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Drew Rausch

@drewrausch.bsky.social

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A fleshy Haunted House always decorated for Halloween. Co-creator/artist of the webcomic My Blacks Don't Match!, ELDRITCH!, and EDWARD SCISSORHANDS from IDW. Currently filled with ghosts.
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Drew Rausch @drewrausch.bsky.social · Jan 7

New Year - New BOO!

Thanks to @shannondenton.bsky.social, who wrote this story specifically for me, and @monsterforge.bsky.social - let me introduce you to GHOST BOY!

It's of grave importance that you click "notify me" so you don't miss out when it goes live! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mon...

The cover to Ghost Boy and the the Monsters of Haunted Hill. It features a white sheet ghost with big eyes and the impression of a ribcage giving a thumbs up in front of a group of monsters (Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, a hooded ghoul, a werewolf, Mummy, Gill-man, a seductive vampiress, a witch, and a skeletal figure in a top hat). There is a giant haunted house in the background. Lit jack o' lanterns float in the burnt orange sky. Keywords: kickstarter, comic art, drawing monsters, ghosts, scary art, horror art.

Drew Rausch

@drewrausch.bsky.social

I am an unapologetic kaiju fan - give me a rubber suit monster movie any day - so it was a blast drawing a pinup for ISLE OF MONSTERS by @shannondenton.bsky.social and @cgugliotti.bsky.social as a reward for our Kickstarter.

Check out all this MONSTER-Y stuff! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mon...

A terrified small kaiju running from a large one-eyed giant monster with tentacles, causing rubble to fly everywhere!

February 18, 2026 at 7:57 PM

Reposted by Drew Rausch

Trevor Henderson 🍉 (commissions closed)

@slimyswampghost.bsky.social

every shot-on-video, made-with-a-camcorder horror movie that's just some teenage friend group fucking around in the woods with some fake blood and a monster mask contains more artistic merit, human joy and creative light than anything AI has ever made or will ever, ever make

February 17, 2026 at 2:22 AM

Drew Rausch

@drewrausch.bsky.social

Ghostboy brought some friends along in his crowdfunding journey!

Here's a pinup I drew of Glomm, a monster destined to become a Knight Wizard—if he can survive the darkness creeping across his world, from MONSTER KNIGHT by @shannondenton.bsky.social and Thomas Boatwright.

A chihuahua crossed with an alligator in a space suit holding a pumpkin with a crowned skull carved into it. He has a glowing sword stabbed into the ground beside him and a 3-pronged staff on his other side. His white cape flows diagonally to the right corner.

February 16, 2026 at 10:14 PM

Drew Rausch

@drewrausch.bsky.social

Do we stand a ghost of a chance to make our Kickstarter goal this week? Maybe, but one thing I know for sure is that Ghostboy and the Monsters of Haunted Hill has a big HEART, and it wants to share it with you all.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mon...

Ghostboy meets a strange fellow, whose head is turned upside down and dressed in a fancy suit. He holds a tray with an enlarged heart dripping with blood.

February 14, 2026 at 9:56 PM

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Ami Goff

@gofflin.bsky.social

Back ONCE AGAIN, by popular demand! I will be offering this three week intensive After Effects training, focusing on compositing for 2D traditional animation! Perfect for students or industry pros looking to learn new skills, just bring yourself and your curiosity!

February 11, 2026 at 10:05 PM

Drew Rausch

@drewrausch.bsky.social

When it came to the art for GHOSTBOY and the MONSTER OF HAUNTED HILL, these were the primary influences I had in mind. Much like a lot of my stuff, I really went all out on creating texture and mood.

The cover for the French comic Petit Vampire ("Little Vampire") Book 4 (by Joann Sfar). A vampire woman with blue hair reads a book to wee vampire, his human friend, a liitle bat and a bunch of other creatures. A pirate skeleton reads another book in the background. There are ghosts EVERYWHERE.

The cover of book 7 for The Collection by Hideshi Hino. It features a bulging, bloodshot-eyed man in a green jacket standing in front of pink, green, yellow, purple, and blue panels, which, inside, are drawings of scary, grotesque creatures.

The cover to Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Stephen Gammell. It features a creepy skull face coming out of the ground with smeary clown makeup, smoking a pipe. There is a decaying barn and cemetery in the background.

February 11, 2026 at 7:05 PM

Reposted by Drew Rausch

Mike | All Hallows Geek

@allhallowsgeek.bsky.social

A Kickstarter has launched for a new comic book anthology that brings together some horror heavy hitters for a collection of stories set in California.

