What happened to movie posters? Did Hollywood executives just sit down one day and decide that posters no longer needed to capture your imagination and be something you would be proud to display on a wall in your home? In my youth I had posters everywhere: Several from the Elm Street movies, posters for Friday …
In my last action figure photography article we looked at some incredible shots created by Ben Sottak, who would take his figures out into the open world and when he found the right location at the right time of day the end results were stunning. This week we continue the outdoor theme by looking at …
As someone who frequently attends horror conventions, I’ve always been fascinated by the dedicated fans who dress up as their favorite characters, taking pictures with fellow fans and acting like the heroes and villains that they love and admire. What compels them to do it? And why have they chosen to dress up as the …
One of the first questions I always ask when I conduct these short interviews with artistic horror lovers is if they feel being creative was an inevitable destiny from a young age … More often than not you will then read about the wonderful support and guidance they got from family and loved ones that …
Sometimes I look at the work of talented, artistic and skilled individuals and just think, DAMN … I wish I was naturally more creative! Normally I get that sensation with illustrations and artwork but the subject of todays article raised my envy levels to an all time high thanks to his incredible sculpting abilities and …
I’ve arranged short interviews with many artists over the last few weeks, amateur and professional. Some of those artists create horror art as well as work based on other genres, some have visited horror briefly then moved on to safer pastures. The individual involved in todays Q&A started away from horror … slowly found himself …
One of the most intense horror experiences I have enjoyed in recent years didn’t come from a movie or TV show … It came in the form of a video game called Bioshock and its sequel Bioshock 2. Bioshock is pure horror, the undersea city of Rapture that you have to survive a journey through …
What’s the creepiest, most unnerving location you have ever visited? Chances are the answer to that question for many people will be somewhere deserted … somewhere abandoned. When I was 14 years old a rumour started to spread around my school regarding the existence of a ‘ghost house’ in the area. My friends and I …
What do movies such as Alien, Aliens, Predator and The Thing all have in common? Well, apart from being awesome, they all manage to bring together large groups of characters and effortlessly make viewers care about each and every one of them, despite varying amounts of screen time. It seems to be a skill that …
I’ve seen a LOT of custom Lego work over the years, online and at shows, but these Aliens movie scenes that were planned, built and photographed by Flickr resident ‘Missing Brick‘ are some of the best I have ever encountered, if not THE best! I worship Aliens and have a fondness for Lego that stretches …
