636. Schlitzie the Pinhead


When I first saw Freaks, Schlitzie was the one performer who mesmerized me the most. Say what you will about the treatment of these people, but they were ostensibly well cared for and lived longer, better lives than had they been on their own. Schlitzie’s story may seem tragic on its face, but he lived a good long time.

The entire month, I will be selling these sketch cards individually for 5 bucks, or as a theme set (7 cards total) for 25. If you want one, let me know, asap via email or other means. At the end of the week, I’ll post the set on my store.

635. The Great Omi


Of the various tattooed people I’ve seen (beyond the horrible people whom apparently aren’t freaks with their look-at-me, see how non-comformist we all are tats – [seriously, there are like 5 tattoo parlors in my neighborhood. Stop it.]) The Great Omi is by far the most interesting one, visually, and historically.

The entire month, I will be selling these sketch cards individually for 5 bucks, or as a theme set (7 cards total) for 25. If you want one, let me know, asap via email or other means. At the end of the week, I’ll post the set on my store.

634. Sam Alexander, The Man with Two Faces


I’ll be honest, Sam Alexander’s story is tragic – though he apparently lived happily – and disturbing. I almost regret drawing this one. I just felt bad after learning about him. But I still drew it. Because I’m a monster.

The entire month, I will be selling these sketch cards individually for 5 bucks, or as a theme set (7 cards total) for 25. If you want one, let me know, asap via email or other means. At the end of the week, I’ll post the set on my store.

633. Koo Koo, The Bird Girl


Not sure about the history of Koo Koo, but there was apparently two of them, and both appeared in Tod Browning’s FREAKS – a great movie if you’ve never seen it.

The entire month, I will be selling these sketch cards individually for 5 bucks, or as a theme set (7 cards total) for 25. If you want one, let me know, asap via email or other means. At the end of the week, I’ll post the set on my store.

632. Zip, The What-Is-It


The story of Zip is probably one of my favorites in the entirety of the history of sideshow performers. Look it up.

The entire month, I will be selling these sketch cards individually for 5 bucks, or as a theme set (7 cards total) for 25. If you want one, let me know, asap via email or other means. At the end of the week, I’ll post the set on my store.

631. Lionel, the Lion-Faced Man


Inktober 2016 Theme Week #4: Sideshow Freaks

I know that JoJo, the Dog-Faced Boy is far more famous than Lionel here, but I like lions better than dogs.

The entire month, I will be selling these sketch cards individually for 5 bucks, or as a theme set (7 cards total) for 25. If you want one, let me know, asap via email or other means. At the end of the week, I’ll post the set on my store.

630. Death Race 2000


Also a bit of a cheat, as Frankenstein from Death Race 2000 is not really a monster, but, whatever. My blog.

The entire month, I will be selling these sketch cards individually for 5 bucks, or as a theme set (7 cards total) for 25. If you want one, let me know, asap via email or other means. At the end of the week, I’ll post the set on my store.

629. Humanoids from the Deep


The entire month, I will be selling these sketch cards individually for 5 bucks, or as a theme set (7 cards total) for 25. If you want one, let me know, asap via email or other means. At the end of the week, I’ll post the set on my store.

628. Beast with a Million Eyes


Funny thing, the day after I drew this one, the movie was aired on television. This monster barely appears in the movie at all. At least, I never saw it. I was doing other stuff (like drawing). Maybe I passed out? I dunno.

The entire month, I will be selling these sketch cards individually for 5 bucks, or as a theme set (7 cards total) for 25. If you want one, let me know, asap via email or other means. At the end of the week, I’ll post the set on my store.

627. Little Shop of Horrors


I cheated a little on this one. This is Audrey II from the mid-80s musical remake of Little Shop of Horrors. Which, yes, I’ve seen. Multiple times. My mom took me out of school early to see it during it’s opening week in the theater. So there. Anyway, I couldn’t find a decent picture of the original version of Audrey II, and what I could find, the plant was kinda uninspiring.

The entire month, I will be selling these sketch cards individually for 5 bucks, or as a theme set (7 cards total) for 25. If you want one, let me know, asap via email or other means. At the end of the week, I’ll post the set on my store.