I had a jack-in-the-box as a child. I hated it! Who ever thought such a horrible thing made a good toy? Mine had a clown in a striped suit and a leering expression. I must say, though, Leopold kept the mouse population in check, nasty thing.
Did you ever have or play the game Operation as a kid? The one where you have the little tweezers and you have to put them into the tiny holes in the guy’s body to take out bones and organs? If you touched the sides, it would make a zapping noise. I hated it so much and found it terrifying, mostly because of the sound and the abruptness of it.
This was delightfully unnerving! The slow build, the emotional layers, and that final reveal. Leopold is going to rattle around in my mind for a while… and I’m not opening any old toy boxes anytime soon.
🎶 All around the mulberry bush / The monkey chased the weasel / The monkey thought 'twas all in fun...POP! goes the weasel.
I had a jack-in-the-box as a child. I hated it! Who ever thought such a horrible thing made a good toy? Mine had a clown in a striped suit and a leering expression. I must say, though, Leopold kept the mouse population in check, nasty thing.
Did you ever have or play the game Operation as a kid? The one where you have the little tweezers and you have to put them into the tiny holes in the guy’s body to take out bones and organs? If you touched the sides, it would make a zapping noise. I hated it so much and found it terrifying, mostly because of the sound and the abruptness of it.
I did have that game! It was stressful, and I wasn’t very good at it so I got zapped a lot. i think his nose even lit up red. Awful!
Your're right. I totally forgot about the nose!
This was delightfully unnerving! The slow build, the emotional layers, and that final reveal. Leopold is going to rattle around in my mind for a while… and I’m not opening any old toy boxes anytime soon.
🎶 All around the mulberry bush / The monkey chased the weasel / The monkey thought 'twas all in fun...POP! goes the weasel.
Gald you liked it. I find those toys creepy and as a kid I hated toys that jumped out at you or made sudden noises.
This is gloriously creepy and makes me shiver in all the right ways. Excellent work!
Yay! Thanks.