Haunted Hop 2023

I wrote and illustrated the great Halloween novel of 2023 a few weeks ago and my hand is finally regaining feeling in it. The Haunted Hop is returning to Knockdown Center on October 31st with a heavy duty line-up of headliners (Kembra Pfahler of The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black featured on the poster) and more cover band action than you've seen before. Get those tickets asap because this baby is gonna pack out.

Process pics below.

 

Drawing the Things I Want To (1-5)

Monument Valley. Navajo County Park, Arizona. (1/15)

6 x 9"

The Shape. (2/15)

4 x 6"

Ames. Elmira, NY (3/15)

4 x 7"

Eat Ass. Sk8 Fast. Riverside bike path tunnel. (4/15)

4 x 6"

Country Cream. Addison, NY. (5/15)

4 x 7"

 

NY Night Train Haunted Hop 2022

Jonathan Toubin is bringing his annual HAUNTED HOP back big time for 2022. And to coincide with the triumphant return of his Halloween bash at the gargantuan Queens, NY venue, Knockdown Center, I whipped up 2 posters to promote this party to end all parties. Since we had a baby leather daddy, inspired by the Norman Rockwell Saturday Evening Post illustrations, for his NYE party for the start of 2022 it feels like a logical progression that we have a skeleton leather daddy, inspired by the work of Tom of Finland, for the Halloween bash. Scroll down for process pics, which you will notice have different bands and order of bands playing due to working on these while we were still finalizing plans.

 

The Return of the Haunted Hop!

Jonathan Toubin's Halloween party to end all Halloween parties has returned! I've been making these Haunted Hop posters for the last 4 years and was so bummed, for many reasons, that we weren't able to make one last year. Thankfully we are back at it, and with a little twist that surely will split you in two! This year's party is divided up between 2 amazing venues: TV EYE and Trans-Pecos. Both exist within a block of each other, hence "The Nightmare on Weirfield Street".  Check the gravestones to see which of your favorite bands will be playing as their favorite band. Tickets are $10 for each venue or $20 to move between both all night.

Grab yer tickets fast because I 100% expect this baby to sell out! Scope all the details below!

 

Wild Times at The Drive-In

New one in honor of the holiday I make the most illustrations about and the Elmira Drive-In, and just drive-ins in general. I miss the days of hanging out there and watching some b-grade, and sometimes top shelf, horror double feature. And some probably fondly recall going there to make out with someone for hours. 

This was originally intended to be a straight forward landscape painting but I couldn't resist adding all this mayhem. The drive-in is a mash up of several looks that they've had over the years. There are some nods to favorite films of mine and then just general nonsense that I associate with the genres. Detail pics below.

 

Haunted Brown Latte Throwdown V

Another Halloween is here and that means it's time for another Haunted Brown latte Throwdown! My good bud Trey Kirchoff has been throwing these bad boys for the past 5 years, mostly at his coffee shops, Passengers Cafe (RIP) and Coffee Coffee Coffee in Cleveland, OH. We used to collaborate on a ton of stuff when he lived in NYC so I always whip up something for him to use for promotion so we can keep the collaborative dream alive. I've included a few others along with our poster for this year in honor of 5 years of the Haunted Brown. 

HAUNTED HOP 2019 EDITION

Here's my latest poster for the GREATEST HALLOWEEN PARTY IN NYC that goes down at the KNOCKDOWN CENTER on OCTOBER 31st (unlike all these posers throwing their party the weekend before or after). These posters are always a fun challenge and sometimes a frustrating challenge in how I can balance a buttload of text along with a fun image. I think I've managed to keep them entertaining while mostly being informative these past 3 years. 

Jonathan Toubin always brings the heat every year and they just keep getting bigger and better. If you've never seen The Make-Up live and have always wanted to, I suggest you bite the bullet and do it this Halloween. Be sure to get your tix asap! Link is included below along with some of my process pics. 

TICKETS!!!