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Stephen Wilson
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Full of Gloom. He/They 🏳️‍🌈
Long Island Sewer Ghoul in Minnesota
Illustration/Graphic Design
Art Director for Prepare the Ground
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Stephen Wilson @unknownrelic.com · Sep 30
Prepare the Ground - Three day passes are available over at preparetheground.com

AMENRA • AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD • HABAK • THE KEENING • MALEVICH • MINSK • ORANSSI PAZUZU • PALLBEARER • SVALBARD • UNHOLY ALTAR • WREKMEISTER HARMONIES + MORE

#metalsky #doommetal #ptg
Poster for Year 3 of Prepare the Ground, happening May 29th to May 31st, 2026. The poster features ornate border work on either side of a main image of two hands holding a snake, bursting into flames/coming undone. On each side of the poster, in order, the bands listed are AMENRA, playing two sets, one heavy and one acoustic, AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD playing Secret of Elena’s Tomb and Source Tags and Code, HABAK, THE KEENING, MALEVICH, MINSK, ORANSSI PAZUZU, PALLBEARER performing Foundations of Burden, SVALBARD performing their first and last ever North American show, UNHOLY ALTAR, and WREKMEISTER HARMONIES scoring their original film Flowers in the Spring. At the bottom is a list of sponsors, which includes WOODHOUSE BREWING CO., MYTHOS MANAGEMENT, PRESSTIME, DICE, DUNABLE, BLOOR ANNEX BIA and FACTOR.
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SKULL TIME #zombieskulltober
A drawing of a brown skull, with small flames in the eye sockets, in a golden border. It has some other odd, symmetrical growths forming from the mouth.
October 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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THE FINAL SKULL. This took me a while because of this border. I also couldn’t decide between this and another version, so I just made two. The original I’ll post as a reply.

ANYWHO. SKULLS. #zombieskulltober
A skull with its mouth open, lower jaw dissolving into vein like tendrils, and a hole in the forehead with a light emanating from the dark within. It’s set within an intricate red border.
October 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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superactionfunboy.bsky.social
Day 25 of #xenovember #darkart
Pinkish digital painting of an Alien with a distended mouth and cobra like cowl
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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I have two modes.

1. Gorilla glue energy where I sleep for 12+ hours and can hardly keep my eyes open.
2. Insane manic chaos gremlin where I stay up til 6 in the morning, sleep for 3 hours, and drag my haggard, ragged carcass through the entire day fueled by espresso.
November 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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In case you needed skulls or other horrific ephemera to decorate your home during these trying times, you can find some art of mine over at INPRNT - www.inprnt.com/gallery/unkn...

#skullart #zombieskulltober #art #darkart #illustration #metalsky #artsky #inprnt
A realistic looking skull, open mouthed, on a dark grey background set within an ornate border. Within the skull’s mouth are various spider web like strands. A red skull, rising out of red smoke. White wisps emanate from the eyeholes, and above the skull is a crescent moon. A drawing of a brown skull, with small flames in the eye sockets, in a golden border. It has some other odd, symmetrical growths forming from the mouth. A skull with its mouth open, lower jaw dissolving into vein like tendrils, and a hole in the forehead with a light emanating from the dark within. It’s set within an intricate red border.
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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ptgtoronto.bsky.social
Today we welcome more artists to our ever growing celebration of all things cathartic. This addition further cements Prepare the Ground 2026 as one not to be missed. Prepare the Ground takes over the Annex district of Toronto May 29 - 31, 2026. 3 day passes are available. Join us, won’t you?
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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anthonyhurd.bsky.social
I can’t bring myself to celebrate the “win” of getting to keep the legal rights I already had in the tail of democrats caving and a year full of losses. I mean I’m grateful my marriage is still legal but all things considered this doesn’t feel like a win.
November 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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In case you needed skulls or other horrific ephemera to decorate your home during these trying times, you can find some art of mine over at INPRNT - www.inprnt.com/gallery/unkn...

