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Iconic Slashers Animated Into “Scooby-Doo” Villains!
What if horror greatest villains were in former episodes of “Scooby-Doo”?
That question has been realized allegedly by artist IBTrav, who saw his Captain Spaulding art shared by Rob Zombie on his official Facebook page.
This spawned a series of responses sharing other pieces of art that put “Scooby-Doo” face-to-face with Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers and Ghostface, among many others. My personal favorite thing about the art is the creator’s animation touch – just look at Pamela Voorhees’ head drawn as if it were a hand-painted background that the animation cel would be placed over. This is super cool stuff.
What if Shaggy’s soul was swallowed? That’s the kind of world I want to live in…
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).
Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.
While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.
The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.
Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.
We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.
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