A Black Lagoon-inspired monster eats a whole bag of candy from behind the counter of a sweets shop while two crying kids look on in dismay, There is a "NO FREE SAMPLES" sign on top of the display case.

Close-up of the Black Lagoon-inspired monster girl eating a whole lotta candy.

Returning from the blessed Women's FS free skate (god I'm so happy but WHY CAN'T WE GIVE OUT TWO GOLDS) to post the final Monster Girl Sweet Shop: "No Samples"!

(Repost, I forgot the alt text lol)

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A drider woman is carrying two cones of cotton candy to an excited monster kid. Her cotton candy stand is outdoors, with little spiders crawling all over the candy.

A close-up of the drider, offering a better view of the spider-shapped buttons on her shirt, and the little spider landing on her shoulder from one of the cones of cotton candy.

I already have 3/5 of the Monster Girl Sweet Shop series posted- might as well post the rest! This is "Homespun Cotton Candy", and I HAVE to give credit to my Twitch chat for suggesting a Drider!

#art #illustration #valentines #monsters #pophorror #monstergirls #horror #sweets #candy #drider

A diner scene from behind the counter. The owners are embracing, while one of the customers laughs. The other customer, a kid, is busy starting at the giant cake in the display case.

A close-up of the kid and the cake.

A close-up of some of the other desserts in the case.

Last couple piece from my Monster Girl Sweet Shops series: Love Runs the All-Nite Cafe! I use these two a LOT in my branding- I just love how they turned out!

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#art #illustration #valentines #monsters #pophorror #monstergirls #horror #sweets #cafe

An extreme close-up of the same characters sharing an ice cream float. Behind them is a window, with a screaming child and tired-looking mom looking in the shop.

While this piece IS part of a series... it's also a redo of a much older print! Here's the original from 2014:

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The piece shows the exterior of an ice cream shop. Through the giant window, we can see two teen girls- one Black Lagoon-like monster and one vampire- on a date and sharing an ice cream float. Behind them, we can see the counter & menu, with a tentacled monster making a GIANT ice cream cone stack for a little flying vampire boy. Another customer watches the scene with delight.

A close-up of the tentacle monster and little vampire boy.

Another couple from my Monster Girl Sweet Shops series! This is the piece "Mint to Be Ice Cream", and man, I still love it.

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#art #illustration #valentines #monsters #pophorror #monstergirls #horror #sweets #icecream

A pattern of frames, with pictures of cakes, cupcakes, cake pops, and Edith & Bella in the middle of baking. The colors are red, teal, mint, burgundy, and gray against a gray & black striped background.

Edith & Bella are some of my favorite characters, and I would later draw them again for a Spoonflower contest 💕

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Two monster girls, one vampire and one werewolf, behind the counter at their monster-themed bakery, surrounded by all the baked goods they made.

A close-up of Edith (vampire, left) and Bella (werewolf, right).

More monster couples 💕 This is the piece "Moonlight & Blood Bakery" from my Monster Girl Sweet Shop series, featuring Edith & Bella!

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Two water monsters with a giant heart in the background. The man on the left is caressing the man on the right with one of his tentacles. The man on the right is based on deep sea fish and the end of his glowing angler is shaped like a heart.

A man covered in eyes and Frankenstein's monster are about to rub their noses together, with a giant heart in the background. The eyes of the first man have heart-shaped pupils.

A tiefling and a zombie look at each other with adoration, with a giant heart in the background.

A werewolf and a vampire grin at each other, with a giant heart in the background.

Here's Monster Boys in Love, the companion series to Monster Girl in Love! I painted it a year later after a customer asked if I could add some queer monster art with men- a fantastic idea, so I did it! The water monsters one is my FAVORITE

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A zombie girl and a Bride Of Frankenstein style monster about to kiss with a giant heart in the background.

Two tentacle-haired monster girls holding tentacles and blushing with a giant heart in the background.

A tiefling and a Creature of the Black Lagoon style monster about to rub their noses together with a giant heart in the background.

A werewolf and a vampire about to rub their noses together with a giant heart in the background.

Oh hey, it's February, which means I can post my super cutesy monster pieces! The first is my Monster Girls in Love series, made waaaay back in 2021 and originally meant to be a pattern. Didn't work as a pattern, but the drawings worked as prints!

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The same pin design as before, only attached to a backing card. The top says SPECTRAL SWEETHEARTS in white font with a pink glow. The illustration on the card is a hillside with a tree against a pink and purple galaxy night sky. The pin is positioned so it looks like the couple in the pin are stargazing.

Here's the backing card design, which I love. By the way, almost everything I post here is for sale in some form or another. Check out my Linktree for my shop links! linktr.ee/jmtolman

#art #illustration #ghosts #horror #pophorror #enamelpin #pin

A pattern of ghost couples in various romantic poses. The colors are dusty pastel pink, dusty lavender, and steel blue against a gray background.

