The Gentleman

Can't even shout, can't even cry,
The gentlemen are coming by.

Doug Jones as The Gentleman from Joss Whedon's 1999 episode of "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" entitled; "Hush"

Buffy the Vampire Slayer series creator wrote the episode "Hush" in reaction to people commenting that the reason for Buffy's success was the dialogue. Wanting to prove that there was more to the show, he created The Gentlemen, villains who steal the voices of the population of Sunnydale, rendering everyone in the town unable to speak.

And in so doing he created what in my opinion are the creepiest and most memorable of all the Buffyverse bad guys. Joss' efforts also paid off with both Emmy and Bram Stoker Award nominations.

In his script Whedon described them as ‘old, bone-white, bald – Nosferatu meets Hellraiser by way of the Joker.’

The 'Gentleman' make-up was designed by John Wheaton of Optic Nerve Studios and applied by Todd Mackintosh.

In a interview by Joe Nazzaro in Issue 66, November 2004, of Buffy the Vampire Slayer magazine Todd McIntosh, Chief Make-Up Artist, had this to say on creating The Gentlemen

I'd have to say The Gentlemen still end up being characters that everyone talks about, because everything about them was done exquisitely. They took time and were difficult, but they came together, and I have to say that the actor I did, Doug Jones, was absolutely magnificent in bringing it to life.

The elements of a make-up don't exist on their own, but when you've got an actor and a make-up coming together with a story that supports them, it's magic, and The Gentlemen certainly represented that to me.

I think there was a mutual respect between all of us that ended up creating that one stand-alone thing.

Doug Jones went on to portray Abe Sapien in both live action Hellboy movies,as well as the voice of Abe in the HB Animated films. He has also played The Silver Surfer in the last Fantastic Four movie, as well as playing both The Faun and The Pale Man in "Pan's Labyrinth."

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Munny Jason

Here's my first attempt at a Munny Doll for the upcoming Custom Toy Exhibition on Saturday May 31st 8pm - 10pm at Vault of Midnight.

I had originaly planned on doing a vampire, but when I opened the super secret surprise accessory and discovered an axe, well it just sort of created itself.



If you're in the Ann Arbor area be sure to swing into the Vault next weekend for the show.

Motor City Comic Con - Thanks!

Thanks to everyone who came out and made our first con such a huge success!

It was great to interact face to face with so many people, and get such a positive response. We were lucky enough to be included in Detroit Metromix's Con report; you can check it out here.

Here's a few of the highlights!

Nightmare Sinema's Wolfman Mac and Yours Truly

For those of you in the metro area there's some great news! Detroit once again has a Horror Host! Every Saturday night at Midnight "Wolfman Mac's Nightmare Sinema" will unleash zany antics and cheezy horror upon the Motor City... They were a great bunch of guys, keep your eye out for a brief interview with me that will appear on a future episode! Be sure to Check them out here.

The Skrulls have invaded!!!

A Meeting of the Minds

Fellow Scary Monsters Magazine artist and contributor Dr. Swave stopped by the booth to say hello!

Bernie Wrightson and Myself

The Avengers

And last but not least, I bought a ton of art, the highlight of which is these wonderful tiles of The Avengers by Jay Brant, be sure to check out his site.

Murder Legendre

Here's Bela Lugosi as Murder Legendre from Victor Halperin's 1932 film "White Zombie"

The following is taken from "Johnny Refund's Dreadful 69"

Bela, Bela... There are five Bela Lugosi films on this list and this reveals my weakness for the tragic Hungarian actor.

Doomed to eke out a living by making a series of truly awful movies through the 1940's and 50's and never fully escaping the role of Dracula that he became inexorably identified with, it's easy for folks to forget that Bela played more than the caped Count. His role as zombie master Murder Legendre in "White Zombie" is easily one of his best non-vampire turns.

Made on what can fairly be called a meager budget in less than two weeks, it's the first zombie movie ever and a markedly atmospheric tale that unfolds in a morose and misty dreamsville.

Do not expect anything approaching reality in this one. And you certainly shouldn't expect some authentic anthropological study of Vodoun. This is a slow and eerie spellcaster that exists in it's own fabricated realm filled with graveyard scenes, shuffling living dead, squawking vultures, waxy voodoo dolls and sinister villainy.

Lugosi's character lives in a very European looking castle on a jagged shoreline in what is supposed to be Haiti where his new plaything is a freshly zombified woman (Madge Bellamy) whom he has cruelly called away on her wedding night.

My favorite scene finds the distraught husband drowning his sorrows in a Haitian tavern where he hallucinates the image of his buried wife beckoning from beyond the clammy grave. Acting out this scene while imbibing in local redneck bars has done little to help me make new friends.

That pretty much says it all!

R


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Motor City Comic Con

Be sure to stop by the ScOttRa Monster Art table at this years Motor City Comic Con!

We are located at table #A86.

Stop by for exclusive Monster Art Trading Cards as well as special Comic Con pricing!

And be sure to come back here Monday May 19th for all new artwork!