Seeing So Many Posts About Emmrich And Vincent Price (whom I Love). But Im For Sure He Wasnt The Only

seeing so many posts about emmrich and Vincent Price (whom i love). but i’m for sure he wasn’t the only inspo.

because just a little before Price- there was this motherfucker:

Basil Rathbone.

the og sherlock

trained fencer (stage and IRL)

minister of ungentlemanly archvilllains

I want to talk about Emmrich’s costume- as a professional costume designer. (GIF by @hawke , thank you! It’s so beautiful 😍)

In preparation for DAV, I’ve been watching Vincent Price movies. In two specific movies, I’ve seen elements of Emmrich’s costume.

The first is The Fall of the House of Usher. In it he wears a long, dramatic, red velvet coat that is just… SO sexy. I mean… I’m normal about clothing

It really reminds me of the ✨ drama ✨ of the intricate red leather details of his coat. The vibes match- though the details don’t quite. The oversized collar, yes, but they traded velvet for leather (which makes sense for a video game)

The next is the emerald green captain’s coat in War Gods of the Deep. The color has been carried over, along with the fold over lapels with the round details and even the lines on Emmrich’s coat that mimic the trim lines.

I even see some Doctor Strange influences- which is very interesting because Vincent Price was the inspiration for the character originally. It may also throw some interesting meta towards the theory that one of his hands is messed up.

But back to those two specific movies- though Vincent Price has been in many movies involving death, those two are the roles where his characters knew they were dying and didn’t try to run from it- the ones where they face and embraced death instead of trying to cheat death or fight it.

Like Nick Boraine, his VA, has stated multiple times as being his favorite aspect of Emmrich. That he doesn’t see death as something negative, that he embraces and sees the beauty in it.

I’m very curious to see if there are any other parallels between these characters and Emmrich once we get to play the game. If you’ve seen any of his movies I haven’t and noticed another parallel, please add to this post!

That was nearly fifty years ago, and I have never seen indigo again.

A personal piece in between commissions. See: “Altered States” by Oliver Sacks.

I literally don't know what possessed me to make an 11 page comic over these sad old men! bon appetit <3

lovebirds

Here's a Harding portrait! Figured it was about time I drew her!