Tag Archives: horror

Flying a Kite at Night?

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Joe

I was flipping through an old comic when I came across this advertisement which made me think of the truly terrible 1979 version of Dracula starring Frank Langella as the count and Laurence Olivier recycling his awful accent from A … Continue reading →

Posted in Halloween, What I Miss About Comics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Tuesday Doodle – Not Fast Enough

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Joe

Today’s doodle is another one I did sitting on the couch while watching television. It was drawn in a 6 inch by 9 inch sketchbook manufactured in India for Ticonderoga and was sold at Target. It’s got a wire binding … Continue reading →

Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook, Pixels Versus Pigment | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Doodles on the Couch

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Joe

I’m back to doodling on the couch in an inexpensive but halfway decent sketchbook and watching my favorite streaming channel Tubi. Yes, Tubi is supported by advertising, but the commercials are a lot less obtrusive than the other streamers and … Continue reading →

Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Weird World of the Roku, What's on TV? | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Alien Knockoffs

Posted on August 9, 2022 by Joe
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Everything is Better than Star Wars

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Joe

This is a scan of an insert from the DVD package of Shock Waves, a movie originally released the same year as Star Wars which also starred Peter Cushing. Star Wars was a huge success and it did change the … Continue reading →

Posted in Stuff Joe Likes, What's on TV? | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Hundred Horrific Pages for Half a Buck!

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Joe

A buddy of mine chased down a well-worn and well loved comic that he had once owned and lost to the vagaries of time and fortune. It’s DC Super Spectacular No. 4 and was published by DC Comics in 1971. … Continue reading →

Posted in What I Miss About Comics | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

South Philly Jack O’ Lantern

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Joe

I think the squirrels added to the carving of this menacing Jack O’ Lantern which I spotted on a stoop of a South Philadelphia rowhouse. Hopefully it will last long enough for me to catch a photo of it lit … Continue reading →

Posted in Halloween, South Philly Safari | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Getting in that Halloween Spirit

Posted on October 16, 2021 by Joe

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 →

Posted in Halloween, Holiday, Mystery Matinee, Stuff Joe Likes | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

DO NOT DOUBLE STACK

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Joe

Another sketchbook laid to rest. This was a Canson XL Mixed Media sketch pad that I started back on Valentine’s Day in 2015 and finished up yesterday. I rotate through about half a dozen sketchbooks ignoring some while favoring others. … Continue reading →

Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments