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TheGurch — Twisted HORROR magazine

Published: 2012-09-19 21:59:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 4042; Favourites: 69; Downloads: 68
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Description There's a number of superb faux comic book covers here on Deviantart which I like a lot, so following suit, here is my little homage to those creepy monster magazine of old.

Hope you like it.

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(in fact if you look at the pile of art in this picture [link] ...you can just make out my original watercolored painting of Chaney that I used here )
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Comments: 62

pete1672 [2013-08-13 04:07:10 +0000 UTC]

What a great work! I love this! Excellent

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TheGurch In reply to pete1672 [2013-08-13 08:03:21 +0000 UTC]

What a great comment youve made me smile this morning, thanks Pete  

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C3CreativeSpace [2013-05-02 03:33:24 +0000 UTC]

Very cool, great work

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TheGurch In reply to C3CreativeSpace [2013-06-01 13:11:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so kindly, its great to hear such appreciative words. Im glad you like it

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FinnbarrMartin [2012-10-20 07:51:12 +0000 UTC]

This is really God damn unnerving

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TheGurch In reply to FinnbarrMartin [2012-11-06 22:58:08 +0000 UTC]

hahaha thank you for a great compliment.

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allangraves [2012-10-17 17:34:42 +0000 UTC]

Awesome cover Gurch!

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TheGurch In reply to allangraves [2012-10-17 23:10:08 +0000 UTC]

Hey there , thank you , great to hear from you again (-: hope it's all going good.

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TheChanChanMan [2012-10-10 09:00:08 +0000 UTC]

I want to see this comic book published!

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TheGurch In reply to TheChanChanMan [2012-10-10 18:28:09 +0000 UTC]

Heck! Gasp! Horror!

What, even after reading my reply few posts down to Zombiehellmonkeys comment!?!

My oh my...

You are a brave soul indeed!

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chris-anyma [2012-10-10 08:21:14 +0000 UTC]

very cool!!

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TheGurch In reply to chris-anyma [2012-10-10 08:49:11 +0000 UTC]

Thank you lots! (-:

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donmalo [2012-09-27 18:01:19 +0000 UTC]

pretty awesome, mate!!

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TheGurch In reply to donmalo [2012-10-10 08:45:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank very much buddy. (-:

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donmalo In reply to TheGurch [2012-10-10 10:38:23 +0000 UTC]

as usual - you're more then welcome my friend!!!
Cheers

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HorrorRudey [2012-09-25 14:41:57 +0000 UTC]

OOOuuugghhhh!!!!
its like Eric powell drawing for penguin!

so damn kick butt, matey!

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TheGurch In reply to HorrorRudey [2012-09-26 08:54:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank ye thank ye very muchly! Great compliment coz Eric Powell is a beast king when it comes to monster comics!
Love ya animated avatar HorrorRudey!

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HorrorRudey In reply to TheGurch [2012-09-26 14:47:04 +0000 UTC]

eric powell is inhuman artist! he is a great influence to me & a lot more psychobillish artist

you do very very great job, matey

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cddcomics [2012-09-22 01:50:09 +0000 UTC]

Great cover, have you tried Todd Slaughter

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TheGurch In reply to cddcomics [2012-09-22 08:43:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, i just had to google Tod Slaughter, i thought he was another artist LOL. He looks a great subject to paint especially as the Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

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cddcomics In reply to TheGurch [2012-09-22 12:47:55 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, he was an inspiration for the League of Gentlemen, Brit tv show... He lifed the part, on and off screen/stage, he was the prototype for macabre horror actors, like Vincent Price.

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corpse-monger [2012-09-21 07:00:58 +0000 UTC]

A delight, as always!

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quentinlars [2012-09-21 04:46:07 +0000 UTC]

lolz looks like the real deal lol

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McFlyky [2012-09-21 04:05:56 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic!

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finkybeatnik [2012-09-20 19:49:52 +0000 UTC]

Freakin AWESOME!

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Zombiehellmonkey [2012-09-20 16:47:06 +0000 UTC]

Very cool. It definitely has that feel, good job

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TheGurch In reply to Zombiehellmonkey [2012-09-20 16:56:09 +0000 UTC]

Feel good?!? Feel good Zombiehellmonkey!!
Grrrrrrrrrrr!
I' ll have you know that this issue is made entirely from recycled death certificates...one paper cut from its pages and you're history!!

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daxusx [2012-09-20 15:34:17 +0000 UTC]

I like it.

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TheGurch In reply to daxusx [2012-09-20 16:04:47 +0000 UTC]

I like that you like it Dax (-: thanks

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daxusx In reply to TheGurch [2012-09-21 13:57:51 +0000 UTC]

How old are you and what is your name?

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TheGurch In reply to daxusx [2012-09-21 16:08:08 +0000 UTC]

My name is Moon and i am as old as night.

