearbooknovel60sSpookyrussel kirkhardcoverfirst edition1960svintagegreenhaunted housegothgothic<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ed51cd8264ba165383faef254795345e/tumblr_mlntitMfWS1rhb9f5o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/66f8c9fe0a55f78144992c0fc91c6cb7/tumblr_mlntitMfWS1rhb9f5o2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mucholderthen.tumblr.com/post/48863465154/surrealist-semi-scientific-ilustration-jan">mucholderthen</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>SURREALIST SEMI-SCIENTIFIC ILUSTRATION</p> <p><span><strong>Jan Švankmajer</strong><br/><em>Bilderlexicon, Zoologie</em><br/>Tab. 2 & 18  [COLLAGE]<br/>1972. </span></p> <p><span>Picture: Moravian Gallery, Brno</span></p> <p>(via <a href="http://dolorosa-reveries.blogspot.com/2011/07/jan-svankmajer-collage.html?zx=6a52c55de6a12f4e">The Cabinet of the Solar Plexus</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>The surrealist collage art of Jan Svankmajer is a beautiful thing and if I had my way I’d have at least one room in my apartment wall papered in it.</p> <p>YES.</p>http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/50092099361http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/50092099361Fri, 10 May 2013 08:15:00 -0700Jan SvankmajerPragueCzechCzech republicsurrealistsurrealartcollageartist<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/06bed900c68b82d1df0129d68bf15d51/tumblr_mmimrfss7a1qbi7o0o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f118489ceb83ece6e66253ecb6c194fe/tumblr_mmimrfss7a1qbi7o0o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/53fc1e9dbc0980388e1357f2b59ebb24/tumblr_mmimrfss7a1qbi7o0o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7d989620548e22c911332a24e1048f42/tumblr_mmimrfss7a1qbi7o0o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b7e7a0722a4c3c65ca577dd79e66feb8/tumblr_mmimrfss7a1qbi7o0o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a9852127c49da9d6c379162a7b5d1c8e/tumblr_mmimrfss7a1qbi7o0o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3cecae1ca76b1a7f9580408bfddc6a58/tumblr_mmimrfss7a1qbi7o0o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0c7589405784409a9c75923eddec2f37/tumblr_mmimrfss7a1qbi7o0o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Photos of the little ‘Beetlejuice as other creatures’ that came with all the action figures.</p>http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/50016212819http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/50016212819Thu, 09 May 2013 08:30:10 -0700BeetlejuiceTim BurtonToyAction Figure80s90stoysmonstersbugsbeetle<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/174f1d459a4fb72a4c0c84f157d66e46/tumblr_mmdxl3fo4M1qbi7o0o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6fc4a374fb6f9ebb1dfb64df2f633266/tumblr_mmdxl3fo4M1qbi7o0o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8465092b5a42a873b522d4f577aca351/tumblr_mmdxl3fo4M1qbi7o0o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/316f0d590607683c560b6ede37a4d06e/tumblr_mmdxl3fo4M1qbi7o0o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1529aed86d808bed9e44f04249b75c57/tumblr_mmdxl3fo4M1qbi7o0o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e976e9bcca3aab322995f62e138e85e7/tumblr_mmdxl3fo4M1qbi7o0o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3d678e88d05f9d56af2f1baa200fbd8b/tumblr_mmdxl3fo4M1qbi7o0o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5955d5fd094524ea1405075ed95ff292/tumblr_mmdxl3fo4M1qbi7o0o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8a29d6fb86515cfe6620d0317aa00385/tumblr_mmdxl3fo4M1qbi7o0o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/90061fe6da2a381e1f656b9606328544/tumblr_mmdxl3fo4M1qbi7o0o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Last night right after ‘Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me’ ended at USC, Ray Wise (who was watching from the center of the front row) stood up, turned to the audience, and said loudly: </p> <p>“Well, I’m exhausted!”</p> <p>It was an amazing moment. As were prior moments such as Kyle Machlachlan being there and discussing Cooper, and being able to see in person so many of the original props and artifacts from the show!</p> <p>WOW. Good times!