Jon Bean Hastings
@jonbeanhastings.bsky.social
I draw comic books and illustrate stuff and write words and take pictures and design things graphically and sometimes people actually pay me to do it. I live near Santa Cruz, California, home of Lost Boys, Killer Klowns, banana slugs, and Mystery Spots.
Time to do a bunch of cocaine in celebration!
November 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Time to do a bunch of cocaine in celebration!
28 years ago today, the two goofball in the middle got married...
October 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
28 years ago today, the two goofball in the middle got married...
#9: Deadstream
YouTube idiot-man spends the night in a house made of Evil Dead movies.
It takes real balls to try to emulate the Evil Dead films, but this one does it brilliantly.
YouTube idiot-man spends the night in a house made of Evil Dead movies.
It takes real balls to try to emulate the Evil Dead films, but this one does it brilliantly.
October 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
#9: Deadstream
YouTube idiot-man spends the night in a house made of Evil Dead movies.
It takes real balls to try to emulate the Evil Dead films, but this one does it brilliantly.
YouTube idiot-man spends the night in a house made of Evil Dead movies.
It takes real balls to try to emulate the Evil Dead films, but this one does it brilliantly.
Movie #8: Final Destination: Bloodlines
Slightly better than the rest. Some actual character development and dialog that felt more natural.
The highlight: Tony Todd explained why the hell his character was always so nonchalant about all the Death doings and he got to say farewell to his fans.
Slightly better than the rest. Some actual character development and dialog that felt more natural.
The highlight: Tony Todd explained why the hell his character was always so nonchalant about all the Death doings and he got to say farewell to his fans.
October 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Movie #8: Final Destination: Bloodlines
Slightly better than the rest. Some actual character development and dialog that felt more natural.
The highlight: Tony Todd explained why the hell his character was always so nonchalant about all the Death doings and he got to say farewell to his fans.
Slightly better than the rest. Some actual character development and dialog that felt more natural.
The highlight: Tony Todd explained why the hell his character was always so nonchalant about all the Death doings and he got to say farewell to his fans.
The Vexing Menageries are here! The Vexing Menageries are here!
October 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM
The Vexing Menageries are here! The Vexing Menageries are here!
Movie #7: “Final Destination 5”
Stupid blah stupid bridge blah blah blah.
Five fuckin’ movies in and I haven’t cared about one single character. They’re all so willfully bland (or I instantly hate them and want them to die).
Stupid blah stupid bridge blah blah blah.
Five fuckin’ movies in and I haven’t cared about one single character. They’re all so willfully bland (or I instantly hate them and want them to die).
October 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Movie #7: “Final Destination 5”
Stupid blah stupid bridge blah blah blah.
Five fuckin’ movies in and I haven’t cared about one single character. They’re all so willfully bland (or I instantly hate them and want them to die).
Stupid blah stupid bridge blah blah blah.
Five fuckin’ movies in and I haven’t cared about one single character. They’re all so willfully bland (or I instantly hate them and want them to die).
6: Final Destination 4
Stupid Death at Stupid NASCAR.
Here's how absolutely interchangeable all the characters are; the titles are X-ray skeleton versions of previous character deaths in the first three movies. Not the characters themselves, their skeletons.
Stupid Death at Stupid NASCAR.
Here's how absolutely interchangeable all the characters are; the titles are X-ray skeleton versions of previous character deaths in the first three movies. Not the characters themselves, their skeletons.
October 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
6: Final Destination 4
Stupid Death at Stupid NASCAR.
Here's how absolutely interchangeable all the characters are; the titles are X-ray skeleton versions of previous character deaths in the first three movies. Not the characters themselves, their skeletons.
Stupid Death at Stupid NASCAR.
Here's how absolutely interchangeable all the characters are; the titles are X-ray skeleton versions of previous character deaths in the first three movies. Not the characters themselves, their skeletons.
#5: Final Destination 3
Stupid Death on a roller coaster.
