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Post by Fanible on Jan 15, 2016 1:05:47 GMT -5
 "Gammell's art is scary as fuck."-Guillermo del Toro  |
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Post by Fanible on Jan 15, 2016 1:19:17 GMT -5
"Gammell's art is scary as fuck."-Guillermo del Toro Couldn't have said it better myself. If there's one thing that always made these stories stand out, it was the art that was included. They made the stories way scarier. If del Toro can bring even some of it to life, this is going to be a messed up movie. I'm still haunted today looking at these: |
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Post by Doomsday on Jan 15, 2016 3:00:08 GMT -5
I also grew up with these books. Not sure if you guys were aware but the publisher discontinued producing the books with Gammell's illustrations and got new illustrations that are much more 'appropriate' i.e. super lame. You can still buy the Gammell-illustrated books on ebay and used on Amazon which is what I did for my nephew's birthday. Now he's hooked like the rest of us and is able to experience Harold and The Bride and Wonderful Sausage with the REAL illustrations.
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Post by Fanible on Jan 15, 2016 4:25:12 GMT -5
That sucks to hear. They wouldn't have been anywhere near as memorable without those. I guess with today's mass communication, parents must have complained enough. *And I just looked it up. Yeah, the new artwork is meh.
I'm sure they'll eventually rerelease the ones with Gammell's work. Maybe a New Coke / Classic Coke scenario. Especially now that Guillermo del Toro is doing the movie based on that original artwork. If it ends up resulting in new sales for the series, they'll have to print new copies of the originals.
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Post by sabin26 on Jan 15, 2016 13:46:04 GMT -5
Gammell's watercolor artwork is beautiful compared to the new illustrations. I know there was a documentary in the works over the books. I have them all and serious was amazed by the creepy art that went so well with the stories. Del Toro, I think, is the perfect choice to turn it into a movie.
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Post by thebtskink on Jan 15, 2016 19:58:35 GMT -5
The art in these books was gorgeous.
Now I gotta look to see if the parents still have the copy we had growing up.
I'm pumped for this movie.
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Post by Jibbs on Jan 15, 2016 21:57:32 GMT -5
I only remember that fucking terrifying artwork.
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Post by Neverending on Jan 15, 2016 22:15:07 GMT -5
I also grew up with these books. The art in these books was gorgeous. I only remember that fucking terrifying artwork. |
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Post by thebtskink on Jan 15, 2016 22:16:51 GMT -5
The spiders coming out of the girls face was always my favorite.
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Post by thebtskink on Feb 1, 2019 22:51:31 GMT -5
Well, that's suitably creepy.
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Post by 1godzillafan on Feb 1, 2019 22:58:14 GMT -5
He looks like zombie Brendon Gleeson about to take a dump in some guy's yard.
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Post by Doomsday on Feb 3, 2019 13:36:16 GMT -5
One of the best ones. Harold is savage.
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Post by thebtskink on Mar 29, 2019 9:26:34 GMT -5
It looks like they've nailed it.
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Post by Doomsday on Mar 29, 2019 11:46:25 GMT -5
It's the same fucking plot as Goosebumps!!
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Post by thebtskink on Mar 29, 2019 12:25:39 GMT -5
Dont be jealous they're doing it better.
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Post by Doomsday on Mar 29, 2019 12:39:29 GMT -5
Hey I never said that it didn’t look much, much better because it really does.
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Post by daniel on Mar 31, 2019 12:01:16 GMT -5
I'll take more Goosebumps. This looks cool.
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Post by Deexan on Apr 3, 2019 6:38:12 GMT -5
Wow, this thread is old! Looks promising.
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Post by frankyt on Jun 4, 2019 8:31:09 GMT -5
More I see the less excited I become.
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Post by frankyt on Aug 8, 2019 7:39:04 GMT -5
Reviews say stories shit but some of the scares hit.
56 on meta. 83 on rt.
Standard horror reviews really.
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