tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384899670745756374.post9198085803437941696..comments2023-10-15T10:35:46.589-04:00Comments on Dust Bunnies by Amanda Louise Spayd: Stephen Gammell, scarrer of my childhoodAmanda Louise Spaydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17745146845879367082noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384899670745756374.post-7646566358412981382011-11-17T02:20:47.139-05:002011-11-17T02:20:47.139-05:00I thought I was the only one!I thought I was the only one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384899670745756374.post-64601406240608595452009-08-23T19:07:15.891-04:002009-08-23T19:07:15.891-04:00yeah, when i was like six i read these all the tim...yeah, when i was like six i read these all the time. they gave scary fucking nightmares, like seriously. 0_oAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384899670745756374.post-50183160894200546352009-06-24T20:02:17.151-04:002009-06-24T20:02:17.151-04:00I can remember picking up one of those Scary Stori...I can remember picking up one of those Scary Stories books in 5th grade and turning the page to find that one illustration of the eyeless banshee...let's just say my manhood went flying out the window when my eyes met those empty sockets. Now, I can see how talented Gammell is. Talented and disturbing. Some of those illustrations are truly the stuff of nightmares. They make horror films look like Sesame Street. They're so detailed and smooth and creepy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384899670745756374.post-30313961264352349572009-06-16T01:41:53.351-04:002009-06-16T01:41:53.351-04:00Firs time here, came up on this blog while looking...Firs time here, came up on this blog while looking these books up again.<br /><br />The stuff you wrote was uncanny, as that was exactly what I was thinking. I think I'm going to buy the full set off amazon if they have them.<br /><br />As you said, even though these scared the crap out of me, I had to buy ever single one.Robinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384899670745756374.post-66205269386921916262009-06-07T13:58:20.829-04:002009-06-07T13:58:20.829-04:00I owned all of the books as a kid, and I never tir...I owned all of the books as a kid, and I never tired of looking at the art. It was horrifying, but still beautiful. Each drawing was like a looking glass into someplace disturbing and malevolent.<br /><br />And I was also just at this moment wondering how in the world this passed as a "children's book" back in the day. I'm so glad that it did, though. Amazing artwork.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384899670745756374.post-56360154812135029612008-11-16T01:51:00.000-05:002008-11-16T01:51:00.000-05:00oh man i grew up with these booksyeah his drawings...oh man i grew up with these books<BR/>yeah his drawings just made the stories scarier.<BR/><BR/>he was great at creepy drawings. can't exactly pinpoint it.<BR/><BR/>i also remember a preacher telling me i would go to hell for reading thisASDFASDFASDFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12953246341922917716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384899670745756374.post-35002451107037246672008-06-08T00:54:00.000-04:002008-06-08T00:54:00.000-04:00Hey thanks for posting these pics i was looking al...Hey thanks for posting these pics i was looking all over for references. <BR/><BR/>Have you heard of beksenki? If you like stephen gammell you'll love him. he takes this stuff to a whole new level.<BR/><BR/>http://bsd.miki.eu.org/gallery/BeksinskiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384899670745756374.post-50545583235677470972008-01-30T08:42:00.000-05:002008-01-30T08:42:00.000-05:00you're most welcome, I'm sure you can find them at...you're most welcome, I'm sure you can find them at any library. There's a fair amount of cheese in them, too (they are targeted to kids, after all) but a lot of the stories and themes are genuinely gross/disturbing/morbid/scary. They were a pretty hot topic back then, as far as what was considered appropriate for kids to read....and I can see why!Amanda Louise Spaydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17745146845879367082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384899670745756374.post-12215933156489959062008-01-29T19:38:00.000-05:002008-01-29T19:38:00.000-05:00Wow! I'd never heard of those books, but they are ...Wow! I'd never heard of those books, but they are SO my thing! I would love to put out books like that - but I suppose I need to learn how to draw first (I think I've got the writing down pat!).<BR/><BR/>Thanks for introducing them to me!Mary Rajottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150864147057974882noreply@blogger.com