Ray Bradbury’s

SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES (1983)

Digital illustration 2025

Released April 29th 1983

Directed by Jack Clayton

Screenplay by Ray Bradbury

Starring Jason Robards, Jonathan Pryce, Pam Grier, Vidal Peterson, & Shawn Carson

This movie made a lasting impression on me since I first saw it at the age of 9. For Disney, at the time, this was a pretty scary departure & instilled my arachnophobia & gave me a new understanding of immortality, demons & the fear of dying. Pretty deep themes for a kids’ movie. Jason Robards as old man Halloway, Jonathan Pryce as the evil Mr. Dark & Pam Grier as the Dust Witch is brilliant casting. The library scene with Dark & Halloway tearing pages of time is just as intense as it was 40+ years ago.

I’m grateful to @HCGart for inviting me to participate in this show & giving me the opportunity to complete this one finally. Spent a lot of time working on the Dust Witch’s headpiece & veil. I tried to emulate the opening long shot of the sinister train heading toward the camera with the placement of the torn diary page & credits.