Before and after of a Gill-man flash tattoo I got a couple years ago!!! I really love The Creature from the Black Lagoon, and this is my only tattoo with color work, so I wanted to get him redone, and my artist did NOT disappoint 🥹
I joined reddit today for the first time. I've been working on this stop motion for months! I hope you all enjoyed. Ifff you did please subscribe!
Are there any monsters from gothic literature or any other sources who might have reached the iconic status of Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, Invisible Man, ect, if they had been adapted by Universal for a 1930s classic?
The only one that I can think of off the top of my head is The Headless Horseman.
Warning, be careful pulling out the hands
Today was a very productive one. I bought a blazer with a matching lapel (see pictures 1 and 3) and took it apart as a template for my robe. It fit well, so I figured it’d be a good idea. I had a SECOND good idea, which was to remove the jacket lining, and use it for my robe instead of making my own lining since my sleeves use the same pattern of the sleeves in which lining came from in the first place, if that makes sense. Anyway, I successfully Dr. Frankensteined the blazer, removing an exterior torso half, a sleeve exterior, a sleeve lining, the torso and remaining sleeve lining, and the lapel/collar, all still in one piece. I got to sewing too, as I also bought matching thread and a seam-ripper for the project earlier today. With the pieces of the blazer I oh-so-carefully removed, I traced the sleeves onto the velvet, and cut out two identical pieces. I started sewing, but things quickly backfired, and I lost my streak when the machine just decided not to thread my… well- thread, so the needle was just moving up and down for no reason. Eventually, I got that fixed. Then, I successfully hemmed the end of ONE sleeve, and was going to reverse the stitching, and it jammed, and it jammed BAD. Like, I had to take apart the sewing machine just to see here the issue was. Unfortunately, the issue is a BITCH, so I just got up and left it there to be tomorrow’s problem. On another bright side, I’m gonna order my gloves and ascot for the costume now!
The white thing he has wrapped around his neck. Never could figure that out
I ordered burgundy velvet for the robe, as I plan to model it after the pictures above. For anyone interested in the specific velvet I bought, it’s linked below. But yeah, it has arrived and been thoroughly washed. I hope to find a blazer tomorrow with a similar fit and lapel so I can scrap it for parts and use it as a template.
New addition to my Black and White Universal Monster collection, Professor Burke, not strictly, all black and white, but near as damn it
Also, his freshly 3D printed movie logo, ready for the shelf.
I wanted to go as the Invisible Man in his smoking jacket from the 1933 film, but apparently Spirit either doesn’t have it at any location near me, or the costume was discontinued. Since this costume is way too good to pass up so easily, however, I’m gonna make it myself!
Out of all the classic major Universal monsters, the only one that hasn't been given their proper dues with a new adaptation is the Gillman. Which is a shame because he's one of the most popular visually; and the premise of his story is so simple any creative writer could take any creative direction with it.
The closest we've gotten is shape of water, I guess. But that isn't the same creature or vibe. I want the Gillman to make a real come back.
I love how she’s been proactive throughout the movie but at the end she’s no match for the Creature! She has more character development than most of the other damsels in these movies which I think adds to the stakes of the scene!
Made this in the Edit app and took me 2 days to do.
Music: Marble Arch by Erin LeCount
"Here we go gathering nuts in may / nuts in may / nuts in may / here we go gathering nuts in may / on a cold and frosty morning."
^ silly goose he is 🤪🪿
Just really wish they'd given us a wrapped head
I'm a huge fan of the monster movies from the 30s/40s. I grew up watching them when they came to tv in 1957.
There's been so many books about these films and the actors over the decades, it's incredible.
To list every title would be exhausting, but I wanted to share several that I have read over the last few years.
In no particular order....
By author Bill Fleck
Bela's Monster: Lugosi, the Monster, and
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man.
Chaney's Audition: Man Made Monster and the Thorny Walk to The Wolf Man.
Chantey's Baby: Lon Jr, The Wolf Man, 1948, and the End of a Dream.
By author Christopher Lock
Bride of Frankenstein: The Definitive History of the Horror Classic.
The Invisible Man: The Complete History of the 1933 Horror Classic.
The Wolf Man: The Complete History of the 1941 Horror Classic.
Jack Pierce Hollywood's Makeup Master.
By author Gregory William Mank
Women In Horror Films, 1930s.
Women In Horror Films, 1940s.
Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff, the Expanded Story of a Haunting Collaboration.
The Mummy's Curse/Universal Filmscript Series -Classic Horror Volume 11.
By author/editor Tom Weaver
Scripts From the Crypt collection #4, Bride of the Monster (by Gary D. Rhodes and Tom Weaver).
Scripts From the Crypt collection #6,
Dracula's Daughter (by Gary D. Rhodes and Tom Weaver).
Scripts From the Crypt collection #9,
Son of Dracula (by Gary D. Rhodes, Tom Weaver, Dr. Robert J. Kiss, Robert Guffey).
Scripts From the Crypt collection #10,
The Brute Man (by Scott Gallinghouse, Tom Weaver, Dr. Robert J. Kiss, George Chastain, David Colton, Andrew J. Fenady,
Gary D. Rhodes).
Scripts From the Crypt collection #13,
The Mummy's Hand (Tom Weaver, Laura Wagner, Gary D. Rhodes, Gregory W. Mank,
Rich Scrivani, Bob Koster, Frank Dello Stritto).
Scripts From the Crypt collection #14,
The Mummy's Tomb (Tom Weaver, Laura Wagner, Rich Scrivani, Fred Olen Ray, Gary L. Orange).
Scripts From the Crypt collection #15,
The Mummy's Ghost (Gregory W. Mank, Tom Weaver, Laura Wagner, Frank Dello Stritto, Bryan Senn, Larry Blamire, Alan Rode).
Scripts From the Crypt collection #16,
The Ghost of Frankenstein (Gregory W. Mank, Tom Weaver, Bill Cooke, Roger Hurlburt, Frank Dello Stritto).
By author Thomas M. Feramisco
The Mummy Unwrapped: Scenes Left on Universal's Cutting Room Floor.
By author Stephen Jacobs
The Karloff Compendium.
By authors David Skal and Elias Savada
Dark Carnival: The Secret World of Tod Browning, Hollywood's Master of the Macabre.
By authors Tom Weaver, Michael Brunas,, John Brunas
Universal Horrors: The Studio's Classic Films 1931-1946. Second Edition Updated with additional information and photos.
My hope is that you will enjoy reading these books as much as I have.