Uncle DT's Random Image Thread

[Kruger]

Oh yeah, we got the paper too and I looked forward to reading those comics every day.  And the highlight was of course Calvin and Hobbes...

[Blaze]

I kinda miss the old school dead tree paper along with Calvin & Hobbes and the Farside...

[Kruger]

I can, however, think of a few dead tree paper books that I would not want to read while on the crapper...

[Blaze]

Yeah, if I have the chance of summoning the dead while reading the Necronomicon, I certainly wouldn't want my pants around my ankles...

[Kruger]

At least keeping your pants around your ankles when summoning the dead ensures your shorts aren't soiled...

[Blaze]

So the trade off is that your pants and underwear are clean when you're disemboweled because it's not like you're going to get up and run away...

[Kruger]

So many options with that image.  I was going to first go with the Scream, then maybe the mask from Scream.  Or even the mind flayer from Stranger Things, or possibly the flying spaghetti monster.  But instead I think I'll go with this one...

[Blaze]

After seeing that pictures, I came up with some options too like Alfred Hitchcock, Rod Serling, Wes Craven, or Stephen King. But in the end I went with my first introduction to the macabre and what-the-hell-did-I-just-read instead...

[Kruger]

Oh man definitely.  My first introduction to his genius was in grade school and we read the story out loud in the class for Halloween.  I used the Cask of Amontillado as the source for a book report / short story report once as well...

[Blaze]

It wasn't until junior or senior year that we got officially introduced to Poe's work. But I know I had read some of his stuff in the middle school library while also reading Tolkien's The Hobbit...

[Kruger]

Sophmore or Junior (or maybe it was Freshman??) year, the Hobbit was required reading in my English class...

[Blaze]

It wasn't long after reading The Hobbit when the movie played on TV. Oh boy that was not how I envisioned what things looked like...

[Kruger]

At least the Hobbit was animated better than the Lord of the Rings back then.  Sometimes rotoscoping worked, this time it really didn't...

[Blaze]

I know what you mean. It was at times jarring to watch, especially with backgrounds that were just a bit too psychedelic. I guess it was really meant for that time while experiencing a chemical mind altering experience. At least I think this one was done right. At times, less is more...

[Kruger]

When done right, mixing CGI and animation with real footage can be a joy to watch.  Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Jurassic Park, and Tron II were two that got it right...