'California Screaming': New Horror Anthology Explores the Dark Side of the Golden State

"California Screaming: Horror in the Golden State," is a new comic book anthology curated by editor Leonie O’Moore featuring top horror creators.

www.allhallowsgeek.com

February 11, 2026 at 4:47 PM

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Rosearik Rikki Simons

@rikkisimons.bsky.social

Good morning! Oh no! I am still awake! Today after 10 AM PST I’ll be posting these 18 watercolors to my shop! Please take a look! etsy.com/shop/RikkiSi...

February 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM

Drew Rausch

@drewrausch.bsky.social

Speaking of Kickstarters (it's been a week of promoting Ghostboy and I'm already exhausted) - the California Screaming anthology campaign started today. I'm excited to be writing and drawing an 8-page sinister story set in Pasadena! BUT ONLY IF IT GETS FUNDED. www.kickstarter.com/projects/leo...

California Screaming: Horror in the Golden State

A chilling comic book anthology of California-themed horror stories by top creators.

www.kickstarter.com

February 10, 2026 at 10:11 PM

Drew Rausch

@drewrausch.bsky.social

A lantern that provides no light? What a useless piece of junk!

We are coming up on a week into the Ghostboy Kickstarter and can see the end of the tunnel. We're so close! What's on the other side is a mystery that I am looking forward to revealing!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mon...

Ghostboy comes across a rusty and dark lantern with a moldy jack o'lantern in the center. There are little spirits with stitched-up mouths nibbling on the pumpkins on the ground below.

February 9, 2026 at 7:45 PM

Drew Rausch

@drewrausch.bsky.social

Based on how that Muppet Show special made me feel things, if Disney doesn't announce a full series tomorrow first thing, we should all be pretty disappointed.

February 9, 2026 at 5:38 AM

Drew Rausch

@drewrausch.bsky.social

The owls in Haunted Hill are definitely what they seem - TERRIFYING. (I couldn't bring myself to make a superb-owl joke.)

We're slowly inching our way to the Kickstarter goal line to make this book a reality. Give us a nudge with your pledge!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mon...

Ghostboy hiding behind a tree stump from a skeletal owl creature wearing an orange and black suit, its ribcage exposed. A bright green moon peaks through long streaks of decaying trees.

February 8, 2026 at 11:25 PM

Drew Rausch

@drewrausch.bsky.social

Me and @shannondenton.bsky.social are brewing up some spine-tingling scares with our new book, Ghostboy and the Monsters of Haunted Hill. Our Kickstarter to make it happen is nearly 3/4 of the way funded, so any and all pledges are appreciated!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mon...

GhostBoy floating past a cauldron hovering in the air, spilling its goopy sludge of gnawing teeth and eyeballs.

February 7, 2026 at 8:06 PM

Drew Rausch

@drewrausch.bsky.social

A FLYING FIEND!

What's this guy's deal? Dunno, but maybe if you don't look at him, he'll go away.

Our Kickstarter goal is staring us right in the face. Honestly, I would love to reach it by week's end. Do you think it's doable?

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mon...

Ghostboy, floating through the air, narrowly avoids a flying Fiend, a ghastly, tattered specter with chains attached to his wrists, its face obscured, only showing 2 tiny red orbs for eyes.

February 6, 2026 at 10:39 PM

Drew Rausch

@drewrausch.bsky.social

RATS!

Ghostboy is looking high and low for help getting his story funded. Haunted Hill sure has some crusty critters. Not sure how much help THEY'LL be, but you could!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mon...

Ghostboy looking in a drainage pipe only to find a group of 3 decaying rats, greyish skin taut, with large holes where their eyes would be.

February 5, 2026 at 10:47 PM

Drew Rausch

@drewrausch.bsky.social

I did not have a "remake of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari starring Michael Shannon" remake on my 2026 Bingo card.

"Contemporary reimagining" rarely translates into anything interesting. bloody-disgusting.com/movie/393288...

Michael Shannon to Star in ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’ Reimagining from ‘As Above So Below’ Filmmakers

Influential silent horror classic The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is getting a contemporary reimagining titled Doctor Caligari’s Cabinet of Wonders. Deadline reports that Academy Award nominee Michael Sha...

bloody-disgusting.com

February 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM

Drew Rausch

@drewrausch.bsky.social

A TENTACL-Y THANK YOU!

Ghostboy is OVERWHELMED - by your support for his Kickstarter. We've reached over 50% of our goal in just one day! Could we fund his self-contained storybook today?

Don't eternally sleep on that Early Bird Special Discount ending soon!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mon...

Ghostboy, a pint sized sheet ghost, is startled by 5 tentacles coming at him from all directions! There are a couple of dimly lit jack o' lanterns on the ground. A few orange leaves flutter in the drab sky.

February 4, 2026 at 8:28 PM

Drew Rausch

@drewrausch.bsky.social

Are these Tokyo Tales of Horror worth watching? Found is streaming all of 'em.

Cover art for Tokyo Tales Of Terror. A man's head is upside down screaming set to the backdrop of floating eyes.

February 4, 2026 at 2:07 AM

Drew Rausch

@drewrausch.bsky.social

Friends meet Ghostboy.

Ghostboy just woke up in a dreary place illuminated by dim jack o' lanterns, full of grotesque terrors, unsure of his identity - and all he wants is to LEAVE.

Wanna help bring his story to afterlife (written by @shannondenton.bsky.social, art by me)?

➡️ tinyurl.com/28p4c52d

Ghostboy - a sheet covered ghost, his internal light indicating a small skeleton inside - giant eyes sitting in his skull, sits up on dead grass next to a tree and dim jack o' lantern. Another pumpkin is buried in the ground. Orange leaves float in the pitch black darkness.

February 3, 2026 at 7:47 PM

Drew Rausch

@drewrausch.bsky.social

I just learned that my first Kickstarter is going live tomorrow and my blood pressure just shot up to "slasher movie victim" levels.

I think I'm more nervous about irritating people with a whole bunch of promotional chatter than I am about it succeeding (which I am also nervous about).

February 3, 2026 at 1:45 AM

Drew Rausch

@drewrausch.bsky.social

Sadface.

January 30, 2026 at 7:07 PM

Drew Rausch

@drewrausch.bsky.social

I love the mysteriousness of b/w comics, which seemed to me purposely unfinished. My goal for THIS PLACE IS FULL OF FIENDISH THINGS was to create a horror comic that felt like you shouldn't be reading it.

But you should. You can get the 1st 3 issues here: drewrausch.bigcartel.com/category/books

An old tree with a piece of paper stapled to it with the phrase "LOOK HERE." and a drawing of a ghost scribbled on it.

Caption reads" What do you see?"

A five panel page:

Panel 1: The feet of three girls standing around the hole.

2. Girl 2: A hole in the ground.

Panel 2: Upshot of 3 girls looking down. One of them is staring at the swirls coming out of her mouth. Behind them, the indications of dark tree trunks. Mostly dark though.

3. Girl 3: All I see is my breath.

4. Girl 2: Yeah, Emily. When you invited us over, I didn’t know we would be standing in your backyard for hours. I would have brought a coat.
5. Girl 3: And my phone.

Panel 3: Close up of Girl 3.

5. Girl 3: Could be one of those magic pictures that if you stare long enough you see something. Like a boat!

Panel 4: Girl 1 kneels down and looks at the hole. Spreading leaves around, searching for a clue. The other girls stand behind her, not moving.

6. Girl 2: You’ve lived here how long and you just noticed this was here?

7. Girl 1: Six months. That’s what I mean, I can see this area from my bedroom. It just appeared.

Panel 5: Girl one, puts her hands on her knees, wiping them off. The other two continue to look down at the hole.

8. Girl 3: It’s probably just a stupid prank. Some douchebag recording people’s reactions to weird stuff for clout, y’know.

9. Girl 1: We need to bring back beating up prankers.

A Splash page -

Panel 1: Girl 1 stands up to rejoin her friends, focused on the hole, completely unaware that there is a long, skinny creature behind them smiling.

January 29, 2026 at 11:26 PM

Drew Rausch

@drewrausch.bsky.social

Cornfield Girl.

Deep within a cornfield, a woman wearing a basic long dress with bell sleeves and cornstalks coming out of her neck is hovering above the ground. She is holding a pitchfork in her left hand. There is a full moon behind her, brightly lit in an orange sky. Unsettling vibes.

January 28, 2026 at 8:06 PM

Drew Rausch

@drewrausch.bsky.social

I'm going to get this. You should too!

Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 23d

I put my new comic up on itch! $8 for a 34-page horror story!

On Halloween night in 1994, two teenagers and their bully walk into a stranger's basement, and discover an uncomfortable secret about a girl they know.

You can read it here: keezyyoung.itch.io/its-bitter