Dead Fred

Thanks to my new Cannon Rebel XSI and CS4, I have been able to take better photos of my work. The new store will feature much better images of existing characters as well as new pieces. The photos above are the latest versions of Dead Fred - yellow and flesh.

Great Lakes Fright Fest, May 2009

Congratulations DUSTY LIBSTORFF!!!

For the past 2 years, Beyond the Grave Productions has been sponsoring the Great Lakes Fright Fest by donating full body props. This year's raffle winner of DEAD FRED was Dusty Libstorff. This event is an excellent opportunity to meet other professionals and enthusiasts in a very welcoming and enjoyable setting - thanks to the wonderful hosts: Karen (aka Krazy Karen) and Brian Taylor. It is one of the few places you can participate in creating a room for a haunted house, which is open on Saturday night of the event. Not to mention, there's always tons of great food and good times. If you're in the area during the end of May or the first weekend of June (pending dates), then it is always well worth the visit. Most significantly, this is a haunter's gathering that supports both local food banks as well as the Monroe Humane Society of Michigan.

NEW Mask - RAGE

This is a mutual project that both Jeff Wehenkel and I worked on back in January. Jeff initiated the sculpture, and I did the final detail sculpting on the entire piece. We both put a lot of time and effort into creating this tribute to one of our favorite characters of all time. This mask is cast thick and is ideal for display. Both wearable and alternate versions will be available very soon. A full size prop is in the works as well.

NEW Chest Piece for 2009

Back in early March, I sculpted a chest piece that is now featured on Unearthed, Acid, and Dead Fred (flesh version). This chest piece is wearable and will be included with the Unearthed and Acid cosutmes, which are also new for 2009. Both of these costumes look just like the static props.

Orlock

Both the "flesh" and "blue" paint versions of Orlock have been updated for 2009. They both look very realistic under ambient lighting.

NEW Vampire - Night's Calling

The latest vampire for this season is "Night's Calling." A clean version without blood will also be available. This character was featured at Transworld wearing a genuine leather trench coat, black pants, combat boots, and a blood-soaked shirt.

New Characters

This season at Beyond the Grave Productions is all about change. All of the original characters have been updated with new paint schemes, more detailing, and some include an all new chest piece I sculpted for the 2009 Transworld tradeshow. Some of the older characers such as Nosferatu and Meltdown have been discontinued. Listed below are two new charcters for 2009 - there's more coming soon:

NEW CHARACTERS!!!

• Acid - Toxic Version (1st photo)
• Living Dead (2nd photo)

Transworld 2009, St. Louis

I want to thank all of my customers that placed orders at Transworld this past March in St. Louis. Your support not only helped to make this event a huge success, it also enabled my business to expand. I have been very busy filling orders as well as restructuring Beyond the Grave Productions in order to serve you better in the future.

There are new projects coming soon just in time for this season. Some of these items were featured at this year's Transworld. Speaking of which, I am already planning for the 2010 show again in St. Louis.

If you have any questions and/or comments, please feel free to contact me. It was great meeting everyone at the show, and I hope to see you again in 2010.

Happy Haunting!!!