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Another Artist Re-imagines Gruesome Brundlefly Transformation
Be afraid. Be very afraid. And totally grossed out.
As you’ve probably heard, Sleight director J.D. Dillard is currently attached to direct a new take on The Fly, which began its life as a 1958 film that decades later spawned David Cronenberg’s practical effects-heavy remake. The transformation sequences in Cronenberg’s film are among the best in the genre’s history, and we can only hope Dillard makes sure to nail that important aspect of the story.
In the meantime, fans have begun making their own concept art for fresh takes on the iconic Brundlefly transformation. Just last month we showed you a 3D artist named Calvin’s incredibly impressive take on the human-to-fly transformation, and now Canadian artist Benjamin Parker has brought his own vision to life over on ArtStation.
A series of six images from Parker turn an ordinary man into a hideous monster, beginning with the gradual “decline” phase and culminating in the full-on transformation. The end result is pretty spectacular, looking a bit more lanky and streamlined than Cronenberg’s man-fly. We like it. We like it a lot.
What do you think?
We have learned the sad news this week that prolific horror author Ray Garton, who wrote nearly 70 books over the course of his career, has passed away after a battle with lung cancer.
Ray Garton was 61 years old.
Stephen King tweets, “I’m hearing that Ray Garton, horror novelist and friend, died yesterday. This is sad news, and a loss to those who enjoyed his amusing, often surreal, posts on Twitter.”
Ray Garton’s novels include Seductions, Darklings, Live Girls, Night Life, and Crucifax in the 1980s, followed in later decades by output including A Dark Place: The Story of a True Haunting, Trade Secrets, The New Neighbor, Lot Lizards, Dark Channel, Shackled, The Girl in the Basement, The Loveliest Dead, Ravenous, Bestial, and most recently, Trailer Park Noir.
Garton also wrote young adult novels under the name Joseph Locke, including the novelizations for A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Master and The Dream Child. He also wrote the novelizations for Tobe Hooper’s Invaders from Mars and Warlock, as well as several books for the Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchises.
Other young adult horror novels you may remember the name Joseph Locke from include Petrified, Kiss of Death, Game Over, 1-900-Killer, Vengeance, and Kill the Teacher’s Pet.
You can browse Ray Garton’s full bibliography over on his official website.
He wrote on his website when it launched, “Since I was eight years old, all I’ve wanted to be was a writer, and since 1984, I have been fortunate enough to spend my life writing full time. I’ve written over 60 books—novels and novellas in the horror and suspense genres, collections of short stories, movie novelizations, and TV tie-ins—with more in the works.”
“My readers have made it possible for me to indulge my love of writing and I get a tremendous amount of joy out of communicating with them,” Garton added at the time.
Ray Garton is survived by his longtime wife, Dawn.
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