This alternative xmas fair is being held on SAT 16th DECEMBER at DISTRICT (61 Jordan St. Baltic Triangle, Liverpool, UK)

If you’re a weirdo – or are shopping for a weirdo – then you NEED to get your beautiful booty along here and checkout our wares!

You’ll be able to check out original artwork, plagerised artwork, prints, props, patches, and babies in glass tubes. We’ll have independent filmmakers selling their wares, alongside FX artists selling their body parts. Get your filthy mits on horror-themed xmas cards, horrific t-shirts, unpleasant badges and putrid pins. You’ll even be able to find horror movie memorabilia, indie horror books, underground zines, and terrifying comics books alongside their even more terrifying authors!

Come one, come all! Tis the season an all that jolly crap…

TRADERS
This is a list of the traders who will be at the event – all of which work exclusively in the horror genre!
AfterLight Comics
Amanda Norman Horror Photography
Dammaged Comics
Dead Mouse Productions
Developmental Hell
Art for the dark soul from Max Da Silva Willis
The Forgotten Imp
Gibson Graphix
Good Tidings / Two-Headed Snake Entertainment
Hive Mind Print Shop
Liverpool Horror Club
The Monkeys Paw Store
Uncle Frank Productions
Zombieking

^^I’l be there trading as Zombieking and running the Liverpool Horror Club stall. Our boss LHC tees will be on sale at this event for just a tenner!

RAFFLE
We’ll be selling raffle tickets for some goodie bags of prizes donated by our amazing traders. All funds raised from this raffle will be donated to The Whitechapel Centre

SATANIC SANTA
Ok, ok. so it’s almost christmas – I guess we have to acknowledge the festivities somehow. We’ll be playing host to S̶a̶t̶a̶n̶ ̶C̶l̶a̶w̶s̶ erm, sorry – I mean Santa Claus. He’ll be here. Santa, definitely not Satan. Old Nick himself will have a grotto decked out with bones, offal, severed limbs and fairy lights! If you can convince his delinquent Elf helpers that you’ve been a naughty girl or boy, then you might even get to pay the ol’ git a visit and get a terrible present!

FACEPAINTER with a difference…
If you fancy a horrific xmas make-over for the day, we’ll have Effie_Dahmer SFX artist on hand to change your look. But this’ll not be the usual butterflies & glitter that you get from regular facepainters – we’re talking scars, wounds, skullfaces, or good old zombification!

There’ll be music. The bar will be open. People will be laughing and children will be crying!

So come along, enjoy the hospitality, get to know your local horror community, and buy some amazing things that you will not see at any other market in our fair city! And most importantly, help us raise some much needed money for the Whitechapel Homeless Centre.

facebook event here with more details [link]

Phenomenal poster artwork by the notorious Uncle Frank Productions [weblink]

SAVE THE DATE: SAT 16th DECEMBER!!

Merry Creepmas Motherfuckers!

the LIVERPOOL HORROR CLUB is officially here and we’re got a schmexy new tee available so you can show your allegiance to the club!

this fab art was crafted by one of our founders – Uncle Frank Productions [link] and it features a beautifully dangerous dead girl along with the skyline to our fantastic city.

the tees are currently on pre-order – you can grab one for £10 british squids.

we’ll have them available to collect (or ship out) in time for our next event on the 2nd december – we’re showing Return of the Living Dead [link] so please come along and join us for zombie munching action!

go here to order one: BUY! BUY! BUY! 

join ussssssssss!

MAKEFEST 2017 is happening on saturday 24th june at the Liverpool Central Library

Free entry to this friendly one day festival celebrating all things ‘makey’.

There are 200+ Makers showcasing science, technology, crafts, creations, inventions and gadgets. There will be hands-on activities, ranging from coding to crafts! It’s the the north-west’s biggest Maker event and it is gonna be boss!

Check their website for further details here [link]

I’m gonna be there helping out on the DoES liverpool stand, as well as showing off some of my own work and chatting to folk about the moulding & casting process.

Please come along see all the beautiful and fun creations, and have a chat to the creatives who make this such an enthusiastic and welcoming community!

Liverpool Horror Fest 2015 is a full day of twisted entertainment with guest, stalls, and entertainers working in, and inspired by the horror genre. Embrace your dark side and JOIN US as part of the horror community.

