Antique Halloween Images and Art by M Ryan Taylor

This cartoon of a ‘mad’ scientist (whose beaker does the laughing for him) was one of my high school drawings. Another Halloween icon we all will recognize and the stock of all manner of campy films. Was Frankenstein the first? Maybe . . . it certainly cemented the image. The scene where Dr. Frankenstein proclaims, "It’s alive" is one of those moments frozen in our collective memory.

This guy kind of reminds me of a cross between Frankenstein and Igor. Did you know Igor didn’t make an appearance until after Bride of Frankenstein? and that he was played by Bela Lugosi, the iconic actor who created the Dracula role? I know, I’m a mountain of trivia. ;-)

Happy Halloween!