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99 Creepy Art Items

From Edgar Allan Poe Pillows to Piggy Vampire Portraits

— January 19, 2011 — Art & Design
Since it is Edgar Allan Poe's birthday today, I thought it'd be nice to remember the king of darkness by creating a top list of creepy art items. If you are the jittery type, I suggest looking elsewhere for frilly ponies and colorful rainbows.

This collection has everything from frightening clay creations to horrifying muppet illustrations, all perfect in honoring the great Edgar Allan Poe. Enjoy!

Implications - North American society places a lot of importance on individuality. As such, many consumers are turning to the macabre in order to differentiate themselves from the commonplace. Corporations looking to satiate consumers' need to be individuals can similarly use creepy imagery to evoke a sense of uniqueness.
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Halloween Afterthought Art
Halloween Afterthought Art
Kiersten Essenpreis Makes Art That Spooks Without Terrifying
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97
Creepy Monarchy Confections
Creepy Monarchy Confections
The Prince Charles Cake Makes Me Wonder Who Would Order It
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96
Telltale Home Design
Telltale Home Design
The Edgar Allan Poe Pillow Will Keep You Up at Night
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95
Creepy Cabin Illustrations
Creepy Cabin Illustrations
Kris Knight Portrays Peculiar Chalet Parties in His Work
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94
Piggy Vampire Portraits
Piggy Vampire Portraits
‘Twilight Zone vs. Twilight' Puts Farm Faces on the Series' Ch
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93
Intricate Emo Art
Intricate Emo Art
The Vividly Forlorn Work of Joyce Ho
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92
Pausable Art
Pausable Art
‘Khoda' is a Psychological Thriller with 6,000 Individual Paintings
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91
Horrifying Alphabet Art
Horrifying Alphabet Art
Nik Holmes' 'Ghoulish Book of Grammar' Teaches and Terrifies
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90
Deathly King Illustrations
Deathly King Illustrations
Yana Moskaluk's 'Russian Fairy Tales' Series is Dark and Dramatic
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89
Dead President Heads
Dead President Heads
These David Herbert Sculptures are Scary yet Artistic
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88
Eerily Surreal Drawings
Eerily Surreal Drawings
Devin McGrath Gives You a Creepy Look at His Reality
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87
Giant Critter Decor
Giant Critter Decor
These Steampunk Insects by Shojiro Yamauchi Will Add Life to Your Room
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86
Bloody Art Installations
Bloody Art Installations
Video Art by Samantha Hill is Intensely Disturbing
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85
Wide-Eyed Illustrations
Wide-Eyed Illustrations
Psycho Boy 54 Draws In-Your-Face Portraits
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84
Eyeless Art
Eyeless Art
The Jules Julien Rebus Exhibition is a Sight to Behold
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83
Human Hair Sculptures
Human Hair Sculptures
Augustina Woodgate Uses People's Hair to Create Art Pieces
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82
Storytelling Illustrations
Storytelling Illustrations
Tomer Hanuka Captures Drama in Still Moments
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81
Creepy Kris Kringle Books
Creepy Kris Kringle Books
Scared of Santa' Makes the Grinch Seem Like a Saint
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80
Backward Artwork
Backward Artwork
Schilte & Portielje Expose the Sensuality of the Back
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79
Insect Pop Art
Insect Pop Art
The Weird and Wacky NIARK1 Art is Lots of Fun
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78
Freaky Faceless Art
Freaky Faceless Art
The Surrealist Luis Dourado 'Into Space' Series
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77
Disturbing Dental Devices
Disturbing Dental Devices
Alien-Like Medical Head is Scary, But Educational
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76
Outrageous Nightmare Art
Outrageous Nightmare Art
The Art of Eduardo Diaz Bourgeot Combines Unusual Objects
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75
Fantasy Humanimal Art
Fantasy Humanimal Art
Jesse Balmer Illustrates Creepy Critter/Human Characters
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74
Beastly Illustrations
Beastly Illustrations
This Jeff Simpson Artwork is Animalistic
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73
Insects for Legs
Insects for Legs
Antonio Gonzales Paucar's Art is Inspired by Nature
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72
Weird Womb Art
Weird Womb Art
Nacho Carbonell Curls Up in the Fetal Position With His "Fertility Cave"
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71
'Bad Dream' Artwork
'Bad Dream' Artwork
'New World Nightmares' by Jesse McCloskey Will Make You Scared to Sleep
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70
3D Facial Art
3D Facial Art
Artist Gregos Plasters his Own Face on City Walls
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69
Skinned-Off Illustrations
Skinned-Off Illustrations