Doors open at 12midday and will be running through until 12 midnight. There will be Q&A sessions throughout the day, as well as signings, stalls, cosplay competition, and Horrortalk’s ‘Big Fat Scary Quiz’. Grub Radio will also be broadcasting live from Rat Alley.

Guests include renowned horror author Ramsey Campbell, Grimmfest’s Simeon Halligan, and the female cenobite from HellraiserII: Barbie Wilde! We also have horror writer Paul Kane, FX artist from Shaun of the Dead Stuart Conran, and star of the Human Centipede 2 & 3, Laurance R Harvey!

Once we hit 7.30pm, as the evening draws in (and the youngsters have gone home!) we fall under the watchful eye of our evening’s compère, Rev. Dick Crypt. In his charge the entertainment gets rowdy with risqué-poetry from Foxy SweetShop, an improv séance from the raucous Impropriety, fire dancers, and a horror quiz.
We will also be showcasing the notorious musical talents of Dick Limerick Apocalypse, featuring battlerap legend OShea. They are followed by 8bit horrorpunk DJ Tommy Creep, and the evening will be headlined by local undead legends, Zombina and the Skeletones!

Hell yeah! \m/,

ADV. E-TICKETS
Daytime (12midday – 6pm) £5*
Evening (7pm – midnight) £6*
Full Day Pass (12 midday – midnight) £10*

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/liverpool-horror-fest-2015-tickets-17458565038
(*plus booking fee)

Facebook page here!

Facebook event listing here! 

^^So that’s the event.

It’s actually myself and a friend, Uncle Frank Productions, who are organising it all. Consequently, I have soooo many things to do in the next couple of weeks Im having to close the Zombieking shop temporarily. Things should return to normal by the end of the month.

Feel free to contact me here, though please bear with me if it takes a little while to get back to you.

Thank you!  
Chris Z   x 

the one on the left was an attempt to practice painting faces more, but turned into a relatively pleasing piece in its own right. all the faces were referenced from photos taken by by friend Louise Lowe Creative

on the right is a piece based on a photoshoot i attended, also by my photographer friend. she produced an amazing piece called ‘The Tempest’, and I was inspired to create my own version of it based on my experience of the day.

and here are the two versions hung alonside each other at my exhibition in mellomello

having talented and inspirational friends is amazing!

you can check out more of her amazing photography on instagram [link] and facebook [link]

ALSO!

Lu has an indiegogo campaign running at the minute to assist fund an upcoming exhibition of here in liverpool – a photobooth project which spans a fascinating cross-section of people across the city.  i was fortunate enough to be included in this project [here's my portrait [link]]

please check it out, and contribute if you like what you see. [click here]

yup, me and my two studio buddies have plastered our work all over the walls of mellomello (liverpool,UK)

this is the bio that is being used for myself:

With tongue firmly in cheek, Chris describes himself as a horrific artist! Chris is a freelancer whose repertoire includes illustration for t-shirt & posters and horror make-up FX, although in the last year he has mostly focused his time on painting. 
“Most of my subject matter is very dark in nature, often crossing into the horror genre with skulls, gore, and many dead things. But I endeavour to avoid cliché through utilising vibrant colours, or by attempting to make any content work on a deeper level than purely shock value.” 
Online, he has found a niche audience for his artwork and has buyers worldwide – but this is his first exhibit in a public space. 
“It is a terribly daunting prospect to have a new audience but it is fantastically exciting too - especially given the location. This building has been home to my studio for 2 years now, and the supportive network here has been essential for me to both develop as an artist and operate as a freelancer. Mello truly has changed my life!”

there is a pretty even balance of work from all members of the studio, and while we all work completely differently it is so lovely to see how all the pieces work so well together – a definite reflection on how we’ve each influenced on another across the last year.

please check out the other guys too:

VIRGINIA CHANDLER [link]

AMBIDEXTER [link]

not everything made the cut however – and there were a couple of pieces that we took the decision not to show; as during the day mellomello operates as a vegetarian restaurant/café with a vast range of clientèle (including families with children) so we felt a couple of my paintings with extreme themes were  just a bit too much. but if you happen to be local, give me a shout and you can have a private viewing of this and this which are still in the studio

and, that’s not to say that we censored everything – indeed, management decided to post a disclaimer on the entrance due to a few pieces which did get hung!  i’m happy to say this feels like a milestone has been reached

so, if you happen to be local to liverpool then please drop in to check out the artwork. also, my studio is in the same building, so give me a heads up that you’re coming down and we can share a cuppa and  a chat!

