5 Days 'Til Halloween Sketching - The Monster

Another old sketch but I think this one got buried when I posted many years back. In my defense it is "Flashback" and "Frankenstein" Friday after all. Brand new sketches for the rest of the countdown I promise!

6 Days 'Til Halloween Sketching - Throwback Thursday

Years back I drew the infamous Haunted Mansion "Hat Box Ghost". Later the local SOCAL Haunters group made it a t-shirt that season.

7 Days 'Til Halloween Sketching - Chooo Chooo Chooo Cha Cha Caa

12 Days 'Til Halloween Sketching - The Shape

Let's be honest, is it the season without this guy out there, somewhere?

13 Days 'Til Halloween Sketching - Ghost Pirate

14 Days 'Til Halloween Sketching - Owl

15 Days 'Til Halloween Sketching - Scarecrow

16 Days 'Til Halloween Sketching - Scottish Beast

Like many little kids in grade school, I was obsessed with Dinosaurs. One day my father told me the legend of the Loch Ness Monster. My brain melted - there might be a prehistoric beast living in the world today? Ever since I've loved Cryptozoology, and Nessie has remained my all time favorite possible living creature.

17 Days 'Til Halloween Sketching - The Child Catcher

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is far from a Halloween movie, but none would argue that the Child Catcher didn't fuel nightmares.

19 Days 'Til Halloween Sketching - Christmas in October

The ghost of Frosty the Snowman.

 I missed a couple of days posting, but I'm back to it.

22 Days 'Til Halloween Sketching - Madame Leota

Disney's Haunted Mansion turned 50 years old this year. Has the ride not influenced and inspired all who love this time of year?

23 Days 'Till Halloween Sketching - Mummy

24 Days 'Til Halloween Sketching - Pet Food

Did you know today is WORLD OCTOPUS DAY? Did you also know that once you have an Octopus infestation in your home they're almost impossible to get rid of?

25 Days 'Til Halloween Sketching - FrankenBOB's BIG BOYenstein

Okay this is an odd one, but in my defense I was hungry while drawing and a Bob's Big Boy restaurant is 2 blocks from my place.

26 Days 'Til Halloween Sketching - Paying the Rent

Grave robbing as a career includes long hours and many late nights working, especially if a client demands particular body parts. It's important to take breaks and stay hydrated.

27 Days 'Til Halloween Sketching - Nosferatu

Count Orlok from the 1922 silent film, Nosferatu, still remains one of the creepiest and scariest horror movie characters I've ever seen.

28 Days 'Til Halloween Sketch - Alien Abduction

I have two irrational fears. The first is being pulled down into the darkest depths of the ocean by a Giant Squid, the second is waking up in the middle of the night seeing grey Aliens at the foot of my bed.

29 Days 'Til Halloween Sketch - Spectral Bride

This year is Disney's Haunted Mansion 50th anniversary. How could I not sketch some kind of Ghost Bride this October?

30 Days 'Til Halloween Sketch - Werewolf Wednesday

31 Days 'Til Halloween Sketch - The Living Dead

No better way I think to kick off 31 days of Halloween sketching than with a Zombie.

31 Days to Halloween - Part One: I'm Blogging Again

Hello All, I haven't updated this blog in two years - but the long held Countdown to Halloween tradition has inspired me to get back to.

If anyone is still following or reading,  I've been through some epic life changes in my time away, but who cares about excuses. It's about Halloween right now.

I don't have a home or a TV show set to decorate and create props anymore like I used to, so I'm just going to draw everyday. My goal is a Halloween inspired sketch everyday for 31 days. Ambitious maybe, but good practice to still be creative daily.

I got warmed up last night with this one. I'll post my official Day 1 sketch later in a "Part 2" post.