Dholl

I think I like these illustrations because, despite their morbid content, there is still something innocent in the style of the faces. You can see more of Dholl's illustrations at Deviant Art. LINK

The Quay Brothers

Apparently, I'm late to learning about the Quay brother's existence since they've been working in stop-motion animation since the seventies. Twins, Stephen and Timothy seem to have spent much of their career creating shorts with little dialogue, many of which use dolls (or doll parts) to create rather macabre films. (I have to admit that though I appreciate the style of their work, I'm not sure I get the meaning.)

I particularly like these interstitials created for BBC (though not used). LINK

And here are parts one and two to a film called the Street of Crocodiles. Both parts are about 10 minutes long.
Part 1: LINK
Part 2: LINK

If you like these, lots of the brothers Quay works (or clips) are available on You Tube along with interviews.

The Daily Monster :: Stefan G. Bucher

Though The Daily Monster hasn't been daily in a while, the original concept was that he'd post a new monster every day. I think lately he promises a new one each week but these monsters are still pretty cool.

Check out the site here. LINK

Or see a video of Stefan in action. LINK

Insanely Twisted :: Michel Gangé

The creator of these little monsters is a guy named Michael Gangé though he worked with others to animate them. In addition to the monsters and games, he's also done a couple comics/graphic novels.

You can check out a bunch of short animated monster clips at the Insanely Twisted site. LINK

Or see the preview for a game based on his creations (still in production at the time of this posting). LINK

Gnaritas Monstrum :: Seth Kendall

This animation won a whole bunch of awards back in 2007. It's a graduate film by Seth Kendall done while he was at Drexel University. LINK

Alphabet of Horror :: Jared von Hindman

Cool ink drawings in this Alphabet of Horror. Scroll through all of them and at the end you'll discover two more alphabets, The Geek ABCs and The ABCs Are Not Religious. LINK

Curiosities :: Jessica Joslin

Some interesting sculptures by an artist named Jessica Joslin. See all of her galleries at her site. LINK

Tatoos :: Yann Travailles

I've been looking for tatoos or other body art worth sharing for ages now but have finally found something that is artistically unique! This guy's work has a style all it's own. See lots more examples on his site. LINK

Machu Picchu Post

If you're looking for something to make you smile, this animated short film is pretty uplifting (pun intended). Very well done and won all sorts of awards. LINK

Credits go to Clement Crocq, Margaux Durand-Rival, and Nicolas Novali.

Flying Octopus

I've seen plenty of balloon art in the past but the scale of this made it worth sharing. These people built a giant octopus out of balloons then flew it! And it only took them a week for the construction. 

See the pictures. LINK Or watch the video. LINK

Inspired Bicycles :: Danny MacAskill

Danny MacAskill is the one catching the air doing all of these bike stunts, but whomever put together this video needs to be given some credit as well for creating an inspiring piece. The strength and control in these tricks is pretty amazing. LINK

Fin Fish :: LaChLuVe

This video is from the 2008 Airship Regatta in Friedrichshafen, Germany. LINK