These Tarin Yuangtrakul 'Tearing Out' Drawings are Ultra Creepy
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68
Terror Sculptures
Terror Sculptures
Damien Canderle Makes Jaw-Dropping Models Using Zbrush 3
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67
Horrifying Portrait Illustrations
Horrifying Portrait Illustrations
Aritst Michael Ostermann Will Leave You With Goosebumps
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66
Technicolor Terror Art
Technicolor Terror Art
The Creepy Creations of Jared Africa are From Another World
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65
Creepy Crumb Art
Creepy Crumb Art
The 'Haunted Household' Turns Daily Finds Into Ghoulish Friends
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64
Freaky Disfigured Faces
Freaky Disfigured Faces
The Trippy Art of Peter Saul is a Technicolor Terror
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63
Bone-Chilling Illustrations
Bone-Chilling Illustrations
Artist Victor Castillo Knows How to Give You Goosebumps
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62
Scarytale Cover Illustrations
Scarytale Cover Illustrations
Gojin Ishihara Makes Creepy Children Book Covers
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61
Twisted Illustrations
Twisted Illustrations
George Condo is Best Known for Kanye West's Banned Album Art
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60
Vivacious Violent Art
Vivacious Violent Art
The Artwork of Alexandra Marinina is Misleading
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59
Demonic Attractions
Demonic Attractions
Shocking Wat Phai Rong Wua Attraction is Not for the Faint-Hearted
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58
Daring Decapitation Art
Daring Decapitation Art
The Jackson Armstrong BeHead Series is Bold and Creepy
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57
Vibrantly Morbid Illustrations
Vibrantly Morbid Illustrations
Jesse Fillingham's Works Present an Eerie Perspective on Life
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56
Unnerving Alien Art
Unnerving Alien Art
The Aorta 'Tellus Tells' Series is an Emotional UFO-Inspired Work
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55
Melancholy Villain Sketches
Melancholy Villain Sketches
Erica Eyres Artwork Begs You to Smile
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54
Buttoned Mouths and Eye Zippers
Buttoned Mouths and Eye Zippers
Disturbing, Yet Incredible, Portraits
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53
Disturbing Alien Constructs
Disturbing Alien Constructs
Wondrous and Creepy Sculptures by Renee Adams
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52
Disturbing Art Installations
Disturbing Art Installations
"Colliding Worlds" of David Altmejd
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51
Creepy Insect Art
Creepy Insect Art
Insekta Graphic Design Adds a Skin-Crawling Touch to Artworks
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50
Eerie Monster Art
Eerie Monster Art
Mike Friedrich is a Visual Dr. Frankenstein
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49
Skeletal Bride Artwork
Skeletal Bride Artwork
Artist Laurie Lipton Brings Horror to Life
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48
Creepy Candy Illustrations
Creepy Candy Illustrations
Tom Bagshaw's 'Yokai Dreams' Draws on Surreal Imagination
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47
Dismilly Disturbed Illustrations
Dismilly Disturbed Illustrations
Michal Dziekan Shows Us the Dark Side
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46
Creepy Creature Creations
Creepy Creature Creations
Ludovic Levasseur Makes Morbid, Voodoo-Like Toys
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45
Undead Portraitures
Undead Portraitures
Christopher Williams Gives Portraits the Zombie Treatment
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44
Animal Feartography
Animal Feartography
Giacomo Brunelli's Pictures of Mild Animals With Wild Expressions
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43
Breathing Sculptures
Breathing Sculptures
The Boo Ritson Art Collection Will Fool Your Eyes
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42
Futuristic Humanimal Predictions
Futuristic Humanimal Predictions
Dougal Dixon Evolution Prints Explore the History of Man
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41
Fantastical Nightmare Art
Fantastical Nightmare Art
The Paintings of Véronique Meignaud Are Terrifyingly Dreamy
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40
Intricate Post-It Illustrations
Intricate Post-It Illustrations
Don Kenn's Monster Post-Its are Something Scary
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39
Nightmarish Silkscreens
Nightmarish Silkscreens
Jason Cantoro Art Creates Macabre Images That Just Won't Go Away
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38
Naughty Nightmare Art
Naughty Nightmare Art
A Sultry Yet Dark Series of Work by Peatree Bojangles
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37
Creepy Cartoon Graphics
Creepy Cartoon Graphics
Kristy Anne Ligones Warps Comic Book Art Into Something Wildly New
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36
Unsettling Child Sculptures
Unsettling Child Sculptures
Life-Sized Dirty & Exploited Children by Harma Heikens
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35
Macabre Asian Art
Macabre Asian Art
Toshio Saeki Brings Back Traditional Japanese Shunga Illustrations
