Gojin Ishihara Book Art

Gojin Ishihara is a Japanese artist who specialised in macabre, scary and downright disturbed imagery for mainly childrens books in Japan during the 70's and 80's. If I was a child seeing this, I think that this artist would have given me nightmares for years to come! His illustrations are both grotesque & fascinating and had me actually thinking of trying to buy some of the publications he has worked on...

Kappa (river imp), Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters, 1972

Jorōgumo (lit. "whore spider"), Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters, 1972

Tenjō-sagari (ceiling dweller), Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters, 1972

Burning Hell (Illustrated Book of Hell, 1975)

Demons of the Orient (The Complete Book of Demons, 1974)

Kaiketsu Lion-Maru (sonosheet book, 1972)

Kaiketsu Lion-Maru (sonosheet book, 1972)

The secretary who spied for 18 years (from Spy Wars)

Check out Pinktentacle's post to see even more pages from his various publications...[VIA]

A Night Of The Long Shorts Film Screening

We have scoured the world and gathered a lovely selection of films for you all to enjoy and/or shrink in terror. Come join us as we wander our way through Grindhouse tributes, zombie invasions, cursed gardens, ghostly happenings and a whole array of weird, wonderful and at times jump inducing creeps.

We will be joined by several of the film-makers, beer will be a plenty, and a bit of an after party if you stick around.

Two separate screenings, 8-10 and 10-12, so you won't miss anything if you're later.
All films will be screened upstairs at the Rosemary Branch's theatre, minimal entry cost of £2, which I promise you is worth it.
I will personally refund your money if you don't enjoy yourself.

Location:
http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub508.php

Special Night of the Long Shorts event page with full details:
http://www.cigaretteburnscinema.com/night_of_the_long_shorts.html

See you all there!
This'll be a good one!!!

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111284045590028&ref=mf

Internet shit I'm diggin'

So it's been a while since I last posted anything on ESP, but that's only because I've been radding out all day and definately not because I've been teaching numbskull kids how to design absolute ass on photoshop whilst wanting to cut open my eyeballs with a bread knife......no really, I honestly have been radding out. Anyway, during the rest times between awsoming out, I have been looking at cool shit on the net and here are a few of my finds in no real order:

1. The alien abduction lamp:

I was a little hesitant to post this as I want one and I would rather no one else in the world had one, but then I thought well 'who cares' and 'I'm not going to buy one any more anyway cuz I'm over it already'.

2. A few of the most assome tats ever:

and my personal favourite:

3. The Internet Shack from Thrasher.com:

4. Ultimately assome bands to skate to:

Graves at Sea

Radio Moscow (thanks to Jonners for this hook up)

Eyehategod (because they are the greatest band ever made and they reformed AND they are playing in London next month and I'm going)

Dead Meadow

5. Dope films that should be watched given half a chance:

Trash Humpers by Harmony Korine

Running Stumbled by John Maringouin

6. Style for miles:

Matt Sewell

Style Master Trev

The Raek

Gree & co.

Das RK

Well hopefully that will keep you bedroom dwellers/slackers/stoners/agrophobes something to occupy yourselves with for a few minutes at least. If not go fucking skateboarding! If you don't skate, then I suggest you learn.......it'll be the best thing you ever do.

Evil, Monsters, Death.......

Zar's interest in the darker side of art began in the earliest stages of his life. A natural fascination with all things strange fostered within himself a deep connection to horror movies and dark imagery.

His artistic influences include painter James Zar (stepfather and artistic mentor), Beksinski, H.R. Giger, Frank Frazetta, M.C. Escher, Bosch, John Singer Sargent and Norman Rockwell just to name a few.

Check out his art.

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