The Creature in the Black Bog
In honor of Steve Ditko’s birthday, The Belated Nerd has posted Steve Ditko and Stan Lee’s “The Creature in the Black Bog” from Tales of Suspense #23
“Deep Intellect: Inside the Mind of the Octopus”
Sy Montgomery has a lovely piece up about octopi, intelligence, consciousness and, maybe, friendship. (via @hudsonette)
Horrible Imaginings and a Giallo Zombie Girl
The trailer for the Horrible Imaginings Film Festival features a giallo zombie girl and a cast of various creeps.
Posada Documentary
A complete short documentary on the brilliant Mexican illustrator and satirist, Jose Guadalupe Posada from the Academic Film Archive. It includes both his calavera (or skeleton) and non-calavera prints.
The Tell-Tale Heart, 1953
The 1953 animated version of The Tell-Tale Heart, narrated by James Mason. According to Open Culture, it received an X rating in the UK and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in the US. (Thanks, Kate Laity!)
Pumpkin Zombie Sculpture
A gallery of pictures of Ray Villafane’s incredible zombie pumpkin sculpture for the New York Botanical Garden.
The Cultural Gutter 