#ectober 2022

Have you ever wondered what happened to Paulinas mother? Yeah, me neither… until two and a half weeks ago! After my horror video for ectoberhaunt this idea popped into my head and I was working on it until now. The folk tales which inspired this comic are the urban legend of " Bloody Mary" and the japanese ghost story about the Noppera-bō (faceless yokai). The japanese folk tales are collected in the "Kwaidan" by Lafcadio Hearn for the western audience, this is like the japanese version of the "Brothers Grimm" stories from european folk lore. The Noppera-bō are described as mischievous yokais who appear as ordinary humans before scare the humans by showing their faceless face head to get a good laugh. After reading this I thought thats like 100% Amorphos personality! I headcanon that Amorphos ghost lair is a room full of mask (with the appearance of his past victims) or full of mirrors to remind himself that he has no face and can be anyone or no one. This is where the "Bloody Mary" tale comes into play. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed my little comic and happy Halloween!

Definitely very good at making things look like traditional art, though.