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daxusx In reply to TheGurch [2012-09-21 22:22:36 +0000 UTC]

my name is sun and i will burn you and melt you ...cause you are not autenthic and you are dont want to anwers so simple question , you hide, you are not moon the moon doesn't hide... and maybe yes you are related with night cause you hide between shadows...

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TheGurch In reply to daxusx [2012-09-22 09:01:03 +0000 UTC]

The SUN it can not possibly appear at night - because it wouldn't be night anymore. However ze MOON can smother la SUN as in a lunar eclipse... (-:

Therefore I'm the winner yes?
Yah haha ha ha

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daxusx In reply to TheGurch [2012-09-22 22:44:40 +0000 UTC]

Hola you are english, my english is quite poor .but i'll try to say what i think There is sun eclipse also, and sun is much bigger powerfull and anchient that the moon the sun inflluence all the solar systemand beyond the moon is only an earth satilite, non much influence than on the earth.. Sun can burn anything you me the moon all the part of this galazy just making explossion..Do you still think you are the winner? But winner of what? is this a championship? i just asked what was your name and you used a methaphore saying you were the moon , but i am not agree cause the moon, she does not hide she bright everyday she is natural spontaneus Much more better than a human ith worries an limitations....moon is he moon is mysterious bright silent magnetic...... i love moon and i love sun but i am not the sun and you are not the moon...... wow you are tuning me a poet........hehehhei can never believe a simple question as how old r u....can create all this.

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Kaduflyer [2012-09-20 12:23:23 +0000 UTC]

As a kid Famous Monsters was the mag that I could never get (too young!)...a stolen peek into it's hallowed pages was all we kids could hope for whilst the newsagent was distracted!!

I did similar mock up many years ago...Sordid Stories it was called...I might have to revive the project now!

Brilliant as always...you've caught that pulp vibe perfectly.

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TheGurch In reply to Kaduflyer [2012-09-20 15:39:18 +0000 UTC]

SCREAM. Just read last page in SFX latest issue it has a feature page called Total Recall. They reminisce about the old stuff this time its a horror comic called Scream ---- i remember it well, it was a poor and much later version of Tales from the Crypt . Its what i read as a kid! In fact i still have all my old issue ( even though i just sadly lots a ton of my old comic collection through water damage , these were in a filing cabinet)
I never came across any famous monster issues in my youth.
Yeah do it! Revive your sordid past Kaduflyer!

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Kaduflyer In reply to TheGurch [2012-09-21 08:39:39 +0000 UTC]

Had to google Scream mag...it doesn't look familiar...maybe it never made it to these shores! I think there's an age gap between us...lol. I work in an industry where age is never an issue and I have good friends barely out of their teens and my best friends on the planet are young enough to be my kids....just!....I often find myself rambling on about some childhood reminiscent's and then just seeing a whole mass of blank faces and I realise I'm talking stuff they haven't a clue about!

As for reviving Sordid Stories? Yeah...well I've just discovered 'vore' art and was thinking it might be fun to do something along those lines...Sordid magazine would be the perfect vehicle for that!

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TristanH1 [2012-09-20 05:53:42 +0000 UTC]

great work,looks like an old school magazine from the 70's!

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TheGurch In reply to TristanH1 [2012-09-20 08:10:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you , thats the vibe i was striving for.

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TristanH1 In reply to TheGurch [2012-09-20 09:06:54 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome mate!

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Kamenliter [2012-09-20 05:04:32 +0000 UTC]

Sweet - very well done!

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TheGurch In reply to Kamenliter [2012-09-20 08:11:44 +0000 UTC]

Excellent! Thanks for your gratifying comment Kamenliter.

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Kamenliter In reply to TheGurch [2012-09-20 17:47:11 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure...I've got a soft spot for monster magazines, vintage-looking book cover mock-ups, Lon Chaney, and cool artwork! So this one hit those points pretty well!

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TheGurch In reply to Kamenliter [2012-09-20 19:12:39 +0000 UTC]

Im pleased so its mission accomplished (-:
hey in recognition you can name it the Gurch Spot!

(or G for short)

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Kamenliter In reply to TheGurch [2012-09-21 02:02:03 +0000 UTC]

haha!

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cannibol [2012-09-20 02:56:44 +0000 UTC]

very cool!

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TheGurch In reply to cannibol [2012-09-20 08:12:07 +0000 UTC]

Cheers (-:

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sacred-kustoms [2012-09-20 00:26:32 +0000 UTC]

this is nice work.

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TheGurch In reply to sacred-kustoms [2012-09-20 08:15:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you most kindly sir.

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sacred-kustoms In reply to TheGurch [2012-09-20 13:25:39 +0000 UTC]

not a problem, very good art.
and you have a expressive drawing style.
reminds me of old itallian works like prepatory drawings for paintings.

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