</p>http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/49780921041http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/49780921041Mon, 06 May 2013 09:24:00 -0700Twin PeaksDavid Lynchkyle machlachlanLaura PalmerLeland PalmerRay WiseUSCCinema<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3b06c415064beca39ed0fd7aed06315b/tumblr_mmatoaHndH1rlwt2xo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7a522d1ac72bd41a7b227e9a319df648/tumblr_mmatoaHndH1rlwt2xo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/297d62eab9971fca003a6a154f42ac24/tumblr_mmatoaHndH1rlwt2xo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3751998189d956ca1eefcdc5eb79d264/tumblr_mmatoaHndH1rlwt2xo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/febbe1a3d500ac7a86a1379a6af5bb6e/tumblr_mmatoaHndH1rlwt2xo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thehystericalsociety.tumblr.com/post/49679893044/boogeymen-part-of-a-series-of-eerie-stereoviews">thehystericalsociety</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Boogeymen - part of a series of eerie stereoviews - dated 1923 (<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1920s-BOOGIE-MAN-child-goblins-bedtime-DROP-CARD-series-of-15-stereoviews-/350787648230?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item51ac92bae6">Via</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>Be it known this is the greatest thing I have ever seen.</p>http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/49778213174http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/49778213174Mon, 06 May 2013 08:30:19 -0700stereoviewboogeymanmonsterantiquephotographymasksmonsters<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/55061858" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>I am excited to announce that my new short film ‘Last Remnants’ is an official selection of the 2013 Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival!</p> <p><a href="http://pghindie.com/">http://pghindie.com/</a></p>http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/49774498488http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/49774498488Mon, 06 May 2013 07:10:23 -0700Last Remnantsindependent filmfilm festivalpittsburghpittsburgh independent film festivalCharles Pieperred epiccinemafilmmovie<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6556a2486899013c0fb00927447247bb/tumblr_mjtcevmNPl1r6eu3ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://panicbeats.tumblr.com/post/45700763166/deadite-cheryl-puppet-used-for-the-meltdown">panicbeats</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Deadite Cheryl puppet used for the meltdown sequence in <em>Evil Dead</em></p> </blockquote>http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/49597981174http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/49597981174Sat, 04 May 2013 08:30:19 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4ccc3b3690a642f1ecf45455000de4d0/tumblr_mk8yqf7go11qdj321o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mudwerks.tumblr.com/post/46359878562/want-to-wear-these-all-the-time">mudwerks</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>want to wear these all the time…</p> </blockquote>http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/49516219799http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/49516219799Fri, 03 May 2013 08:30:14 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fb430cd566dec3413f4eeeb5822164e1/tumblr_mkcecuc6Cx1qahceco1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/36db067cd491fc3aeee21475bb6bcb3a/tumblr_mkcecuc6Cx1qahceco2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://atlasobscura.tumblr.com/post/46458447133/the-house-of-nonsense-dominion-amusement-park">atlasobscura</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The House of Nonsense -  Dominion Amusement Park -  Montreal -  1910</p> </blockquote>http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/49440644825http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/49440644825Thu, 02 May 2013 08:30:22 -0700<a href="http://www.filmannex.com/movie/gve/30468">Güveç</a>: <p>Click through to check out a really cool short digital animation of a monstrous forest eyeball monster thing…</p> <p>Good stuff! Full of gross realistic textures!</p>http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/49374428286http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/49374428286Wed, 01 May 2013 11:53:00 -0700cgidigital animationmayaanimationforesteyeballmonsterfilmfilm annex<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6f2e4c9ec41b915a793e6712f38281aa/tumblr_mlayauVqhN1r7dgeuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/49363037265http://youngmonsters.tumblr.com/post/49363037265Wed, 01 May 2013 08:30:26 -0700