#dr hackenbush

[wally-franks-stan]

Hackenbush’s log #2 - Contemplation

I’m not entirely surprised something like this happened.

That’s not to say I expected our ship to get shot down. I don’t think anyone could’ve predicted that, and I’m still in… quite a state of shock from it. Don’t think I’ve ever been this terrified before.

But at the same time, this is just the sort of thing that happens when you’re with Joey Drew. He’s not unlucky, per se… more like a magnet for the unexpected. Crazy things happen to him, and everyone around him, for the better, and for the worse.

I wonder if he and Susie made it. I hope so. Joey never considered me anything more than a colleague, but Susie and I were friends, and I know her heart would break if she lost him.

I got a radio message about a rendezvous. It’s only been 3 days since the crash. Didn’t say who ordered it, but so soon after planetfall, it wouldn’t surprise me if it was Joey. He always has been impatient.

I think that’s why he had such difficulty being taken seriously. It made him seem… amateurish. Can’t rush a project and get any kind of decent results, but he always wanted to anyway.

He probably sees all this as a “minor setback”. If he’s alive, that is.

All of this ain’t to say he’s not brilliant. Bright as a star and sharp as a knife, that one. Maybe that’s why he was so impatient; to him everyone else must seem dreadfully slow.

But I think it was more that he got so focused on his goal, that anything that didn’t directly bring him closer to it felt pointless. Like supplementary research, or… proper experimental method.

I don’t know why I’m recordin’ this. Better than just sittin’ in silence, I suppose.

The current is pushin’ me closer to shallower water. I think so anyway. Hope so. Should be able to tell better after a couple more days pass. But until then… well, I guess I can keep talkin’ to myself. Maybe do some stargazing.

[A distant shriek]

Try and figure out how long I’ve got until one of whatever’s out here decides to pay me a visit…

[nemo-draco]

Putting all four links in here, seeing as they're all updates for the same story. Patchwork's a bit of a pet project of mine also having to do with Bendy and the Ink Machine, Bendy in Nightmare Run, Boris and the Dark Survival, and Bendy and the Dark Revival. Might also include Bendy: The Cage by proxy, depending on how quickly I make my way to that point.

Basically, Joey had to go through a few phases before he jumped into the idea of making Susie his resident angel, and, well, he had plenty of souls to work with...

[sisterpaxton]

List of names Rob Zombie used or referenced in House of 1000 Corpses/The Devil's Rejects + where they're from:

The last name "Firefly" is from Duck Soup, 1933

Captain Spaulding -> Captain Spaulding (Animal Crackers - 1930), Ringo (Stagecoach - 1939)

Otis B. Driftwood -> Otis B. Driftwood (A Night at the Opera - 1935), Mr. Hammer (The Cocoanuts - 1929), J. Cheever (At The Circus - 1939), Quincy Wagstaff (Horse Feathers - 1932)

Baby Firefly -> Vera-Ellen (Vera-Ellen, actress/dancer known for lip syncing, who also starred in the Marx brothers film Love Happy), Baby Jane (Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? - 1962), Bunny (Love Happy - 1949)

Mama Firefly -> Gloria Teasdale (Duck Soup - 1933), Eve Wilson (Marx Brothers Go West - 1940)

Rufus "RJ" Firefly -> Rufus T. Firefly (Duck Soup - 1933)

The Professor (Earl) -> The Professor (Animal Crackers - 1930)

Ravelli -> Signor Emanuel Ravelli (Animal Crackers - 1930), Ravelli (The Big Store - 1941)

Charlie Altamont -> Wolf J. Flywheel (The Big Store - 1941)

Doctor Satan/S. Quentin Quale -> S. Quentin Quale (Marx Brothers Go West - 1940)

Grandpa Hugo -> Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush (A Day at the Races - 1937) (Hugo's is quite interesting since he was originally intended to be Doctor Satan, I'm assuming thats why his name was derived from a character with the Doctor title)

[fishymom-art]

WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL WOULD EVERYONE (and I mean EVERYONE..even Nathan..who I majorly dislike) BE IN METAL AND INK? This also includes yourself and Len because I think you two are awesome ^ ^

