Dig This Treasure!

So, if that first post didn’t intrigue you, hopefully this one will. 

When Adam and I returned to the sale yesterday, I was determined to take home some of the artwork there, and was also convinced that Erin must have missed something incredibly creepy when she was looking through these flat files of drawings by the house’s resident artiste. To reduce confusion and also preserve anonymity, let’s call him James. 

James appears to have been obsessed with a character that reappears in his artwork, bearing a striking resemblance to the Iron Man mask. He would draw this dude A LOT, but he also loved taking magazine ads and changing the face to the Iron Man face, and then photocopying it so it looked “legit.” This is by far the creepiest example: 

Looks like… a scene from The Strangers? These people are clearly about to go torture and kill something innocent. They are not just chillin’ on a farm for fun. 

Here’s another example, further illustrating James’ love for all things creepy: 

Also not creepy at all is the “Umbrella-O-Hatchets”… I think I’ll add that to my Amazon Wishlist next Christmas. 

Oh, you’re not creeped out yet, you say? How about some “Headibles”?… 

Evidently, this face he’s obsessed with is a “head prosthesis”: 

Even the cover of the portfolio holding all of these drawings together was the head prosthesis man: 

So amidst all of this freaky shit, was this drawing: 

Yes, that’s Pee Wee Herman. 

Also, I found these pictures, which appear to be photocopies of James wearing some sort of latex garb with his face smashed against the copier glass. Totally normal, NBD.

If you’re feeling too creeped out right now, don’t worry, it gets funny. He also drew a picture of a naked lady with green skin, a purple mullet, and a really bad headache: 

This sale is the sale that will go down in history as the gift that keeps on giving. I don’t think I’ve ever found so much stuff that raises so many questions… And the one thing I haven’t even shared with Erin yet is that I also purchased a binder at the sale that is full of hand-written notes and letters that look to be the mother’s (the homeowner)… we’ll save those for a rainy day. 

So, to wrap things up… there is still more solving to do in this mystery. I haven’t given up trying to track down James and figure out what he’s up to these days.

-Sarah

Update: James has been found! … and see Part Three for the end of the saga…