Through a link on Neatorama, I found the Alphabet of Horror, a themed alphabet created by Jared von Hindman of headinjurytheater.com. I chose to show his image for the letter L here because I feel his visual interpretation of the word "lycanthropy" neatly captures the idea of the were-creature as a metaphor for the anguish of a divided self.
I like many of his other images, too. I mean, who doesn't love a good clown picture (the letter C)? His Pharaoh (the letter P) is very atmospheric, and I felt choosing "Trepanation" for the letter T was an original and unexpected choice. There's actually a ton of content on the site, although you have to dig around for it. There's single-panel and multi-panel comics, horror film and comic reviews, and more alphabets to look at.
Comments (3)
This is great stuff, T. I personally liked "J" - for "Joe" & for "Jesus - who tells me what to do." You know how I love all things "Jesus".
Posted by Joe G. | June 21, 2007 8:00 PM
Posted on June 21, 2007 20:00
It's all about the divided self, the "Other" beasty and nasty parts of ourselves we suppress manifesting as these powerful, grotesque, overwhelming forces ...
On another note, that werewolf looks likes my wife's kitty! Who's the bestest little kitty cat? You are! Yes you are! Yes you are the bestest little ... Ow! My arm! You bit it off!
Just like my wife's kitty.
Posted by Jeffrey | June 22, 2007 7:59 AM
Posted on June 22, 2007 07:59
There used to be a site which showed a woman trepanning herself with a power drill in an effort to alter her consciousness. The program "Dead like me" included a fellow who killed himself in this fashion in pursuit of the ultimate high.
Posted by Joel | June 24, 2007 2:45 PM
Posted on June 24, 2007 14:45