fun with vamps

I'll confess: I was a fan of the short-lived Beetlejuice cartoon, which had surprisingly clever writing (sometimes) and funky artwork with a low-rent Tim Burton feel. It was like nothing else on Saturday morning TV at the time.
Thoughts of the show surfaced when I wrapped up the newest Blot illustration, though I didn't intentionally set out to reference Beetlejuice (pay no attention to those stripes in the background). For some reason, the item itself — about with an elderly man who believed that his wife has been replaced with an imposter — made me think that maybe he was the victim of a succubus. I mean, duh.
My final drawing looks more like Vampira than a demon — or maybe a grown-up Lydia from the afore-mentioned cartoon.
Anyway, here's the link:

Blotter: An alarm went off at an apartment ...

While we're on the topic of Vampira, I'm just about beside myself with nerdly glee: I had the chance to interview Elvira, Mistress of the Dark today. How freakin' cool is that? My story isn't running until closer to Halloween (naturally) so check back for the link then.

Last thing about All Hallow's Eve: I'm happy to see that the Halloween New Orleans folks have updated their site and are planning to put on the annual costume ball this year. Last year's events were obviously flooded out by Katrina, but you can't keep those Queens of the Damned down. It's also my favorite party of the year. Go figure.