A photo of a pin of two ghosts hugging with a heart filled with stars behind them. The metal is gold, filled with white enamel for the ghosts and black for the heart. There is a second copy of the pin in the background of the photo.

This is a fun one lol. So, Spectral Sweethearts started as a fabric design for Spoonflower, but I thought it was SO cute that I turned one of the couples into a pin, ha!

#art #illustration #patterndesign #fabricdesign #fabric #spoonflower #ghosts #horror #pophorror #enamelpin #pin

The original Tunes for Freaknik Ghouls pattern, consisting of six squares. Four of the them are the already-described print series, but the remaining two are: -A cover for Tentacle Bop, a compilation of music for an imaginary dance hall trend, featuring two tentacles holding martini glasses with eyeballs for garnish. -A cover for Moonlite Lover, featuring a three-eyed vampire under a crescent moon.

Here's the original pattern. Two of the sections didn't make the print series, but I still like them as part of the fabric! Originally done for one of Spoonflower's Halloween contests.

#art #illustration #halloween #patterndesign #fabricdesign #fabric #spoonflower #monsters #horror #pophorror

A faux album cover for To All The Ghouls by Gary Ghast. It features a ghost, Gary, singing into an old-style microphone with the caption "Songs for the Spirit".

A faux album cover for Two Times the Love by Fred n 'Fred. It features two disembodied heads singing into an old-style microphone. The album is labeled as a Heprat Records release, under their Teen Hits imprint, and is advertised to be in high fidelity stereo sound.

A faux album cover for Out There! by El Dric. El Dric is a three-eyed monster in a snazzy lapel jacket, turtleneck, and boat hat. The album is advertised to have hi-fi sound.

A faux album cover for You Caught My Eye, Babe by CeCe. CeCe has a giant eyeball for a head, and somehow has enough hair for a giant 60s flip. Her fashion is 100% mod girl.

Tunes for Freaknik Ghouls🎶

Another series that started as a fabric design, and later got remixed as a print series. The whole thing was inspired by album covers from the 40s, 50s, and 60s. And, of course, monsters!

#art #illustration #monsters #horror #retro #pophorror

A yellow ghost is reading from a book titled "HUMAN STORIES" while their white cat naps on their head. The text below the image says "Time enough at last!"

A pink ghost is holding- and snuggling- their white cat. The text below the image says "Cuddlebugs forever!"

A lime green ghost in a black and pink sunhat relaxes while holding a margarita, unaware their white cat is pawing their drink. The text below the image says "Living the high afterlife!"

A mint green ghost winces as their white cat climbs on top of their head. The text below the image says "Watch the claws...!"

Another recent series: Furrever Friends! 👻🐈 This was NOT supposed to be a series- they started as warm-up doodles for a twitch stream. But I liked those sketches so much that I finished them up✨️

#art #illustration #halloween #ghosts #cats #spooky #pastel #cute #pophorror

"Over-The-Top, Hilarious, and Fun" - #PopHorror

"Gory As Hell!" - #TrickOrTravis

#HAUNTEDHOUSEOFPANCAKES comes to digital platforms this Friday!

"An Undeniable Splatter Fest!" - #HorrorSociety

"Good Campy Fun" - #PopHorror

#GRAVEYARDSHARK comes to digital platforms this Friday!

A surreal digital artwork featuring a white, decapitated head with exaggerated blue lips, long blue eyelashes, and a protruding pink tongue. The head is pierced diagonally by a white arrow and wears a red dotted choker. The background is bright magenta, filled with swirling white dotted lines, stars, and distorted flower shapes. The name “FRANK” is written in bold blue letters on a white tag below the head. An artist’s mark appears in the bottom right corner with the text “NO” and a reference to a website, “IONO.CA.”

The Decapitation of Frank
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Interview With Author Stephen Graham Jones For ‘First Word On Horror’ - PopHorror I don’t think we talk about horror authors enough. There are plenty of things spotlighting filmmaker

Grateful to see this series spark new conversations and light fires in the dark corners of the horror community.

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"An excellent addition to the world of horror anthologies" - #PopHorror

"Crazy, creepy, and concise" - #HorrorSociety

#WORSTLAIDPLANS comes to digital platforms tomorrow!

Smile 2 Grins Its Way to Theaters on October 18: What Awaits Naomi Scott's Haunted Pop Star? As the curtains rise for October's horror showcase, "Smile 2" steps into the spotlight with a chilling narrative wrapped in the glitz of pop stardom. Starring Naomi Scott as Skye Riley, a global pop s...

Get ready to face your fears with Naomi Scott in Smile 2! In theaters October 18, where fame meets terror.

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