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😱 Doug Hoppes | Creepy Fantasy Stories & Art 🦇 Unnerving people with creepy stories and uplifting dark art 📗 The latest book craves your soul... Prints: ShadowMythsDarkArt.com Project: ShadowMyths.com/bk #GoN #Writing

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Dougie @ ShadowMyths @shadowmyths.com · Sep 15

Coming Nov 12th: The Gallery of Nightmares: Fractured Dreams in exclusive hardcover/paperback. 66 original dark art paintings, 18 short horror stories, and a story about Jonathan to tie them all together. Part of @the-book-bazaar.com

Subscribe now to get notified of launch!

#BookBazaar25 #DarkArt

Gallery of Nightmares: Fractured Dreams

From ShadowMyths - Gallery of Nightmares: Fractured Dreams

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Dougie @ ShadowMyths @shadowmyths.com · 1h

From the necromar deck: One of the more unique of the elemental races is the Memory ball. To this date, many mages are still trying to determine if it is sentient or not. It seems to have some sort of intelligence and can communicate with anyone holding it.

#Monsters #DarkArt #Creatures

Dougie @ ShadowMyths @shadowmyths.com · 2h

One friggin' person away from getting my virtual tophat from the Book Bazaar! Someone go and push me past that mark.

This is an excerpt from one of the short stories in the upcoming hardback book, Fractured Dreams. This is for an exclusive hardback copy of the first three books.

ShadowMyths.com/bk

Poster image of a dark scarred woman in a black background. She has mottled green skin and oozing sores. In front of her is a short excerpt from the short story A Wish Fulfilled.

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Dougie @ ShadowMyths @shadowmyths.com · 20h

Hey #PortfolioDay my name is Dougie and I'm the creator of ShadowMyths. I do dark, spooky, unsettling, but sometimes positive and uplifting oil painted artworks.
💼 ShadowMyths.com
📧 [email protected]
#DarkArt #OilPainting #Art

An oil painting of a large old tree with red leaves and a mottled trunk. Next to the tree is a man who is just staring off in the distance. The man is wearing a tunic and has long hair.

An oil painting of a vulture sitting on a branch, three skulls in the darkness above it.

An oil painting of a barn owl sitting atop a skull. A large bright moon rises in the background.

A painting of a gray mechanical looking figure with a glowing red heart in the center of their chest. Their eyes are also glowing red.

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Dougie @ ShadowMyths @shadowmyths.com · 1d

From the necromar deck: One of the deadlier races near the underground lava pits is the Spidler. This race fears nobody and will actively capture anyone they think would be useful in building their cities.

#Monsters #DarkArt #Creatures

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Dougie @ ShadowMyths @shadowmyths.com · 1d

In about a month I'll be kicking off The Gallery of Nightmares: Fractured Dreams campaign, which features an exclusive hardcover and paperback copy of ALL the Gallery of Nightmares books in one, complete w/ full color #DarkArt oil paintings. Sub to get notified when it goes live: shadowmyths.com/bk

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Dougie @ ShadowMyths @shadowmyths.com · 2d

Trying out something new with t-shirts. Since I'm going with POD of the shirts (Printify), would you prefer to have the t-shirt with the image and text or just the image?

#darkart #creepy #tshirt

black t-shirt on a textured background with a small brown skull in the corner of the image. The black t-shirt has a skull on it with a brown snow owl sitting on top of it. Behind the owl is a full moon.

Dougie @ ShadowMyths @shadowmyths.com · 2d

From the necromar deck: Quietly moving through the water in search of bioluminescent fungus, the Falakin is easily at home in the ocean’s blackness. These “Ghosts of the Depths” can swim incredibly fast and often thought of as spirit apparitions or water illusions.

#Monsters #DarkArt #Creatures

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Dougie @ ShadowMyths @shadowmyths.com · 2d

From the necromar deck: On the outskirts of every Wood Whip village, there are scouts who constantly watch for intruders to their region. Nestled among
the upper branches of trees, the Wood Whip scout watches for intruders moving across the forest floor.

#Monsters #DarkArt #Creatures

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Dougie @ ShadowMyths @shadowmyths.com · 4d

From the necromar deck: Imagine an entire village of merchants that spend their time trying to trade and accumulate items that can be traded away. This is a perfect description of the Necrololith society.

