Nighttime in the city. A faint drizzle dampens the alleys. Splashes of candy-colored neon imitate daylight. Ghostly silhouettes roam the streets, followed by their own reflections.
Tokyo (and Osaka) through the eyes of photographer and video game designer, Liam Wong. From his book, TO:KY:OO.
The Horned King animatronic in Disneyland, Tokyo. Part of the finale to the Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour, the attraction was one of the few instances of Disney acknowledging THE BLACK CAULDRON it seems.
The attraction lasted from 1986 to 2006.
What is one of the scariest movie scenes you know? For me, it has to be the subway peddler scene from THE WIZ (1978), one of my all-time favorite films. It’s a slow, wordless nightmare, with no payoff: the last time we see the clown puppets, they’re still nonchalantly roaming the subway, looking for prey.
When Dorothy and her friends flee up the stairs, the patterns on the floor look like pools of blood.
Series, THE LONESOME DOLL by photographer, Aline Smithson.
A gallery of vintage Hanna-Barbera title cards.
Combining the gritty 1970s aesthetic with the neon power of the 1980s: Blade Runner (1982) concept art by Syd Mead.
Wonderland Expedition Kit, by Absinthetic.
Containing, among other things: a Card Guard specimen, mounted; a caterpillar, preserved; a rose painted red; a looking glass; Cheshire Cat teeth; “Eat Me” and “Drink Me” bottles; a vial of water from the Pool of Tears; a map of Wonderland.
BATMAN FOREVER (1995) concept art by Sean Hargreaves, Matt Codd, and others.
Shedim (benevolent demon) by Aaron B. Heimlich.
Photographer, Katrin Koenning.
Concept drawings by Mark McCreery for JURASSIC PARK (1993) and its sequel.