The Halloween Art Of Austin Pardun

Another shot of Halloween inspiration, courtesy of another really great Halloween artist, Austin Pardun.

Austin continues to kill it with his vintage and creepy October aesthetic. One part unsettling horror, one part nostalgic Halloween advertising, but it all combines perfectly into a continuing series of distilled Halloween perfection!

Each piece just gushes with total Halloween spirit, and I can't wait to see what he continues to create throughout the season.

Be inspired and enjoy!

All images courtesy of Instagram/Austin Pardun.

  

Dressing Up Halloween: The Story of Ben Cooper Inc.

The nostalgia of those classic Ben Cooper costumes of the 70s and 80s seems to be having a real moment this year, and I'm all for it. As a product of that generation, I spent many a Halloween shredding through the one-piece vinyl costumes while I struggled to see or breathe through the hard plastic masks, all while hurriedly canvassing the neighborhood trying to amass as much candy as I possibly could.

First, it was the insanely popular line of 6" Ben Cooper Costume Kids collectible figures by NECA (anybody wanna sell me a set of Wave 1 figures for anything less than the outrageous eBay flipper prices?), and now this. A full documentary on the company that changed Halloween costumes for an entire generation of kids.

Art by Austin Pardun.

HNN Productions and director Rob Caprilozzi team up to tell the story of Ben Cooper Inc. and their rise to the top of the Halloween costume industry. The trailer is full of great, old clips of their iconic costumes alongside stories from the names that were there during that time.

The documentary is available now on Amazon Prime and will probably be the best $3 you'll spend all October. I'm diving into this one immediately! Enjoy!

The Halloween Art Of Drew Rausch

A little Sunday Halloween inspiration, courtesy of one of my favorite Halloween artists, Drew Rausch.

I'd put him up into the group of Halloween-based illustrators like Rhode Montijo, Sam Heimer and Austin Pardun, who really nail that vintage and creepy, yet totally whimsical and fun, October aesthetic. 

Each piece just gushes with total Halloween spirit, and I can't wait to see what he continues to create through the season.

Be inspired and enjoy!

All images courtesy of Instagram.

  

The Halloween Art Of Drew Rausch

So everyone is following Halloween artist Drew Rausch's Instagram page, right?? Because he's participating in Rhode Montijo's Fantasmicalloween, where artists create 31 different pieces in 31 days, based on a master list of daily, spooky topics. And he is absolutely killing it!

I'd put him up into the group of Halloween-based illustrators like Montijo, Sam Heimer and Austin Pardun, who really nail that vintage and creepy, yet totally whimsical and fun, October aesthetic. 

Each piece in this series just gushes with total Halloween spirit, and I can't wait to see what he continues to create through the season.

Just one week into October, and here are just a few of the pieces Rausch has already created. So, so, good!

"Pumpkin Wizard"

"Acorn Twins"

"The Corn Witch"

"Ghosts Eating Toast"

"Spooky Skeleton Sketch"