Concept Art from 5 Great Movies

I'm a total geek when it comes to concept art, I fuck'n love it! I love looking at it, it one of the reasons I've watched the special features on the Special Edition King Kong (2005) so many times, because it show so much of it. The image above is actually from that movie!

And if you like concept art, then you need to read this article because I'll be show concept art from 5 different movies! All of which are monster movies!

#5. Return of the Living Dead

I only have one photo for this movie, and it's amazing. Is is one of my favorite movies, and my second favorite zombie movie.Is is some beautiful art, I really like the Tar Man and First Corpse, they really are incredible. The Half Corpse is pretty badass too. Jaws also is badass, but you know what, they are!

#4: Godzilla vs Mecha Godzilla (1993)

Okay this has some of the greatest concept art you'll ever see. It's the first one that I can have a group of pictures too. I personally think that the concept art is way cooler cooler than the stuff in the movie, especially the Mecha Godzilla stuff. The one above I'm really not a huge fan of, but these ones below are awesome, and I think that they should have gone with the red one below. 

 #3: Alien 

I'm sure we've all seen this already, but I thought I include it anyway. There is some weird shit in this. H. R. Giger imagined these monster very different, and much, much more weird. 

#2: Critters

I thought this was pretty cool. I've never seen this concept art, and it's pretty cool. The one above is most likely the final design. There's a bunch more of these pictured below.

#1: The Mist

Well this is one of my favorite movies, and it's got some of the best concept art ever. It's some of my favorite. And it's one of the movies where the concept art is way cooler cooler than the monster that are used in the movie. These flys are some of the coolest too, and the Behemoth.

Well that's it, I'll try and get a couple more articles in by Halloween. Thanks for read...

Creature Showcase: Army of Darkness

If you've never Army of Darkness, then you're really missing out. This is one of the greatest movies ever made, not the best in the Evil Dead series, but it's a great movie. It's got quite a few monsters in it, such as, an entire army of living skeletons, a zombie ash, ect., ect. Let us get started!


Bad Ash

Probably the most iconic character in the film other than "Goody little two shoes", but to me, he's not the coolest. Bad Ash actually made his first appearance in Evil Dead II, when Ash is looking in the mirror and his reflection comes to life.

But Bad Ash plays a much larger part in this movie. He is basically an avatar of the Evil Forces in this movie, and the leader of the...

 Army of Darkness

The Army of Darkness, an army of living skeletons, is the title antagonist of Army of Darkness. They are also called the Deadites, which has since been used to describe all the possessed people in the Evil Dead series.

They're pretty badass in the movie, and at the same time they seem like they are somewhat mentally retarded, but what can you expect, they're dead.

Flying Deadite

The Flying Deadite is one of the coolest monsters in the movie, other than the skeletons and the Pit Witch.  It's a shame she ( yes it's a she, look at the picture it has boobs) only gets about two minutes of screen time, because they really could have done a lot with this character. Like they could have had a bunch of these guys (or gals) invade the castle with the Army of Darkness. This monster was used with a suit and stop motion model.

Personally I think they should have used the Stop Motion Puppet more than the suit. I do really like suits when it comes to monsters, but the I really like the Stop Motion in the movie, and this monster would have been great with more of it.

Pit Witch

The Pit Witch is one of the coolest monsters in the whole Evil Dead Franchise, and in my opinion, one of the scariest. She's really just scary in appearance, and nothing else. Another monster I really wish we could see more of. It really wouldn't make any sense it see more of her, but we do! Not in the movie, but in the comic book "Ash vs The Army of Darkness.", not for very long, but we do see her again.

Fun fact: The Pit Witch was played by the same guy who play The Stay Puff't Marshmallow Man!

The Other Pit Lady 

I really didn't know what to call this chick, she's never really given a name, so she's... The Other Pit Lady. This is the first monster we see in The Pit, and the first monster to kick Ash's ass in the movie, but of course not the last. She's pretty frick'n scary too, but again, only in appearance.

She is more like the Deadites from Evil Dead II, which is cool, I really like the designs of the Deadites in that movie. I really don't have much to say about this one though.

Tiny Ashes

The Tiny Ashes are really one of the best parts in the movie. They're created by Ash smashing the mirror into a bunch of little pieces, and all of his little reflections coming to life. One of these little guys even become Evil Ash! Because Ash swallows one and it grows inside of him... Yay! I'm not gonna ruin this seen for you if you haven't seen the movie, so I'm just gonna stop here, because if you have seen the movie, you remember this scene.

The Necronomicon 

"Clatu Verata Niisfwefrzisfgerzz..." 

Well I'm not sure if this thing counts as a monster really, but I'm gonna go ahead and say it is. The Necronomicon is probably the most iconic book in horror history. And why wouldn't it be, it's an awesome book bound in human flesh and written in human blood, AWESOME!!!

But the Necronomicon in this movie is my least favorite of all it's designs. My favorite design is from Evil Dead II, and my second is from The Evil Dead, and then the one from the new movie, and then this one. I don't know why, but I really don't like this design, maybe it the face, it really doesn't like a real face like the first two do.

Well that's it. I hope everybody enjoyed this article, I know it's been awhile, almost twenty days. But I hope I encouraged some people who haven't seen this movie to go see it. But till next time, this is Mordle Warrior, saying good bye...

Top 5 Halloween Songs

Well, I love music, I listen to it more than anything I do, well other than ride my bike and draw, in fact I'm listening to it right now! And I love when music really get's a response from you, and when I can scare you, you know it's good! Today we'll talk about music good for Halloween, so if you're throwing a Halloween party this year, read this damn article.