You know what you’re never going to see? A “Final Destination” costume at Spirit Halloween. It’s a serial killer movie too lazy to give you an actual serial killer. Whatta gonna go as, wind? A growling downed powerline? A puddle? A log?
Stupid Death on a roller coaster.
You know what you’re never going to see? A “Final Destination” costume at Spirit Halloween. It’s a serial killer movie too lazy to give you an actual serial killer. Whatta gonna go as, wind? A growling downed powerline? A puddle? A log?
October 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
#5: Final Destination 3
Stupid Death on a roller coaster.
You know what you’re never going to see? A “Final Destination” costume at Spirit Halloween. It’s a serial killer movie too lazy to give you an actual serial killer. Whatta gonna go as, wind? A growling downed powerline? A puddle? A log?
Stupid Death on a roller coaster.
You know what you’re never going to see? A “Final Destination” costume at Spirit Halloween. It’s a serial killer movie too lazy to give you an actual serial killer. Whatta gonna go as, wind? A growling downed powerline? A puddle? A log?
#4: Final Destination 2
Stupid Death is still a stupid dick, now with even more stupid.
Why did I care even less about these walking clichés? (Oh, because none of them were given the courtesy of having any character development. They’re just pre-corpses who have yet to be rent asunder.)
Stupid Death is still a stupid dick, now with even more stupid.
Why did I care even less about these walking clichés? (Oh, because none of them were given the courtesy of having any character development. They’re just pre-corpses who have yet to be rent asunder.)
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
#4: Final Destination 2
Stupid Death is still a stupid dick, now with even more stupid.
Why did I care even less about these walking clichés? (Oh, because none of them were given the courtesy of having any character development. They’re just pre-corpses who have yet to be rent asunder.)
Stupid Death is still a stupid dick, now with even more stupid.
Why did I care even less about these walking clichés? (Oh, because none of them were given the courtesy of having any character development. They’re just pre-corpses who have yet to be rent asunder.)
#3 “Final Destination”
When this came out, I was excited to see it, since it's by Morgan and Wong, two of the creative powerhouses that made "The X-Files" one of my favorite shows.
Then I saw this rejected X-Files script and it's been on my "worst horror movies" for the last 25 years. Still is.
When this came out, I was excited to see it, since it's by Morgan and Wong, two of the creative powerhouses that made "The X-Files" one of my favorite shows.
Then I saw this rejected X-Files script and it's been on my "worst horror movies" for the last 25 years. Still is.
October 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
#3 “Final Destination”
When this came out, I was excited to see it, since it's by Morgan and Wong, two of the creative powerhouses that made "The X-Files" one of my favorite shows.
Then I saw this rejected X-Files script and it's been on my "worst horror movies" for the last 25 years. Still is.
When this came out, I was excited to see it, since it's by Morgan and Wong, two of the creative powerhouses that made "The X-Files" one of my favorite shows.
Then I saw this rejected X-Files script and it's been on my "worst horror movies" for the last 25 years. Still is.
Takes the goofy spirit of the original and mutates it with a more coherent plot.
Dinklage brings a surprising amount of depth to Toxie. Kevin Bacon has a grand time as The Villain, Elijah Wood delights as His Creepy Brother.
A solid job of evoking nostalgia without it overwhelming everything.
Dinklage brings a surprising amount of depth to Toxie. Kevin Bacon has a grand time as The Villain, Elijah Wood delights as His Creepy Brother.
A solid job of evoking nostalgia without it overwhelming everything.
October 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Takes the goofy spirit of the original and mutates it with a more coherent plot.
Dinklage brings a surprising amount of depth to Toxie. Kevin Bacon has a grand time as The Villain, Elijah Wood delights as His Creepy Brother.
A solid job of evoking nostalgia without it overwhelming everything.
Dinklage brings a surprising amount of depth to Toxie. Kevin Bacon has a grand time as The Villain, Elijah Wood delights as His Creepy Brother.
A solid job of evoking nostalgia without it overwhelming everything.
