graveyard shift ghoul

Write it badly or it'll never be written

Write it badly or it'll never be written

Write it badly or it'll never be written

Write it badly or it'll never be written

“Deep in the Forgotten Woods, a decaying estate stands as a dark monument to a fallen family empire. I’ve come to this house through desperation, but I stay because of fear. My name is Josette Gray, and I am the maid of Blackford Manor.”

We’re being very selective in the casting of “Blackford Manor.” We haven’t even asked Margot Robbie, Jennifer Lawrence, or Chloe Grace Moretz to read for the part of Josette.

Josette Grey: (late teens - female)

Josette is a sweet and genuine, but very curious, young woman who lives in the 1920s. She’s from a poor family and just got her first job as the maid of Blackwood Manor. Her young spirit is stifled by the responsibilities of her job and the strict manner of her situation in this time period; but her youthfulness comes out from time to time. Sometimes it seems she’s the only living spirit in the house.

GREG: 

The overall look of the show started off with referencing the illustrations of Childe Harold. Greg’s design started very similar to this boy:

From there he evolved into wearing a sailor outfit, and then eventually I decided to go with a more Johnny Appleseed look because i was worried about too many comparisons to Flapjack. 

WIRT:

Wirt’s costume was based on a costume i made for myself. Here are the first sketches I did of it (from sometime in 2007, i believe):

BEATRICE:

Beatrice’s design was just going off of the general design style of the show. She couldn’t look too cartoony - or else it would be weird to have realistic animals walking around the woods - but also couldn’t look overly realistic - because she had to be expressive and interact with Wirt and Greg so much. Here are the original beatrice sketches from 2006:

FROG:

Greg’s Frog was based on these frogs in this McLoughlin Brothers game: 

AUNTIE WHISPERS:

Auntie Whispers was based on an 19th century illustration of an old man with big eyes who looked like an owl. I can’t seem to find the book with the illustration at the moment, but here is my initial sketch (basically copying the illustration):

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