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Artist Gives Movie Characters Their Own ‘Garbage Pail Kids’ Cards
Los Angeles’ Gallery 1988, located on Melrose Avenue, has presented some pretty awesome pop culture-inspired art exhibits over the years, and they’ve got another kickass one currently on display. The opening reception for Super Secret Fun Club’s “Wax Packs & Card Backs” exhibit was this past Friday, on display through March 17.
The exhibit, now up for virtual viewing (and purchasing) over on Gallery 1988’s website, includes custom toys, pins and art pieces, with much of the art inspired by Topps’ long-running Garbage Pail Kids sticker cards. Super Secret Fun Club gave many of their favorite pop culture characters the GPK treatment, dubbed “Lunch Box Leftovers.”
Films such as RoboCop, Creepshow, Jurassic Park and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre were turned into Garbage Pail Kids-style cards. Check out our favorites below!
We have an exclusive first look at A Man in the Woods With an Axe, a blood-soaked, genre-twisting homage to 1980s slasher films.
Spanning four decades, A Man in the Woods With an Axe begins in the summer of 1987 before pushing into the modern era, weaving together timelines and perspectives in a way that builds both dread and intrigue.
Drawing inspiration from genre standouts like Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, Hatchet, and The Cabin in the Woods, the film blends visceral horror with moments of dark humor, creating a uniquely balanced experience that honors tradition while carving its own identity.
Writer-director Dillon Brown (Primal Darkness) aims to deliver everything fans crave from a slasher while boldly subverting expectations with a mid-film twist that redefines the story.
“This is an unapologetic love letter to the films that made me fall in love with horror,” Brown tells Bloody Disgusting. “But I didn’t just want to recreate that feeling; I wanted to challenge it. About halfway through, the film takes a turn that completely changes how you view not only this story, but the genre itself.”
Brown describes the vintage-inspired production as “far and away the bloodiest film I’ve ever made,” with practical effects helmed by Cody Ruch (The Mill, Pig Hill), an instructor at Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program.
From Horror Dadz Productions, A Man in the Woods With an Axe is currently in production and targeting an early 2027 release.
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