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Tag Archives: Creepy
Tuesday Doodle
I am having a lot of fun using my Sailor Fude fountain pens in a couple of small, mixed media sketchbooks. Sometimes I have a subject in mind, and other times — like the drawing above — I go wherever … Continue reading
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Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged analog, Cartoon, cartoons, castle, comic, creature, Creepy, Fountain Pen, Frankenstein, horror, Illustration, ink, Joe Williams, Lady Frankenstein, monster, pencil cross hatch, Sketch, sketchbook, USA
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Making a Scarecrow for Halloween
In the past, Tina and I have built original Halloween costumes for our son that were usually in a lighter, more whimsical vein. Coin-operated vending machines based on cardboard boxes were our specialty, but now that our son is older … Continue reading
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Posted in DIY, Halloween, Holiday, Sewing, Sketch
Tagged 2023, 9th Street, burlap, crafts, Creepy, crude, DIY, drawing, easy, farm, Halloween, handmade, hay, horror, Joe Williams, monster, not store bought, original, paint, Philadelphia, raffia, scarecrow, scary, Sewing, sketchbook, South Philly, spooky, straw, Tina Garceau, USA, Willceau
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The Scarecrow of South Philadelphia
Here are some more photos of our son as a sinister scarecrow. The costume was a big hit with the neighbors! Below are pictures of our scarecrow menacing the market on Ninth Street. Happy Halloween!
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Halloween • Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Being that we have run out of coin-operated machine costumes to stuff our son into, we have decided to lean into something more in the creepy and supernatural spirit of the holiday. This year, Lloyd is a scarecrow which Joe … Continue reading
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Getting in that Halloween Spirit
If you’re burning the midnight oil working on a Halloween costume and want some background noise in the spirit of the season, here is nearly 12 hours of old time radio shows that will give you the creeps. These are … Continue reading
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Posted in Halloween, Holiday, Mystery Matinee, Stuff Joe Likes
Tagged Creepy, Halloween, horror, Lights Out, marathon, old time radio, OTR, spooky
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When the Bough Breaks
Along Christian Street in South Philadelphia
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Posted in Looking South, Philadelphia
Tagged baby, Christian Street, Creepy, doll, Philadelphia, South Philadelphia, tree
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Scooby Doo, Where Are You?
Eerie architectural detail above the entrance at the Southwark School located at 1835 S. 9th Street in South Philly. It looks either like on of the ghosts from Scooby Doo or one of the demonic cenobites from Clive Barker’s Hellraiser.
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Posted in Philadelphia, South Philly Safari
Tagged Creepy, ghost, horror, Joe Williams, monster, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, South Philly, USA
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