Something you might not know about me, but I. FUCKING. LOVE. HALLOWEEN. It's true! Don't believe me, check out my (shameless plug) web comic and find out for yourself! http://highschooldeathparty.tumblr.com/
Now, it's a tradition for me to do a countdown every year in October. 31 days of pictures relating to Halloween, this year I figured to just have fun and go back to basics, drawing all the cliche and iconic figures of the spoopy holiday. So enough talking, let's get right down to it!
First up on our list, ranking in at no. 31 it's the Ghost and I figure that's fitting enough. They're sort of the supernatural versions of Goombas from the Super Mario Bros. they're the epitome of simple and are the bottom rung of the paranormal ladder.
To put my own perspective on how I depict them; Ghosts are by far the most abundant and varied of all creatures found in the afterlife, ranging from the simple 'wisp' form you see here to one that mirrors (although usually a much more simplified version of) themselves in life. This is usually based upon the strength of the subject's soul, whether or not they can fully materialize or remember what they used to looked like... but as is the case with nearly everything in the Netherworld, this is not set in stone.
Ghosts also are not always spirits of the departed, odd as that may sound. The 'wisp' types like this can often be manifestations of a powerful emotion, or just a very rudimentary ectoplamsic creature unable to take on a more solid form. Of course their attitudes vary as much as their form, ranging from brainless pests to average, up right citizens.