#2 Frankie Freako
As a fan of Astron-6 (the filmmakers behind “Psycho Goreman”), I was hoping their riff on 80’s puppet monster movies would be as good as their tribute to Italian giallo horror, “The Editor”.
It wasn’t. They squandered the premise's potential.
As a fan of Astron-6 (the filmmakers behind “Psycho Goreman”), I was hoping their riff on 80’s puppet monster movies would be as good as their tribute to Italian giallo horror, “The Editor”.
It wasn’t. They squandered the premise's potential.
October 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM
#2 Frankie Freako
As a fan of Astron-6 (the filmmakers behind “Psycho Goreman”), I was hoping their riff on 80’s puppet monster movies would be as good as their tribute to Italian giallo horror, “The Editor”.
It wasn’t. They squandered the premise's potential.
As a fan of Astron-6 (the filmmakers behind “Psycho Goreman”), I was hoping their riff on 80’s puppet monster movies would be as good as their tribute to Italian giallo horror, “The Editor”.
It wasn’t. They squandered the premise's potential.
Movie #1: “Get Away”
Picked this because of Nick Frost and Asiling Bea. Like most horror comedies, logic tends to go out the window in service to the story. Still, it manages to be entertaining enough to recommend as Sunday matinee popcorn muncher.
Picked this because of Nick Frost and Asiling Bea. Like most horror comedies, logic tends to go out the window in service to the story. Still, it manages to be entertaining enough to recommend as Sunday matinee popcorn muncher.
October 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Movie #1: “Get Away”
Picked this because of Nick Frost and Asiling Bea. Like most horror comedies, logic tends to go out the window in service to the story. Still, it manages to be entertaining enough to recommend as Sunday matinee popcorn muncher.
Picked this because of Nick Frost and Asiling Bea. Like most horror comedies, logic tends to go out the window in service to the story. Still, it manages to be entertaining enough to recommend as Sunday matinee popcorn muncher.
Sooooo close to 500% but, you know what, I'll take it... delightfully so!
Thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of the campaign (and if you missed it, you can still Late Pledge for rewards through October)!
Thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of the campaign (and if you missed it, you can still Late Pledge for rewards through October)!
October 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Sooooo close to 500% but, you know what, I'll take it... delightfully so!
Thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of the campaign (and if you missed it, you can still Late Pledge for rewards through October)!
Thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of the campaign (and if you missed it, you can still Late Pledge for rewards through October)!
"The Vexing Zoologist" level on my Kickstarter strikes again! This time Robin's aqua-buddy, the Juck, a piranha/octopus hybrid ! (This one enjoys posing like the little mermaid!)
September 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
"The Vexing Zoologist" level on my Kickstarter strikes again! This time Robin's aqua-buddy, the Juck, a piranha/octopus hybrid ! (This one enjoys posing like the little mermaid!)
It's Chuck and Steve's birthday!
September 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It's Chuck and Steve's birthday!
Another "The Vexing Zoologist" level colab, this time with a quest!
Roark, who's gone off to school at St. Andrews in Scotland, will be receiving this Boggonit, who is peaking out from a local land mark in the ruins of St. Andrews Cathedral. So he gets a weird creature and a new place to discover.
Roark, who's gone off to school at St. Andrews in Scotland, will be receiving this Boggonit, who is peaking out from a local land mark in the ruins of St. Andrews Cathedral. So he gets a weird creature and a new place to discover.
September 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Another "The Vexing Zoologist" level colab, this time with a quest!
Roark, who's gone off to school at St. Andrews in Scotland, will be receiving this Boggonit, who is peaking out from a local land mark in the ruins of St. Andrews Cathedral. So he gets a weird creature and a new place to discover.
Roark, who's gone off to school at St. Andrews in Scotland, will be receiving this Boggonit, who is peaking out from a local land mark in the ruins of St. Andrews Cathedral. So he gets a weird creature and a new place to discover.
Another "The Vexing Zoologist" level colab, this time between the indominable Jason and myself. He wanted a creature that would be right at home at a live techno dance party, so he got this lil' guy... the Xexy!
