Monster Mansion Shorts
Description: A loving tribute to the wonderfully strange world of late-night and weekend monster movie television. “I Want to Go Back to the Mansion” brings Dr. E. Nick Witty and his unforgettable assistant Epal back into the spooky atmosphere where they belong—surrounded by candlelight, bats, a looming mansion, and plenty of vintage horror style. Designed for fans who remember when local TV horror hosts turned old monster movies into something much more memorable. A nostalgic celebration of cult television, creature features, midnight movies, and the glorious days of Monster Movie Matinee.
Description: Welcome to the Mansion! A tribute to Epal, the unforgettable eyepatched character from Syracuse’s legendary Monster Movie Matinee. Inspired by the wonderfully strange atmosphere of local late-night television horror, this distressed retro design features Epal, his three-candle candelabra, and a shadowy mansion straight out of a Saturday-afternoon monster movie. Created for longtime Central New York viewers who remember when Dr. E. Nick Witty and Epal made old horror films an event. A nostalgic salute to one of Syracuse television’s most wonderfully unusual characters.
Description: Some Saturday afternoons you never really leave behind. “I Want to Go Back to the Mansion” is a nostalgic tribute to the wonderfully strange world of Monster Movie Matinee, hosted by Dr. E. Nick Witty and his assistant Epal. With its mysterious mansion, classic monsters, mad-scientist atmosphere, and unforgettable local-TV charm, the show turned Saturday afternoons into a trip somewhere wonderfully weird. This distressed retro-horror design celebrates those afternoons spent back at the Mansion with Dr. E. Nick Witty and Epal. For everyone who still wants to go back to the Mansion.
Description: A dark and ominous scene depicting a gothic mansion with illuminated windows, standing against a stormy sky filled with intense lightning. Two monstrous, clawed hands reach from above, framing a shadowy, demonic face with glowing red eyes. The text 'ICED EARTH' is prominently displayed at the top.
Description: The design reads “Home Is Where The Gothic Is” and “haunted hearts only,” with a stormy mansion, bats, lightning, a gothic portrait, and a mysterious figure. It is made for readers who love Frankenstein, Dracula, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Dorian Gray, Carmilla, and Jekyll and Hyde. A dramatic gothic literature design for haunted hearts, dark romance fans, and classic horror book lovers.
Description: This vintage Halloween haunted house design conjures a spooky scene filled with cackling witches, drifting ghosts, and classic monsters lurking in every shadowy corner. With its nostalgic charm and eerie characters, it captures the playful fright of old-school Halloween nights.
