Category: Horror Art

July 26th marks the birth of Stanley Kubrick, director of The Shining (1980) starring Jack Nicholson! To celebrate, JacksGoldRoom is giving one lucky HorrorFam.com reader a chance to become a permanent “guest” of the Overlook.

This week’s post is heavy on photos and low on reading or thinking: Lauren Spear gives some love to the most aesthetically awesome monsters from 1980’s creature features!

60 years ago on August 11, 1963, Ishirō Honda’s Matango/Attack of the Mushroom People was released! Join us as we celebrate this Japanese horror gem! (Also includes a mini interview with artist Cathy Tharp about her stunning fan art mask!!)

NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth) sent Lauren Spear 14 short horror films made by filmmakers age 24 and under. You’re going to want to keep an eye on these young creators!!

A.J. Spencer reviews Flicker, a horror short story written by Jed Shepherd (Host 2020) and illustrated by Trevor Henderson (creator of internet cryptid Siren Head)!

Horror special FX artist Rob Tharp shares his memories (and his exclusive photos!) from his time spent working on effects for Mark Lester’s Class of 1999 — the sequel to Class of 1984 (shown on season 3 of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs).

Heather Landry AKA Sandpaperdaisy is known as a horror illustrator, but she’s also a writer! She shares the deets behind her novel: The Cradle of the Worm

Christi Bandy shares her undying love for practical special effects in horror movies! Do you miss the good old days too…?

Special FX artist Rob Tharp joins Lauren Spear on the HorrorFam.com Podcast to share behind-the-scenes stories + pics from when he worked on Beetlejuice!

Believe it or not, you’re already familiar with Heather Landry’s artwork. Heather, AKA Sandpaperdaisy, is HorrorFam.com’s resident illustrator — she designed our site banner, logo, and our monster mascots.

Even as a horror artist, some of these old VHS covers and movie posters scared the poop out of Heather Landry!