September 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Another "The Vexing Zoologist" level colab, this time between the indominable Jason and myself. He wanted a creature that would be right at home at a live techno dance party, so he got this lil' guy... the Xexy!
One of my Kickstarter levels is "The Vexing Zoologist", where the backer and I design a creature.
Carey wanted a basement-dwelling computer creature, so we came up with the Scuzigooi.
(He's named after Small Computer System Interface [SCSI] and Graphic User Interface [GUI]: "scuzzy" and "gooey".)
Carey wanted a basement-dwelling computer creature, so we came up with the Scuzigooi.
(He's named after Small Computer System Interface [SCSI] and Graphic User Interface [GUI]: "scuzzy" and "gooey".)
September 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
One of my Kickstarter levels is "The Vexing Zoologist", where the backer and I design a creature.
Carey wanted a basement-dwelling computer creature, so we came up with the Scuzigooi.
(He's named after Small Computer System Interface [SCSI] and Graphic User Interface [GUI]: "scuzzy" and "gooey".)
Carey wanted a basement-dwelling computer creature, so we came up with the Scuzigooi.
(He's named after Small Computer System Interface [SCSI] and Graphic User Interface [GUI]: "scuzzy" and "gooey".)
Put the finishing touches on the bonus Vexing Menagerie sticker sheet that everyone now gets along with the book. (See Kickstarter link below if you haven't already).
Fun fact: Twombly's Wut-Wut is named after Royal Twombly Heath, who's name I discovered in Santa Cruz's Evergreen Cemetery.
Fun fact: Twombly's Wut-Wut is named after Royal Twombly Heath, who's name I discovered in Santa Cruz's Evergreen Cemetery.
September 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Put the finishing touches on the bonus Vexing Menagerie sticker sheet that everyone now gets along with the book. (See Kickstarter link below if you haven't already).
Fun fact: Twombly's Wut-Wut is named after Royal Twombly Heath, who's name I discovered in Santa Cruz's Evergreen Cemetery.
Fun fact: Twombly's Wut-Wut is named after Royal Twombly Heath, who's name I discovered in Santa Cruz's Evergreen Cemetery.
Hi, it's me! I'm the weirdo. It's me.
September 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Hi, it's me! I'm the weirdo. It's me.
* Weird happy Bean dance! *
September 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
* Weird happy Bean dance! *
35 years ago, I started sending out holiday greetings to friends & family. Originally Xmas cards, I switched to Halloween goodies. Laser-cut dancing Frankensteins, stickers, horror movie bingo, 175+ painted ghosties and more.
All have led up to the Big Thing I'll be announcing on September 1st!
All have led up to the Big Thing I'll be announcing on September 1st!
August 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
35 years ago, I started sending out holiday greetings to friends & family. Originally Xmas cards, I switched to Halloween goodies. Laser-cut dancing Frankensteins, stickers, horror movie bingo, 175+ painted ghosties and more.
All have led up to the Big Thing I'll be announcing on September 1st!
All have led up to the Big Thing I'll be announcing on September 1st!
For those of us who grew up in the 80's in the Bay Area, this is totally bitchin'!
From the Gilman (where I saw my friend's high school band play) to the "The Lost Boys" to the Oakland Coliseum (where I saw Metallica), this hits all the right B-movie 80's Bay Area weirdness notes.
From the Gilman (where I saw my friend's high school band play) to the "The Lost Boys" to the Oakland Coliseum (where I saw Metallica), this hits all the right B-movie 80's Bay Area weirdness notes.
August 25, 2025 at 5:11 AM
For those of us who grew up in the 80's in the Bay Area, this is totally bitchin'!
From the Gilman (where I saw my friend's high school band play) to the "The Lost Boys" to the Oakland Coliseum (where I saw Metallica), this hits all the right B-movie 80's Bay Area weirdness notes.
From the Gilman (where I saw my friend's high school band play) to the "The Lost Boys" to the Oakland Coliseum (where I saw Metallica), this hits all the right B-movie 80's Bay Area weirdness notes.