My zombie baby will never grow old

I love my baby so much! She will never grow up and tell me she hates me and go on dates with high school drop-outs who just want to use her! That’s because a) she’s a doll and b) she’s a zombie doll. A really horrible looking one that will make your friends feel bad if you ask them to babysit.

Etsy craftsperson/artist Shain Erin creates “morbid art dolls” meant for the unstable doll collector in your life. (Meaning you, most likely, if you’re reading this.) He also creates some pretty creepy but beautiful sculptural items, like this disturbing cross between a fertility goddess and a demonic root monster that wants to climb out of the garden and eat you:

If anyone wants to buy me that root sculpture, feel free to, kthx.

“Morbid Art Dolls by Shain Erin” [Etsy via Craftastrophe]

March 17, 2010 | Filed Under Fine Art, Shopping, Zombies, dolls | View Comments 

Review: “Infected” by Scott Sigler

Infected
By Scott Sigler
Published by Three Rivers Press / Random House

Scott Sigler’s invasion horror novel “Infected” combines ideas from Parasite Rex, delusional parasitosis (and Morgellons), Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Cronenberg’s old body horror flicks, and, uh… I guess a medical thriller? An otherworldly invasion launches its first wave against humanity by sending out tiny parasitic creatures that take up home within a human host’s body, then quickly grow and take over the person’s willpower, turning him or her into an insane killer. Luckily that doesn’t last for long; unluckily, it ends when the creatures kill the host and erupt forth in as grotesque a manner as you can imagine.

The lead character, Perry Dawsey, is an ex-footbal player who has anger management issues, and when he realizes that there’s something else living in his body, he fights back. With a knife, usually. Okay, think about that for a moment: he fights back against the parasites in his own body with a knife.

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March 11, 2010 | Filed Under Alien, Books & Writing, Reviews | View Comments 

Get original monster artwork on the cheap from Monster By Mail

Here’s a cheap way to get some original art: for $25, cartoonist Len Peralta will draw you a monster based on your suggestion, then mail it to your home address. Add ten bucks more and he’ll film it and send you a link where you can watch the magic happen on YouTube. You’ll probably want to spend that extra ten bucks–just look at these examples below:

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March 7, 2010 | Filed Under Arts & Entertainment, Comics & Graphic Novels, Decor, Fine Art, Monsters, Multimedia, Shopping | View Comments 

Cool 80s monster stickers

Flickr member Rafa Toro found an old set of monster stickers from his childhood, so he scanned them and posted the images to Flickr for a little group nostalgia. I grew up in the 80’s and don’t remember them, but then I was more into Garbage Pail Kids. Ah, innocence.

I love how every cheap toy line in that decade stole from Star Wars. I never thought to imagine Darth Vader as a vampire, or some sort of sparkle-eyed blood dispenser, until today. I guess I just can’t picture Darth Vader ever needing a napkin.

“Monstruous Diabolicos” (Set) [Rafa Toro's Flickr page]

March 1, 2010 | Filed Under Monsters, Photo Album | View Comments 

Redneck bar wipeout from “Near Dark”

My favorite scene from one of the best vampire movies of my childhood. Rediscovered via Cinematical.


Near Dark Bar Scene
by CreatureCorner
June 20, 2009 | Filed Under Arts & Entertainment, Monsters, Movies, Multimedia, Online, Vampires, Video Clips | View Comments 

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