#skullart #zombieskulltober #art #darkart #illustration #metalsky #artsky #inprnt
A realistic looking skull, open mouthed, on a dark grey background set within an ornate border. Within the skull’s mouth are various spider web like strands. A red skull, rising out of red smoke. White wisps emanate from the eyeholes, and above the skull is a crescent moon. A drawing of a brown skull, with small flames in the eye sockets, in a golden border. It has some other odd, symmetrical growths forming from the mouth. A skull with its mouth open, lower jaw dissolving into vein like tendrils, and a hole in the forehead with a light emanating from the dark within. It’s set within an intricate red border.
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Woke up from a nap to this from my friend.
An image modeled after the Zohran for NYC Mayor graphics that says “SKULLS FOR UNKNOWN RELIC”
November 9, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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Yes, using AI art is bad, but I've also spotted so many instances of people not capable of realizing PEOPLE ARE GOOD AT MAKING ART and that is very depressing.
November 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Day 31 of #zombieskulltober ! Made it! Decided to go digital to cross the finish line #darkart see you masochists tomorrow for Xenovember !
A colorful zombie head and neck on orange. Flesh all but gone from the teeth up, head tilts as if it’s broken
October 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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THE FINAL SKULL. This took me a while because of this border. I also couldn’t decide between this and another version, so I just made two. The original I’ll post as a reply.

ANYWHO. SKULLS. #zombieskulltober
A skull with its mouth open, lower jaw dissolving into vein like tendrils, and a hole in the forehead with a light emanating from the dark within. It’s set within an intricate red border.
October 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Day 30 of #zombieskulltober ! One more! Wanted to see if I could doodle a full page! Wow, it was hard doing the left side, no place to rest my hand ( I’m left handed ) #darkart #inktober
A clipboard with an ornate pen doodle on it featuring 4 zombie skulls on misc deformed torsos
October 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Bit more of a straightforward skull today #zombieskulltober
A realistic looking skull, open mouthed, on a dark grey background set within an ornate border. Within the skull’s mouth are various spider web like strands.
October 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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SKULL TIME #zombieskulltober
A drawing of a brown skull, with small flames in the eye sockets, in a golden border. It has some other odd, symmetrical growths forming from the mouth.
October 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
unknownrelic.com
Bit more of a straightforward skull today #zombieskulltober
A realistic looking skull, open mouthed, on a dark grey background set within an ornate border. Within the skull’s mouth are various spider web like strands.
October 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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RED SKULL #zombieskulltober
A red skull, rising out of red smoke. White wisps emanate from the eyeholes, and above the skull is a crescent moon.
October 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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QRP with your dark art 🖤
In the middle panel are two hands holding a snake dissolving into mist and lights, on either side of this middle panel are close ups of an illustration of dead cala lilies. The silhouette of ancient ruins beneath an Aurora vortex, set in a gold border Ancient columns held together by vines and roots, creating a portal in the middle of space. The silhouette of a winged goat creature flies over a winter forest beneath a blue moon. Set within a gold border, topped with a logo that reads BANSHEE MOON
October 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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A late post, but… my late involvement in #zombieskulltober continues.
Inside of a golden border, set against a dark grey background is a beige malformed skull with a melting lower jaw and glowing eyes. Above it is a floating bone like crown.
October 28, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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RED SKULL #zombieskulltober
A red skull, rising out of red smoke. White wisps emanate from the eyeholes, and above the skull is a crescent moon.
October 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
unknownrelic.com
A late post, but… my late involvement in #zombieskulltober continues.
Inside of a golden border, set against a dark grey background is a beige malformed skull with a melting lower jaw and glowing eyes. Above it is a floating bone like crown.
October 28, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Another one for #zombieskulltober I did quickly last night.
A rotting, hooded portrait of a corpse in a red border. Its eyes are missing, but the sockets are lit by flames. Blood covers much of what’s left of its teeth.
October 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Another one for #zombieskulltober I did quickly last night.
A rotting, hooded portrait of a corpse in a red border. Its eyes are missing, but the sockets are lit by flames. Blood covers much of what’s left of its teeth.
October 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Per @chris-hitchman.bsky.social’s request, a skull for #zombieskulltober

I think I spent more time on the border.
An illustration of a creepy, vaguely bloody skull, nested within an ornate golden border on a black background.
October 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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carolinedraws.bsky.social
Decibel magazine are promoting an AI slop album Philly bands woulda made for free if it was for a good cause, and are now doubling down in the comments. This is so disappointing, and I’m honestly embarrassed that I expected better of them. I’m also furious on behalf of writers working for them.
October 26, 2025 at 4:37 AM