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Gothtober Day 2: Ghostly Transformation!

Visit Gothtober.com and visit DAY 2!

Today we’ve got the youngest artist in the 2019 Gothtober Collection, Dragon Girl is 13, and has been raised on Gothtober videos. Her parents have been a part of Gothtober since the start, 17 years ago. Dragon Girl has been contributing to the Gothtober calendar for quite a few years now, and we’re thrilled to bring you her latest!

What we have here is a sweet nugget of an animation involving the paranormal, a bird, some succulents, and well… I don’t want to give away the whole thing, you gotta go see it! You’ll see clever use of strings, pins and hand hewn props, and some pretty cool characters. Dragon Girl makes it all herself!

We’d also like to add that Dragon Girl is the niece of Gothtober’s High Priestess of Web, Cristin Pescosolido. When it comes to smarts, craftsmanship, and making insanely detailed cool works of art: this family’s got strong stock!

Go Go Dragon Girl! We love seeing what you come up with every year!

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Lori Meeker and the Lava Lady for DAY 15

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Visit www.gothtober.com and click on Day 15 and watch this dear sweet tribute to one of LA’s historic eccentric personalities who passed away in September of 2016. It’s Lori Meeker’s puppet vignette about Rae Susan Strauss! Sometimes you’d see her in the crosswalk, never in a rush, gliding past, one of the regulars, always a curious human to witness. She lived in a black lava covered house, thus, her nickname was “The Lava Lady.”

Not many of us understood her, but we liked her. We liked her a lot, she wore her hair in a tall spike, wore bellbottom pants and extremely tall platform shoes. She was a poet. She was many things. Find out more about The Lava Lady by reading this LA Weekly article.

Find out more about the wonderful work of Lori Meeker by visiting her website! 

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Day 4: Stuff for your brain! Mmmm, brains…

Gothtober-puppet-craft-ghostIf you’re on a diet, or 3D gives you a headache, then Day 4 is for you! Need some choice material for your next book report, or just looking to curl up by the fire with a good read? Check out Xochitl Oliva’s “Scary Stories for Monsters Large and Small,” a comprehensive reading list compiled by an ACTUAL LIBRARIAN. Yes, this one’s professionally certified! From spooky picture books for your tiny tots, to chilling tomes for the grownups (including a certain popular zombie book), Xochitl’s got your literary needs covered.

But wait, there’s more! You can also download cut+color Monster Mash Puppet Crafts designed by Juliana Sankaran-Felix. You get TWO features in ONE day! Now, that’s the value-added service you’ve come to expect from Gothtober. Enjoy!

Go to Gothtober now!