Zombies! Oh, I do love me some zombie shirts, as I think you might already know. Is there a more classic depiction of zombies than the zombie arms crashing through a previously boarded up window? I mean, I know we have to be hasty when we make our stand after the zombie infection spreads, or the living dead rise from their graves, or we reach the bar after acting/wandering our way through the masses, or however this whole thing happens. But really, wood boards? These zombies, if they are of the typical zombie archetype, will think nothing (get it?) of banging away at that 2×4 until it breaks open. And really, after settling down, what else is there to do but further reinforce your shelter? Look, I’m not a zombie expert by any means, but I’m pretty sure if I get taken down by the living dead, it’s not going to be because I only did an average job at clamping down the entrances to my bunker, that’s all. Still, this shirt is awesome, and not just because there are zombies threatening to emerge from your chest. (Available at Threadless)
I can’t say I think a city is the best place for a giant gorilla to hang out. I’ve seen evidence that such practices don’t end well. It’s the sort of thing a mama and papa giant gorilla should teach a baby giant gorilla (yes, I said a baby giant gorilla, stay with me now) is best avoided. Nonetheless, on a hot summer day, I suppose there are some advantages, as we see on this shirt. For the ape that is, the helicopter pilot (and said helicopter pilot’s loved ones) probably feel differently – but this is a funny shirt, ethics and point of view don’t really come into play. (Available at Threadless)
Even monsters need to snack? I suppose the (just) navies of the world would appreciate what this sea monster is doing on this shirt to defend the oceans, though I’m pretty sure Krackens are agnostic when it comes to which ships they attack. The enemy of my enemy is my friend .. but I’m not entirely sure that applies to Kracken attacks. Maybe the Kracken has a thing for Jolly Roger flags like bulls do for red capes (yes, I know the red part doesn’t matter)? (Available at Threadless)
This is terribly dark and mysterious for a t-shirt! Veiled in this wash of deep blood red color, there’s what looks to be a lady on this shirt approaching some kind of structure or constructed something-or-another, just to see or not see a giant ghost-like being in the distance. Very creepy, very awesome. (Available at Threadless)
I wouldn’t call the drawings on this shirt “ugly drawings” myself. I mean, they’re drawings of ugly people, mutants even, but the drawings themselves aren’t ugly, the people are. A nice play on words is always fun, but I kind of feel for the artist in this case. Anyway, I do love the shirt no matter its title, though perhaps I’m biased as I’ve already established my position on all-over printing on shirts (hint: it’s awesome). (Available at Threadless)
Oh, what a monster he would be. This shirt clearly shows everyone’s favorite baked goods-osaur, the Cookie Monster himself. As featured on shirts the site before, Cookie Monster is certainly a favorite of mine, stemming a great deal from my not being a cookie. His cookie obsession is scary enough as a person, were I a cookie, I’m sure he would haunt my dreams as the monster in the closet as well. (Available at Threadless)
I don’t know if a midnight monster is any different than a regular monster, but I definitely like the idea of an ultimate monster, midnight or not. With a dark light-ish purple body comprised of what looks like the tortured harrowed souls of poor children frightened by such an ultimate monster, along with many a monster itself, and an outline that glows in the dark (yes, I love glow shirts), this is a terrifyingly awesome shirt. Ultimate midnight monster it most certainly is. (Available at Design By Humans)
I think Audrey Hepburn would make a pretty intimidating zombie – can the undead be pretty, in a missing some flesh kind of way? This shirt’s depiction of such a monster is pretty scary and pretty sweet all at the same time. My kind of shirt. Plus, a zombie treatment of Breakfast at Tiffany’s – how can I resist? (Available at Threadless)
The first thing I think when I heard the title of this shirt, “Hairwolves”, was actually Airwolf and not werewolf. Still, it’s a pretty awesome picture that reminds me of Maurice Sendack’s Where the Wild Things Are art, and really anything that throws it back to Teen Wolf deserves a nod. (Available at Threadless)
Oh, Godzilla like monsters. They’re all a designer has to do with a shirt to make me adore it so. This one features your standard cute and adorable dinosaur monster hitchhiking at the side of the road to Tokyo .. but from the looks of it, a really really really big truck is going to have to come along before he’d actually be able to grab a ride. A truck, or Mothra.
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It’s always a little weird when monsters are adorable, isn’t it? The cute little thing on this shirt has taken the opportunity to use two buses as roller skates, because a monster that’s roller skating isn’t really a threat, right? (Tell that to the people in the bus, I guess) (Available at Threadless)
Honestly, I’m not sure what I like about this shirt. I just think it looks cool. Dubbed an “ode to doing nothing”, it features elderly and monstrous looking things sitting on a stoop with various implements for different activities – a basketball, a skateboard, a boom box, they’re smoking, etc. It just looks like they’re demons and it might be the stoop to hell. But still, like I said, it looks cool. (Available at Threadless)
I’m not sure why a sea monster would so often appear as consecutive semi-circles atop the water, as if sea monsters are snake-like creatures that surface and dive and surface and dive regularly, but it’s a common depiction, one way or another. I also now know why the Scots called their lakes “lochs” – it has nothing to do with language, it turns out! (Available at Threadless)
A geek legend. Any of the elements in this shirt – a laser gun, a robot pegasus, a flying hot girl in a skimpy costume, a cyclops monster, UFOs, a minotaur, etc. – makes a story geeky. To be the protagonist of said tale is what makes it a legend. Things seem to be going well, let’s hope it remains as such and doesn’t wind up a geek tragedy. (Available at Threadless)
So that’s it! This reminds me of midichlorians, but in a less nerdy sort of way. Complete with fangs, devil horns, and forked tongue, this is your standard Gray’s Anatomy handbook for the anatomical details of the evil. Good to have if you need to dissect a demon, I’d say. When fighting for the survival of humanity, having someone with this shirt around could prove to be quite handy. (Available at Threadless)
Cute adorable monsters are the best kind. This shirt demonstrates that prepubescent games help a child learn vital skills that they will need later in life. Like jungle cats toying around and fighting with each other, instinctively teaching themselves how to bring down prey, baby monsters need to learn how to terrorize cities and bring down civilizations. Adorable! (Available at Threadless)
Pretty awesome shirt here. I’d definitely prefer this kind of target at a target range than your standard target practice paper cutouts. Let’s go for the list- Darth Vader, The Terminator (T-800), a zombie, Freddie Krueger, a space invader, Megatron, Gojira, Agent Smith, and a Goomba. My favorite part, though, is that the target on the zombie is centered on his head. Awesome! (Available at Threadless)
The designer’s description of this shirt describes the depicted city as one inhabited by weird and curious creatures. Yep, that sounds about right. The creatures almost remind me of Where the Wild Things Are, giant monstrous benevolent curious beings. Pretty neat t-shirt you can get lost in, like an old Dr. Seuss drawing. (Available at Design By Humans)
Cute little bunny .. dangerous little hill? It’s never a good idea to pick up a random carrot from the woods, but I suppose what’s a rabbit to do? You just have to take the chance that the hill is really a monster in disguise. Such is the life of a bunny. (Available at Threadless)
Dreams, this shirt from Alex Solis, is pretty beautiful. The sweet images above the bed (a teddy bear is one thing, but a unicorn wearing sunglasses! Wow!) and the nasty images below paint an accurate picture of what I imagine the dreaming ethereal mind of a small child must be like. Wonderful shirt. (Available at Threadless)