#5: Sympathy For the Devil

What's better for Halloween than music about the Devil? A song by The Rolling Stones (I really shouldn't have to tell you that, but some people are dumb) off the album Beggar's Banquet. From the point of of view of the Devil, it's a great song.
If you don't know this song, which I doubt, you need to listen to it, because you've most likely been living under a rock you're whole life.

This song is number 5 because it's not that scary, well it won't get a scared reaction from you anyways.




#4: Halloween

A song that's really about Halloween, from one of my bands no less, MASTODON BITCHES!!! Sorry about that, couldn't control myself. This song comes from there newest album Once More 'Round the Sun. This is one of my favorite Mastodon songs, and just songs in general, but the reason it only made number 4 is becaus because, like Sympathy, It's really not scary, but it doesn't really have to be to be in this list.

This song is great, if you haven't heard yet, go listen to it.





#3: Hell's Bells
This time an AC/DC song, from the album Back In Black. Great song, probably my favorite song without Bonn Scott. Not scary, but is Halloween Friendly, and if you have to ask why, read the damn title.

Not a lot to say about this song other than it's good, and, uh... it's AC/DC.








#2: Highway To Hell

Another AC/DC song, and probably the most well known AC/DC song. Every one knows this song, and again, if you don't you most likely live under the rock next the one where the guy who doesn't know Sympathy lives. This song almost deserves number one, but I really couldn't bring myself to do it.

Other than that, it's the last album with Bonn Scott, sharing the same name as the song. Great song, listen to it this Halloween, you won't be sorry.




Before we go onto number 1, here are some honorable mentions

1. Mr. Crowley - Ozzy Osbourne

2.  War Pigs - Black Sabbath

3. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath

4. What's Next's to the Moon - AC/DC

5. The Creeping Death - Metallica

6. Hand of Doom - Black Sabbath

7. Back in Black - AC/DC

8. Behind the Wall of Sleep - Black Sabbath

And now get ready to shit your pants, get ready to amazed and dazzled, get ready for....



#1: Black Sabbath Peel Sessions

The final cut of the song would have been great enough, but the Peel Sessions version is so much better than the released version. With an extra verse, 3 more minutes, and an even crustier sound.

This whole Peel Sessions album is scary and great, but this song really makes you feel uncomfortable, it's eerie, even more evil, and of course scary as fuck!








So that's it, five difference scary Halloweeny,  songs to listen to this Halloween. Tell me if you think this list is missing anything you think should be on it, or maybe something that shouldn't be on it, give me your opinion.

Creature Showcase: House II The Second Story

Okay, so I've found my new favorite movie. I've known of these movies for a long time, I just hadn't seen them till yesterday. This film, though, is the greatest thing I have ever seen. Really, this is the best movie of all time, it includes dinosaurs, a crystal skull, Aztecs, and zombie cowboys, tell right now that you don't want to see this movie, go on do it, it's impossible.

Well, enough with the plot, this article with be showcasing the monsters in the movie, not all of them, because there are some minor cameo ones, but the main ones.

Gramps

Man, I'm not even sure if this guy counts as a monster, this is the most kind hearted zombie you will ever see in a film. Gramps is the great great grand father of Jesse, a man who inherits a house from his parents. Jesse soon learns of his great great grandfather from a photo album in the basement of the house.

Later on, Jesse and his friend Charlie, later go to dig up Gramps, because he was buried with a Crystal Skull that's worth a fortune. Shortly after, he's dug, he comes to life and they bring him to the house. And after, Gramps explains that this Crystal Skull has incredible powers, and that evil is always looking for it.

Dog-A-Pillar 

Isn't that just the most adorable thing you've ever seen! It's a Dog Caterpillar, a Dog-A-Pillar! Isn't that just great?  This Dog-A-Pillar comes from a prehistoric jungle that comes out of a room upstairs... yay!!! This guy appears later on in the film after a cave man comes from the prehistoric jungle to steel the Skull. After they get the skull from a large Pterodactyl, they fall from a tree and into the basement, this guy coming down with them, along with a...

Baby Pterodactyl

That's right, this movie has a Baby Pterodactyl. This little guy becomes a big problem, because, he's always trying to eat the damn Crystal Skull. But by the end of the movie, they love the little guy and the Dog-A-Pillar, and except him as a pet, and part of the family.

But I have to say, it is nearly impossible to find a picture of this damn thing. I finally found one, but, to have a picture of just him, you'd have to take a screen shot, and I have no idea on how to do that. So if you want a good picture of him, you have to take one yourself. 

Slim Razor

Slim Razor was once Gramps' best friend, but they fought over who got the Skull, because they found it together. Gramps shot him dead in the Mojave Desert, and his Zombie still wants the Skull. He doesn't show up till almost the end of the film, and get's in a big shoot out with Jesse. 

Jesse kills him by blowing his head to bits with a shot gun. And it's pretty badass when that happens. But as much as this guy is cool, you're so happy when he dies, you'll be like "WHOO-HOO!!! HE DEAD!!!" you probably wont say it like that, but you know what I mean.

Slim also has a rotten skeleton horse, which is brought to life using beautiful stop motion. Though he is only seen for a second in the film, it's great while it lasts.

SIDE NOTE: Instead of  continuing the Lovecraftian Horrors series, I'm gonna do this Creature Showcase instead, which is just showing the monsters from various different movies, no big deal, basically what I do anyway, but only from movies with a lot of monsters, and from one movie only.