#Drawlloween 20 Skull

#Drawlloween 14 Bat

Awards for Ghoulishness

This year's trophies for The Horror Hootenanny. Had the most fun making these vs all the different ones from years past. I hope whoever wins them adds them to a cool horror shelf or some dank crimson altar.. Can't wait to see who wins "Bloodiest Costume"!

As always by Evil Pumpkins.

Season of The Vine II

You can almost see them move

Extending and connecting. Constricting, suffocating

Loosen here just tightens there

Disappear into the flora

2015's first Spooky Franklin prop takes on a life of its own

The Process of Making a Skull

I am often asked about the process and what goes into making one of our creations.

What follows is the entire process of creating a resin-cast item by Evil Pumpkins.

"BIG SKULL" is hand-sculpted using a soft polymer clay
which is hardened in an oven at 270 degrees

Once cooled and hardened the object is placed inside a made-to-fit corrugated
plastic box - made to fit as close as possible without touching a side.

A two-part liquid silicone is measured and mixed in a cup.

The mixed silicone is carefully poured in a manner as to avoid air
or not to disturb the placement of the item.

The silicone hardens over several hours.

Once hardened, the object is removed and filed away (if it's not too
busted up during the process).

A two-part liquid plastic is mixed and poured into the cavity.

Within a hour hour the item is fully hardened and cooled (the chemicals
get quite hot when mixed).

A process of layer painting using acrylics creates a colorful depth.

The final piece - after attaching heavy duty magnets...

The Spooky Franklin Button Series

This year Evil Pumpkins aka Creepy Pumpkins hosts a booth at the annual Franklin Pumpkinfest. Assuming the masses aren't ready for Creeping Cruds swag we are doing up some pins that tie the historic town, this blogue and our Pumpkin team. We will have a pin set that will include a five of local photos under the title Spooky Franklin. The first two photos are stages of the Pumpkin Graveyard, seen elsewhere here.. The last three are a couple of random Franklin faves taken over the past year...

Infamous condemned house

It always pays to keep a skull handy for cool photo ops

A classic.. Tree line at Pumpkin Acres