Most horror stories don’t end well.
But this Halloween story has a happy ending for the artists of Cuyahoga Falls.
Noah Scott has been doodling and creating artwork all his life.
According to legend, his first real work was a fish painted at the tender age of three.
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Since then, his art has evolved a lot and taken a slightly darker turn.
One of Scott’s latest creations, Krusty, the ominous-looking clown looming over Bart and other characters from ‘The Simpsons’ fame, has garnered national attention.
At Hibari, Scott answered the call earlier this month for fandom art inspired by the show and Krusty the Clown’s character, which is considered part of the animated show’s Halloween Treehouse of Horror special.
He hastily put pen to paper and submitted his submission the night before the Oct. 10 deadline.
Three days later, Scott received a call from the show’s creators and Fox Network that his artwork would be among the 20 featured in the special episode’s closing credits.
The Halloween-inspired episode aired Sunday, called “Not It,” pays tribute to Stephen King and features Krusty the Clown. It was my second work.
Episodes are currently available on Hulu and can be streamed on other services.
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Krusty the Clown’s work is one of dozens he sketched in his personal notebook.
His turn to a darker direction, creating sketches inspired by horror films and characters, saw him watch the classic “Night of the Living Dead” and fell in love with the genre. He said it started when he was young.
“I think that movie started the spiral into why I am now a horror artist,” he said.
Noah Scott’s work on display at the waterfall
When he’s not sketching and creating pieces for sale at the Upfront Art Space on the Portage Trail in Cuyahoga Falls, Scott can be found sitting at his alma mater’s teacher’s desk.
The Ohio graduate is a full-time sub at Falls High School.
He now laughs about how the hobby has become his life pursuit.
Scott remembers his grandmother once asking him to draw something “nice” like flowers.
He returned with a painting of the cannibal Audrey from “Little Shop of Horrors.”
“It’s still a flower, isn’t it?” he said.
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Like the first time, Scott keeps his job simple.
No fancy high-end art supplies. He uses a simple sketch pad. and lots of pens.
His tools of the trade are Bic and Paper Mate pens. He finds an inexpensive pen (usually black) to create clean and simple designs.
Sometimes he uses a pencil too, and he uses a red pen to draw a splash of color, uh, blood.
Prints of his work are available in frames and art galleries.
But he also does private commissions, which are usually solicited through his Instagram page @noah.j.scott, with another job of creating custom Jason Vorhees of the famous “Friday the 13th” hockey mask. We are exhibiting his work together.
Scott said he received no compensation for his artwork being included in the show.
For now, he’s content to enjoy his 10 Minutes of Fame and hopes for a happier ending than the counselors at Camp Crystal Lake.
“This is just cool,” he said. “It’s really cool. My art is forever immortalized on The Simpsons.”
Craig Webb consists of crooked stick figure graffiti and can be contacted at cwebb@thebeaconjournal.com.
