Creepshow T-shirt Design 2018

Robert Sammelin made this Creepshow T-shirt design sometime in the 20th century, and I can almost smell the ink. Just look at the way those lurid reds and blues are laid down, thick as blood. It feels like the artist was in a fever dream, channeling some wild energy straight onto the surface. You can almost feel the scratch of the pen, the urgent need to get the image out. I imagine Sammelin hunched over, eyes wide, fueled by late-night horror flicks, letting the creatures spill out onto the page. Those eyes looming in the background, that sickly sweet birthday cake – they’re not just scary; they're dripping with dark humor. There is such a great lineage of comic art that feeds into our contemporary image-making. This isn't just a drawing, it's an invitation to play in the shadows.