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34
Mystical Menacing Illustrations
Mystical Menacing Illustrations
Harpa Einarsdottir Creates Demons as a Way to See the Good
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33
Hyper-Realist Fantasy Sculptures
Hyper-Realist Fantasy Sculptures
Mark Newman Brings His Whimsical Visions to Life
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32
Wind-Wisped Sculptures
Wind-Wisped Sculptures
Vladislav Novikov-Barkovsky Creates Creepy Faces in the Wind
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31
Creepy Creature Paintings
Creepy Creature Paintings
The Lukasz Jaskolski Artwork is Disturbingly Good
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Disturbing Nightmare Art
Disturbing Nightmare Art
Natalie Anne Howard Imagines a Dark, Surreal World
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Bloody Nail Art
Bloody Nail Art
These Blood-Dripped Manicures are Perfect for the Halloween Fashionista
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Gory Undead Portraiture
Gory Undead Portraiture
Project Z by Victoria Abrami is a Creatively Creepy Collection
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Unnerving Cartoon Embryos
Unnerving Cartoon Embryos
Jason Freeny Continues to Creep You Out with the Hello Kitty Fetus
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Demonic Picture Books
Demonic Picture Books
The Ivinca Stevanovic Banished Demons Book is Devilishly Dark
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25
Creepy Technicolor Drawings
Creepy Technicolor Drawings
The Vividly Colorful and Unsettling Art of Neto Zamora
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Unsettling Circus Art
Unsettling Circus Art
The Fascinating, Freaky Fantasy Art of Leslie Ditto
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Gory Gothic Art
Gory Gothic Art
The Illustrations of Tatsuya Morino are Perfect for Halloween
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Disturbing Dragon Art
Disturbing Dragon Art
These Christopher Ulrich Paintings are Frighteningly Good
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Exposed Anatomy Art
Exposed Anatomy Art
Skin Peeling Paintings by Valerio Carrubba
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Creepy Ceramic Creations
Creepy Ceramic Creations
Carole Epp's Art isn't for the Faint of Heart
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19
Vividly Violent Portraits
Vividly Violent Portraits
The Explicit Grant Schexnider Paintings
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18
Asian Apocalypse Illustrations
Asian Apocalypse Illustrations
Tokyo Genso Re-Imagines the Japanese Capital After the Apocalypse
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17
Frightening Clay Creations
Frightening Clay Creations
The Ceramic Sculptures by Caterina Silenzi Raku will Stun You
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16
Dramatic Drip Illustrations
Dramatic Drip Illustrations
Illustrator Ross McEwan Creates Ghostly Images
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15
Macabre Mannequin Installations
Macabre Mannequin Installations
The Chen Wenling 'Red Memory' Installation of Emotional Statues
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14
Horrifying Muppet Illustrations
Horrifying Muppet Illustrations
Rhys Cooper Re-Imagines Sesame Street
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13
Horrifying Garbage Masks
Horrifying Garbage Masks
The Shin Murayama 'Valhalla' Masks Exemplify Creepy Face Wear
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12
Gothic Nightmare Illustrations
Gothic Nightmare Illustrations
Greg Simkins' Macabre Paintings Leave You Wanting More
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11
Disturbing Daily Drawings
Disturbing Daily Drawings
Michal Dziekan Portrays Today's Society in a Series of Illustrations
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10
Villainous Illustrations
Villainous Illustrations
The Art of Benoit Ladouceur is Breathtakingly Amazing
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9
Stunning Nightmare Art
Stunning Nightmare Art
Loic Zimmerman Paints Horrific Yet Beautiful Portraits
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8
Disturbing Surreal Drawings
Disturbing Surreal Drawings
Yen Wei Illustrations Turn Reality on Its Head
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7
Anti-Gravity Surreal Art
Anti-Gravity Surreal Art
IT Student Xetobyte has a Phenomenal Imagination
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6
Macabre Figurines
Macabre Figurines
An Ex-Mortician Customizes Custom Creepy Dolls
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5
Terrifying Cannibalistic Art
Terrifying Cannibalistic Art
The Paintings of Karl Persson Are Unsavory
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4
Freaky Fashion Scribblings
Freaky Fashion Scribblings
The Achraf Amiri Couture Illustrations are Dark and Twisted
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3
Aged Cartoon Illustrations
Aged Cartoon Illustrations
The Modern Renderings of Matthias Seifarth
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2
Painting Death
Painting Death
Disturbing Art by Fred Einaudi
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1
Mind-Bending Sketches
Mind-Bending Sketches
Alex Andreyev Draws Disturbing Nightmares
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