Mason James Cole

As the city of #nola overreacts to some rain, Noodle Princess Pumpkin Heart hears something that she wants to eat... #cat #cats #catsofinstagram #gingercat #gingercatsofinstagram #neworleans #weatherapocalypse #authorsofinstagram

Stephen King used to play with G.I. Joe figures before writing, in order to get the creative juices flowing. I play with masks... #halloween #shockmonster #mask #ghost #fulci #zombi #zombie #donpost #amwriting #amediting #stephenking #gijoe #author #authorsofinstagram

Editing the climax of the next novel, and I hit a wall, so I asked the Shock Monster to take a stab at it, and he knew just what to do... #amwriting #amediting #novel #author #authorsofinstagram #shockmonster #dell

My muses are ready for Halloween, but they're even more ready for me to finish this frigging book. #amediting #amwriting #halloween #shockmonster #authorsofinstagram #ghost #ghosts #halloweenmask #donpost

Editing the climax of the next novel, and I hit a wall, so I asked the Shock Monster to take a stab at it, and he knew just what to do... #amwriting #amediting #novel #author #authorsofinstagram #shockmonster

I can't go out to the shed at night without imagining Freddy slinking into view. It happens every single time, and it's all Wes Craven's fault. #wescraven #anightmareonelmstreet #freddykrueger #horror #director #filmmaker #master #storyteller #nightmares #scream #thehillshaveeyes #lasthouseontheleft #craven #swampthing #classic #classichorror #horrormovies #scarymovie

Now isn't the time to debate the merits of Wes Craven's work. You may or may not love his movies, but one thing is not open to debate: as a storyteller, he impacted the culture. It's the one thing all storytellers strive to achieve, and most do not. In the form of Fred Krueger, Wes Craven left an wickedly indelible mark, repackaging the boogeyman for 80s America, in which the children were paying for the sins of their parents. Craven created something that became a part of the fabric of the society in which he told stories, and there is no greater storytelling achievement. Farewell to Wes Craven, master storyteller. #wescraven #anightmareonelmstreet #freddykrueger #horror #director #filmmaker #master #storyteller #nightmares #scream #thehillshaveeyes #lasthouseontheleft #craven #swampthing #classic #classichorror #horrormovies #scarymovie #robertenglund #heatherlangencamp #slasher

Sunrise over ghostie while listening to KISS. #sunrise #dawn #morning #ghost #halloween #KISS #Deuce #authorsofinstagram

I've eliminated 46 #fucks so far. #toomanyfucks #fucks #amediting #amwriting #authorsofinstagram #writing #cursing

Sealed! No moisture gets in, and none gets out. WED clay will shrink and crumble from the headform if not properly hydrated. Now back to editing... #shockmonster #monstermakers #Monster #monstermask #famousmonsters #halloween #mask #masks #wedclay #sculpting #sculpture #sculpt #spfx #halloweenmask #classic #authorsofinstagram #beardedhorror

Varnishing my Shock Monster. He didn't exist 24 hours ago. #senseofaccomplishment #shockmonster #monstermakers #Monster #monstermask #famousmonsters #halloween #mask #masks #wedclay #sculpting #sculpture #sculpt #spfx #halloweenmask #classic #authorsofinstagram

I'm calling him done. I could detail this thing for another three hours, but that would go against the purpose of this exercise, which was to crank out a retro Shock Monster mask sculpt in as little time as possible... which turned out to be two hours and change. Not bad. It's not quite as exaggerated and cartoonish as I wanted, but I'll eventually do a full head Shock Monster, so... Time to throw some plastic over him and get back to #editing. #shockmonster #monstermakers #Monster #monstermask #famousmonsters #halloween #mask #masks #wedclay #sculpting #sculpture #sculpt #spfx #halloweenmask #classic #authorsofinstagram #amediting #amwriting

Classic Shock Monsters from across the seas of time... #shockmonster #monstermakers #Monster #monstermask #famousmonsters #halloween #mask #masks #wedclay #sculpting #sculpture #sculpt #spfx #halloweenmask #classic #authorsofinstagram

Here's the first face to wear my Shock Monster--a Monster Makers half head from way back. That's a little pile of 12 year old sulphur based clay that I scraped away. I kinda missed that smell... #shockmonster #monstermakers #Monster #monstermask #famousmonsters #halloween #mask #masks #wedclay #sculpting #sculpture #sculpt #spfx #halloweenmask #classic #authorsofinstagram

One hour into my Shock Monster sculpt. I'm gonna allow the clay to dry out a little, and then it's time for a quick detail pass, and then it's on to mold making. I'm wearing this thing on October 31st! (Got halfway through my editing quota, too. It's a good day.) #shockmonster #monstermakers #Monster #monstermask #famousmonsters #halloween #mask #masks #wedclay #sculpting #sculpture #sculpt #spfx #halloweenmask #classic #authorsofinstagram #amediting

I've got the mask making bug, and it must be fed. I finished my editing for the night, and decided to give myself an hour to sketch out a Shock Monster half-mask sculpt. I got this far in forty minutes. I want to keep this one fast and loose, like a mask I would have ordered for eight bucks from some catalog in 1981. More to come... #halloween #mask #masks #monstermakers #monstermask #shockmonster #shock #famousmonsters #zombie #Horror #horrorzombie #latexmask #classic #classichorror #authorsofinstagram #writer #amwriting #amediting #amsculpting #ammultitasking