Ron McKenzie
@ronniemick
Concept Artist (creature/character), Freelance Journalist, (Rue Morgue, Blumhouse, Fangoria) occasional writer of other things ronniemick/artstation.com
Arrived in Whale Cove yesterday, reunited with Katherine after three months. It’s beautiful here, and the people are lovely.
My little girl is seeing me off for the first leg of my Whale Cove adventures. Gonna miss my baby knuckleheads … so much.
Preaching fire. Best response I’ve seen to the reductive bafflegab passing for “criticism” today.
STAINED-GLASS EYES (Claudia’s song) bleeds with Lestat’s shame, guilt and sorrow, another crack in “The Brat Prince” persona he’s curated all this time. Being a monster only feels easier than dealing with all his pain, and it’s all coming to the surface now. Heart-rending TV.
Cryptids. Folklorics. Hyperfauna. Whatever you like to call them… weird little guys.
Sweet Jeezus, what an intense and mean ride. The hype and chatter… all warranted. #Obsession
Not a franchise, but I’d LOVE to steer the ship on a relaunch. I have ideas…
One last dinner together . Equal parts celebration and send-off, for the bravest and strongest person I know. ❤️
“Fresno” Rough sketch, more to come. #cryptid #creature #conceptartist
Started some kitbashing on the GO Train to Barrie. Rand Molassar, from Michael Mann’s adaptation of F. Paul Wilson’s THE KEEP.
My interview with Digital Extremes’ Megan Everett on THE SHADOWGRAPHER, @warframe.com ‘s latest expansion and the creepy cosmic slasher at its core. It’s on @ruemorguemag.bsky.social dot com, gang! rue-morgue.com/exclusive-in...
Legitimately scary as fuck. Cannot endorse this hard enough. #undertone
It makes me happy to still find art that leaves me gasping “wow” at the end of the ride. This just happened, finishing the epilogue of qntm’s THERE IS NO ANTI-MIMETICS DIVISION. Riddled with invention, imagination, the bleakest of cosmic dread cut with a sliver of hope. It’s revelatory work, guys.
The Tribes Of The Moon embraced my tattoo! Random encounter with Craig Sheffer tonight. Couldn’t have been better if I planned it. #nightbreed #cabal #clivebarker
Progress on the new, and rediscovered "old" on an old hard drive! Including my grad project at cmucollege Class of 2019 (last slide)! Shows all the signs of a "first go", but there's good stuff in the core that I can tune up. #creaturedesign #characterdesign #digitalscdigitalsculpture #zbrush #nomad
New self-help book obtained. The right choice for chaotic times. #Baphomet #TheOutsider #TheTransmuter #SpiritOfTheEarth
My take on a favourite beast. WIP. #nightbreed #clivebarker #cabal #peloquin
36 years ago today, in a Cineplex theatre in Winnipeg, I felt my DNA unravel and recombine into someone new. Everyone has that film they love beyond critical validation. This one is mine. Happy Anniversary, NIGHTBREED, from all us freaks and weirdos of The Tribes Of The Moon.
Surround yourself with your inspirations. Not to nestle in nostalgia, not in worship or fandok loyalty, but to keep walking the trail they set you on in the first place. The world is always a better place with your art and your imagination running amok.
Pukwudgie: also spelled Puck-wudj-ininee (translated by Henry Schoolcraft as “little wild man of the woods that vanishes”) A hominid of Wampanoag folklore, found in Delaware, Prince Edward Island, and parts of Indiana and Massachusetts, sometimes said to be 2ft-3ft (0.61 - 0.91 m) tall.
Year 55: Day One. Honestly, I kinda feel like I’m nailing it? No Pierce Brosnan, no, but also not a swamp goblin, either.
