Halloween Countdown: The Burning Miser
Long Forgotten recently made a post about a piece of Haunted Mansion concept art that never made it into the actual attraction: The Burning Miser.
This miser, who has clearly sold his soul to devil, was supposed to appear in the hall of changing portraits. Here is the progression, in a series of sketches:
I think this would’ve made a great addition to the Mansion. The devil sneaking up from behind the Miser to claim his soul via spontaneous combustion powder is certainly creepy enough to make the cut.
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October 7, 2015 at 5:25 am
I love how the power of miserliness allows him to just stoically sit there while he’s on fire!
October 15, 2015 at 12:23 pm
That is the ultimate test of stoicism. He passes.