the exhibition continues until 30 june, and mello is open most days from 10am-late

only a few days to go before our resident exhibition in mellomello  (liverpoolUK) is live!

this is a joint exhibition featuring myself, and my two other studio buddies who are resident in the art studio above mello.

paul burns aka AMBIDEXTER [link]
surreal/slapstick canvas based relief sculptures

VIRGINIA CHANDLER [link]
vibrant & textured glitterscapes.

and of course, myself ZOMBIEKING [link]

we’re having an opening night party on the 18th, with entertainment for your ears provided by from several of our musical friends -

WEDDING HOUSE [link]
KALIKA [link]
CAT MIAMI [who our friends know by a different name]
DOG’S POCKET [link]

it’s going to be brilliant – please come down and say Hi if you’re local!

Exhibition runs until 30 june everyday 10 ‘til late

@MelloMello [link]
40 Slater Street (entrance on Parr St), Liverpool
www.mellomello.co.uk

FACEBOOK event listing [here]

i was asked if i’d do some artwork for the cover of good vibrations magazine – which is a liverpool based alternative culture magazine. they put out  a monthly mag, and have a lively website [link].  after some discussion with the editorial team we ended up going with this as the brief:

GIANT MONSTERS doing battle in the city of Liverpool!

if you know the city, it’s not as silly as it sounds.. as both are long standing icons of liverpool! if you’re not familiar with these creatures let me enlighten you a touch..

more info here: superlambanana [link], and the liver bird [link]

[NB the lambanana photo was a googlefind, but should be credited back to http://penguinsparade.blogspot.co.uk/ as it was borrowed entirely without permission. soz!]

anyway, there can certainly be deeper meanings discovered within the politics and significance of these icons doing battle, but i’ll leave that for others to discuss.. my only concern is GIANT fucking MONSTERS!!   raaaAAAAWWRRRR!!!

so i started out with quite a simple sketch – just trying to give a bit of life to the statues and mess with composition..

but tbh it was a bit tame. not really big shit kicking beasts tearing into each other and destroying the city as a consequence. indeed, i think they look pretty cute!

so with that in mind, i reworked it…

much better, no?

so there are more progress shots over on my facebook [link] but rather than reposting them all here let’s just skip to the finished piece!

SUPERLAMBANANA vs THE LIVER BIRD

[acrylic on A3 canvas]
by yours truly, chris zombieking!

the event kicked off on thursday 31st Oct – halloween night! – with screenings of hellrasier & hellbound. there was a victorian séance, and to round the night off they showed the amazing new zombie flic ‘stalled’ [watch the trailer here] followed by a Q&A session.

but i wasn’t just there as a festival go-er, i was also on hand (along with fellow MUA Heather Vickers), to provide speedy zombie-makeovers for anyone who was game!

on the friday, there was a horror quiz (which my team won – yay!) followed by a live musical performance as the original and remake evil dead movies were screened simultaneously

saturday afternoon, FX artist Shaune Harrison (whose work includes Harry Potter/ World WarZ/ Game of Thrones) gave a make-up demonstration. this was probably the highlight of the weekend for myself. getting to see such an amazing artist do his thing up close, whilst chatting and fielding questions from the audience.

there were a few other things going on in the evening too, including a music performance by El Diablo! again, i was on zombie makeover duty!

you can check out liverpool live TV‘s coverage of the event – including a brief interview with yours truly! [link]

here is their interview and report on Shaune Harrison’s FX demo [link]

and i got a little mention in the Liverpool Echo too..

you can connect with the horror fest on their website [link] or via their facebook page too [link]

it was a great event, and i’m so happy to have had the chance to attend and be involved this first year.  roll on next year!

i was lucky enough to be included in The Lowe Photobooth Project - which is an amazing project featuring all manner of creative and interesting folk based in Liverpool, shot in the photobooth aesthetic.

naturally, I attended the photoshoot splattered with blood.

these are my shots from the day..

please check out the project’s website [link] and facebook page [link]