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Pumpkins!

by Joseph Luster4 Comments on Pumpkins!
Embarrassingly enough, I happened to find myself in the farmland of Connecticut this weekend for the Louisville vs Uconn game (ugh). To cheer me up after our devastating loss, my ladyfriend took me to the orchard to pick some pumpkins into which I could carve the likenesses of various ghouls.

Upon my return to Hoboken on Saturday (with six(6) pumpkins in my trunk), I offered my roommate Nugget a challenge: HE WHO CARVES THE MOST HORRIFIC PUMPKIN SHALL OWN THE OTHER’S SOUL FOR ALL ETERNITY!

Actually, it was a friendly challenge, with no prize for the winner (other than the smug satisfaction of being the better person in every facet of life.)

The only rule we decided upon was that no types of stencils were allowed to be used. I chose my pumpkin first, not choosing the biggest of the bunch, but rather an oddly shaped oblong one that tickled me just right. Inspiration had struck me: this would be the perfect canvas for Dr. Frankenstein’s Monster!

Nugget chose next. Admittedly, I was nervous. Not choosing the biggest pumpkin was a risky move on my part, leaving the largest gourd open for Nugget to carve a frightful masterpiece of epic proportions on. Luckily, Nugget chose a smallish round pumpkin. The game was afoot.

As we both carved at a feverish pace, it became apparent who the victor would be. As my Dr. Frankenstein’s Monster came to reveal itself, Nugget was busy bringing to life the visage of what appeared to be a baby with down’s syndrome that in turn looked like it had been possibly carved by a baby with down’s syndrome. Whining screams of “This is hard!” and “”I haven’t done this in so long!” were heard from my competition, and inspired me to carry on.

Although the match has been called in my favor, perhaps you should be the judge.

Nugget’s supremely unimpressive effort:

Canaan Schladale-Zink’s hauntingly beautiful work:


Notice the detail on the hairline on top. Quite impressive.

For reference, here are the pumpkins side by side. Don’t pay attention to the two in the middle, our girlfriends made those.

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Monster Month: Sequential Fright

by Joseph LusterLeave a Comment on Monster Month: Sequential Fright

Everyone’s watching movies and junk this time of year, including yours truly, but that doesn’t mean you should ignore the horrors that wait within the funny pages! This evening’s recommendation goes out to the Scary Book series of Kazuo Umezu stories that Dark Horse has published. Start with “Reflections” and then go wild!

Kazz never fails to impress with these tales of dread and, as usual, his most horrific panels are worthy of lengthy admiration. He’s also a pretty nutty and rad dude that likes living in houses that look like him!

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Monster Month: Gimme Dat Turkey Leg!

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Wired’s television game blog Game|Life has a great interview up between Chris Kohler and Castlevania producer Koji Igarashi. Actually, the best part is definitely the following:

WN: Last question. Why does Dracula keep putting meat inside the walls of his castle?

KI: You should ask, why do they eat it! I’ve thought about this stuff. I’ve actually thought about the candles. The candles are people’s souls that were taken by Death or by the vampires. In Japan there are candles that represent life. So, when you release the souls from the candles by whipping them, they give you a “thank you” present. Thank-you hearts, or thank-you holy water.

The meat, I have no idea.

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Monster Month: Too Ghoul For School vol. 1

by Joseph Luster4 Comments on Monster Month: Too Ghoul For School vol. 1

If you guys are hankerin’ for a good aural fright, head over to the Robotronic Dynamite page and hack away at our very first haunting compilation album! Within its cackling confines, you’ll find everything from music to trailers and beyond, all the better to spook you with!


You can thank Mr. Brandon Fincher, the Radical Raven Who Craves Fresh Flesh Shavin’, for orchestrating this meaty endeavor.