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Sneak Peek: Artists Paying Tribute to ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ With Special Exhibit
A documentary is on the way. A movie is possible. And now there’s an art exhibit!
There’s a reason that Alvin Schwartz’s three-book series Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is still fondly remembered today, nearly 40 years after the first book was released. The books, which came out between 1981 and 1991, terrified a couple generations of young horror fans, combining spooky stories (some of which had clever “jump scare” finales) with truly nightmarish artwork.
The illustrations came courtesy of artist Stephen Gammell, and I think it’s pretty safe to say that they’ve become more iconic than even the stories themselves. Gammell’s terrifying illustrations have an otherworldly horror to them, and one has to wonder how popular the books would’ve been had Schwartz and Gammell not collaborated on the project. Truly a match made in… Hell.
This Friday night, March 10th, a lineup of artists will be showing off their Scary Stories-inspired work as part of the tribute exhibit Scary Stories to Tell in the Art. On display from 7pm to 12am at San Antonio, Texas’ Brick at Blue Star Arts Complex, the exhibit is free to attend and guests are invited to dress up in spooky costumes inspired by the Scary Stories books.
Take a sneak peek below, via the event’s Instagram account; if you’re unable to attend, be sure to follow the account as it will serve as a live feed once the event begins tomorrow night.
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One of Clive Barker’s Final Convention Appearances Will Be at New Jersey’s Monster Mania in August
We told you earlier this month that horror legend Clive Barker is leaving the convention scene behind to focus entirely on his writing, with various upcoming projects in the works.
A series of final appearances from Barker will begin at Days of the Dead Chicago this month, and we’ve learned Barker will also be coming to Monster Mania in New Jersey.
Clive Barker will be signing at Monster Mania 59 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, which runs from August 2 – August 4, 2024. Stay tuned for more info from the convention.
Barker’s official statement earlier this month explained, “… it’s time to focus entirely on writing. I’m not stopping public events because I’ve lost delight in meeting you all over the years. I’m as passionate as ever about sharing my imagination with readers and moviegoers around the world. In the very room where I’m writing these words, I have the manuscripts for a very large number of projects (Thirty-one of them), some very close to completion, others still telling themselves. There are some wild projects in this collection of works, whether close to finished or done. There are also stories that you all knew I would be finishing.”
“Abarat IV and V are amongst the books at my feet,” he continued. “So is the Third and final book of The Art and the sequel to The Thief of Always. There are also return visits to characters and mythologies you may have thought I would never return to.
“I hope I am still able to surprise you in the decades ahead.”