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Visit Gothtober 2019 and open DAY 15!

Coming from China Town, Los Angeles, is a fearsome Gothtober piece about DRIVING. If there’s one thing you really get to know in LA, it’s roads. If your GPS isn’t working quite right, getting across town can be a problem.

Habitually, in LA, one shouldn’t drive anywhere between 7:30am – 9:30am, or 4pm to 7:30pm, if you can help it. In any case, make sure your GPS is working properly, and make sure the latest roll out of the latest update is kosher before you just follow it any ol’ place. Who knows where you’ll end up… if at all!!! Eeeeeeeek!

Thank you, Fresh Prince of China Town, for risking your life in the congestion of city streets to make this cautionary tale about making sure the latest update is the one you want! Happy Halloweeeeennnnn!!!!

Visit Gothtober 2019 and click on DAY 13!

Happy FULL MOON everyone! Asher Slasher sends us a fun craft imbued with a spell-ridden way to make a seriously scary ghost out of some household supplies!

Find yourself a toilet paper roll and some other implements, do a bit of writing, stuffing, twisting, assembling, and you have yourself a powerful tidbit for the moonlight to follow!

Thank you, Asher Slasher, for spending a haunted crafty afternoon with us, Happy Halloween!

Visit Gothtober 2019 and check out DAY 12

Not sure if you know that ghosts and bananas are a type of partnership. We here at Gothtober didn’t know that either UNTIL we got Day 11’s piece (Del Norte Presents) and then got Open Trench Creative’s Day 12… BOTH involving a ghost-banana connection in totally different ways!!!

Apparitions and fruit are natural collaborators, it’s just a winning combination that’s a natural fact! In this particular piece, we’ve got a ghost doing it’s best to be ghosty, and then running into some challenges along the way. The challenges are a lot. October challenges can sometimes get ya down. But not to worry, all is not lost, benevolent forces prevail, and the ghost finds enjoyment and satisfaction in the day.

Thank you, Open Trench Creative, for the voice, puppet, string and camera work for this enjoyable ghost-banana film!

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Visit Gothtober 2019 and check out DAY 11!

HAPPY FRIDAY! Del Norte brings you “Caspar Goes Corporate” with a catchy-tune music video of a ghost that’s ready for an escape!

This 9 to 5 ghost appears to be a little burnt out at the office, but with the weekend’s arrival, it’s time for this spirit to CUT LOOSE and have a bit of fun! Watch as our ghostly friend finishes required work tasks and then seeks out some sunshine, fresh air, and physical activity!

You may recognize the fine handiwork of the one and only Tina Chiquita Rounsavell. This classic piece has made many a SparkleBlob appearance!

Thank you, Del Norte Presents, for a fabulous fabric ghost escapade and the PERFECT way to start the weekend!

Visit Gothtober 2019 and visit DAY 10!

A lil sleepy vampire encounters a spirit from The Beyond! It’s a lovely ink and marker three-panel comic by Ollie Paige Linden! I asked them about this magical cozy stars moment between the character and here’s what Ollie said:

At first I wanted to do a more Solemn take on ghosts and memories…but then I thought that memories can also be comforting-like a warm blanket when you’re sleepy.

So this lil vampire is lonely and dozing in front of the teevee, when a ghost appears-it seems scary at first, but it really just wants to be a comforting friend.

Everyone! May your memories and reveries cuddle you like a sweet ghosty friend when you need it most.

Thanks for drawing us this cool comic, Ollie! Happy Gothtober!

Visit Gothtober 2019 and visit DAY 9!

Get your popcorn and your snacks ready and settle into the front row for this great “Weirdo Tale” by Paul Gailiunas!

Ya know… sometimes, growing up, you see and hear some pretty trippy things on film and television and the radio. Some of it just never leaves your brain.

Today’s lovingly rendered comic book interpretation of a TRUE STORY from the artist/author’s childhood takes you on a journey to Edmonton, Alberta in the 70s! Rock music was having quite a moment, when fire breathing, blood-spitting, smoking guitars, shooting rockets, and elaborate stage antics were all the rage!

Combine hard rock with family dynamics and the tyranny of siblings, and you’ve got some pretty good anecdotes to share, and this one’s a goodie!

Thank you, Paul, for sharing this scary experience with us this “All Hallow’s Eve!” xoxo

Visit Gothtober 2019 and check out DAY 8!

If you enjoy podcasts AND horror, then you’ll LOVE “Horror Movie Survival Guide” where Julia and Teri discuss horror movies EVERY WEEK! From the classics, to cult, to the latest and greatest, to the cheesy low budget slasher films, they’re into all of it: ALL OF IT! These two have been known to go DEEP into those ol’ crusty VHS horror treasures, noticing and discussing every gory detail (pun intended.)

In this lil’ minisode for Gothtober, the duo discusses GHOSTS, via foam sheet puppet versions of themselves which is engrossing and enchanting and quite funny. They ask questions about ghosts that are, one might think, not common to the experience of encountering specters and apparitions.

I think if you want to be as prepared as possible for Halloween, this piece will prepare you nicely. If you’d like to know more about Horror Movie Survival Guide, here’s where you can start:

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Check out and support them on Patreon and get COOL HORROR TREATS!

Thank you, Teri and Julia, for your tips and tricks for understanding and dealing with ghosts this spooky season!

Can has Paper Craft?!? >>> Visit Gothtober 2019 and click on DAY 7!!!

Can you think of a better way to start a week than with PAPER CRAFT?!? Here it is here it is, your moment of downloading, printing, cutting, glueing and HAVING a bobbly ghosty haunted house! (Not only is it quite a fetching, artsy conversation piece, but if you live in Los Angeles like we do, or basically anywhere in California, it makes a GREAT earthquake sensor!)

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Federico is a figurer-outerer and tinkerer extraordinaire! Every day he’s working on contraptions, gadgets, characters, drawings, zines and more! It’s a real thrill to follow him on Instagram and see what’s new. Thank You, Federico, for joining us on the Gothtober 2019 calendar! Please send a loud and happy “MEOW!” to your assistant for us!

Federico’s wonderful works can be found on his website http://wolfcatworkshop.com or on Instagram and twitter @wolfcatworkshop

We take a stroll through a grassy graveyard with vivacious verse expertly narrated by Heather Harkins! As Harkins wanders about the grounds, she shares with us the resting places of esteemed souls, who, in their waking life, made quite a splash in their various decades of living. Find out who they are by clicking DAY 6 on the 2019 Gothtober Calendar!

Some Notable New Jersey Graves That Are NOT in Heather Harkin’s Gothtober Piece:

• President Grover Cleveland
• Ben E. King
• Bobbi Kristina Brown, who is right next to her mother, Whitney Houston
• Walt Whitman (pictured above)
• Harriet Adams, the Queen of the Cliff Hanger, who wrote heaps of Nancy Drew books under the pen name of Carolyn Keene
• Yankees! >>> Yogi Berra, Elston Howard (1st African American man to play for the Yankees)
• Luther Vandross

Thank you for the tour, Heather Harkins, Happy All Hallow’s Eve!