#Monsters #DarkArt #Creatures

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Dougie @ ShadowMyths @shadowmyths.com · 4d

Today is about the letter "C". It can stand for Cute, Cuddly, Charming or....

Digital concept of a large demon-like creature with claws and orange tendrils coming out of its face. It is emerging from a smokey terrain.

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Dougie @ ShadowMyths @shadowmyths.com · 4d

SOLD: "A Deep Breath" is off to an existing collector. More originals can be found at shadowmythsdarkart.com/collections/...

#creepy #horror #darkart

oil painting with a red tree and a warrior standing just beyond it. The painting is in a gothic black frame and hung on a blank wall.

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Dougie @ ShadowMyths @shadowmyths.com · 4d

This weekend only!! Get "Healing" for 50% off all size prints. Start your home Gallery of Nightmares today! Use code WeekendSteal to claim. shadowmythsart.myshopify.com/products/hea...

#DarkArt #Art #BSNM

ShadowMyths Weekend Steal! 50% off "Healing" prints for 72 hours! Use coupon code WEEKENDSTEAL 10/10/25-10/12/25 Only!

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Dougie @ ShadowMyths @shadowmyths.com · 5d

From the necromar deck: Unlike most creatures living in the caverns near a volcano, the Chamosaur can easily be tracked because it leaves a noticeable trail by dissolving the rock in which it moves.
#Monsters #DarkArt #Creatures

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Dougie @ ShadowMyths @shadowmyths.com · 5d

Thanks! It really isn’t about storage. Mainly about having too many permutations for sizes and images. Going to try this route and see if it works

Dougie @ ShadowMyths @shadowmyths.com · 5d

Thanks. I think printify and printful are one company now

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Dougie @ ShadowMyths @shadowmyths.com · 5d

What are people's opinions on Printify for POD t-shirts? I keep getting people asking for t-shirts of my stuff (with my one-liners on them) and I did that for a while but storing the quantities myself wasn't cost-effective.

So, I may try the Printify POD route.

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Dougie @ ShadowMyths @shadowmyths.com · 6d

From the necromar deck: When required, many mages and merchants will hire out a Memory Bank so that they can safely transport their messages to another recipient. Stored within the chest of the Memory Bank, the Memory Ball is absolutely secure.

#Monsters #DarkArt #Creatures

Dougie @ ShadowMyths @shadowmyths.com · 6d

Today is about the letter "B". It can stand for Beautiful, Bright, Bubbly or....

#darkart #creepy #boneface #monster

A semi-abstract image of a ghost person wearing a skull mask. Large bone spurs come out of the side of the face, and the area surrounding his shoulders is brown and smoky.

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Dougie @ ShadowMyths @shadowmyths.com · 6d

Thanks!

Dougie @ ShadowMyths @shadowmyths.com · 6d

Thanks!

Dougie @ ShadowMyths @shadowmyths.com · 6d

Latest Oil Painting: "A Deep Breath" 9 x 12 oil on panel.
The painting is about being so overwhelmed that we can't breathe. The well has run dry but we push on until we collapse.
We need to learn to accept that we cannot meet all expectations and that is okay. We're only human.

#darkart #creepy

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Dougie @ ShadowMyths @shadowmyths.com · 6d

Starting a new series just for the fun of it. I love the "A is..." series, and here's my take with my monsters.

#darkart #creepy #horror #drippingskull #nightmare

Dark art poster of a hand that is dripping green acid to form into a skull. There is a note that says that A is for the acid dripping from your fingers. The skull and hand are semi-abstract.

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Dougie @ ShadowMyths @shadowmyths.com · 6d

Tonight's creepy bedtime story is called "A Wish Fulfilled" and will be going out to subscribers shortly! Not on the list yet? Get extra nightmares throughout October for FREE by signing up here: www.shadowmyths.com/creepy-story...

#DarkArt #Horror #Spooky #ShortStory

Abstracted oil painting of a woman crossing her arms over her chest while immersed in shadow.

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Dougie @ ShadowMyths @shadowmyths.com · 7d

From the necromar deck: Root Sliders are small wood-like people who build their homes under the base of large trees. Their community is connected from the adjoining roots of all the trees in the area.

#Monsters #DarkArt #Creatures

Dougie @ ShadowMyths @shadowmyths.com · 7d

Thanks… got them from picture frames. They are the 4etl frames