Nightmare Creatures

Greetings Internet,

So for this post, we're showing some illustrations of nightmares. Dave and Adam created pieces for deviantArt's Mama contest judged by Guillermo del Toro [director of Pan's Labyrinth] and the directors of the aforementioned movie Mama. The contest wanted entries depicting childhood nightmares, like something from a closet, attic, basement or from under the bed, and making it as creepy as possible. Dave's piece was selected as a semi-finalist. We're still waiting to see who wins. Yusef created a tribute piece to Dream from "The Sandman" comic.

DAVID SLADEK

"Something is in the Basement"

Here is my submission for the MAMA contest. I have always been afraid of sweet docile things becoming evil and twisted. Also, I have always found basements to be very eerily, they still creep me out.   

  

ADAM ROUSH 

"Attic Nightmare"

This is my entry for the Mama contest. The attic has always been kind of a weird mysterious place that no one ventures into willingly. There's a reason why.

YUSEF ABONAMAH 

"Dream"

The Sandman

Graphite and color pencil

Dream or as he is rarely called Sandman is the king and embodiment of dreams and nightmares, from Neil Gaiman's comic series "The Sandman".