JESUS CHRIST GUYS WHAT IS GOING ON AHAHEGLIUHEALIUGH

Okay, you'll have to go through a fucking list again, because AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF THEM AGIEUHALIEUHGLIAEUHGLIAEUHG WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME WHY ARE YOU SO CURIOUS ALL OF A SUDDEN

Main Comic:

Joey Drew/Datura - Orca

Henry Stein - Golden Retriever

Susie Campbell/Susie Angel - Valais Blacknose Sheep

Dr. Daniel Hackenbush/ Metal Bendy - A stray Black cat

Sammy Lawrence - Nightingale

Wally Franks - Clown Fish

Grant Cohen - Burrowing Owl

Lacie Benton - Curled Octopus

Norman Polk / The Projectionist - Dutch Draft Horse

Johnny Polk / Lost Johnny - Galineers Cob

Allison Pendle / Angelic Allison - Hummingbird

Thomas Connor / Tom the Wolf - Alexander Archipelago Wolf (duh)

Audrey Stein - Harrier Hawk

Nightmare Joey - Sphynx cat

Extra:

Nelly Pevolet / Nightmare Nelly - Deer Mouse

Talyn Benton - Bernese Mountain Dog

Valeria Connor - Bullfinch

Kameela Franks - Springbok

Aminata Awee - Puma

Jamie Green - Jaybird

Wilson Arch / The Creation - Common Raven

Nathan Arch - a fucking tapeworm Persian Cat

Additional:

Len - Ragdoll cat

Tim/ The Lyricist - Betta fish

Bertrum Piedmont - Black Maned Lion

Shawn Flynn - Sea Otter

Lance Derby - Black-Footed Ferret

[onetwofeb]

Whitmore: Just a minute, that looks like a horse pill to me… Dr. Hackenbush: You have nothing to worry about. The last patient I gave one of those to won the Kentucky Derby.  

A Day At The Races, 1937

[follows-the-bees]

Day Thirty

Groucho Marx | All His Movies

(But if I have to choose one: Dr. Hackenbush from A Day at the Races)

So, this one is a grey area because while Groucho Marx (all the Marx Brothers) play different characters in each movie, they are still essentially the same person/archetype. So this is for Groucho and his witty, rapid-fire one liners and puns. That 30-40s style of vaudeville comedy is unmatched.

This is a year-long commitment but I'm up for the challenge.

Characters aren't in a ranked order.

[mwolf0epsilon]

What is everyone's greatest fears and insecurities? (I promise this isn't bully anon and I have no ill intent.)

Going for the big guns uh? Buckle in then, let's see what kind of ammo the Fractos has to work with:

Henry Stein - His anger issues. Henry's childhood and adulthood were fairly turbulent because he's prone to getting fits of rage (an issue that was exacerbated when he was drafted to fight in the second world war). There's never been a moment in his life where he wasn't aware that he can hurt people very easily, and it scares him that this is possibly all he's good at. It's why drawing and gardening meant so much to him... For once he could make something good instead of destroying it...

Sammy Lawrence - That he's a weak-willed follower rather than the master of his own fate, untrustworthy and insignificant. His role as the Prophet disgusts him because it's everything he strived not to be, and the hypocrisy of it all left him questioning his identity and sense of self. What is he if he's not Samuel Lawrence Jr? Can he go back to calling himself that? Or is that just another name he can't ever return to ever again...? Just... Who is he?

Jack Fain - Being unable to protect himself and others, no matter how much he tried to be there for his friends. The sense of insignificance and powerlessness left him fearing that every single one if his efforts is in vain.

Susie Campbell - That she's not good enough. Always second best to someone more talented and beautiful than her. That no matter how hard she tried, she should have just given up and let the world step all over her.

Norman Polk - That he's nothing more than an unwanted and unlovable creepy brute. As a tall bulky man of his age and background, Norman's always had a lot against him. But, even when snapping at people or fighting back just as hard was warranted, he never let himself stoop so low. Becoming the out of control and monstrous Projectionist wounded him deeply...

Allison Pendle - That deep down she's just as selfish and careless as Joey. They got along fine because they had a level of understanding about certain arts they were mutually interested in... Maybe that means she's rotten like him. A danger to others if she ever becomes as jaded as he did...

Thomas Connor - The worst part is the guilt. If he hadn't been complacent to Joey's will to begin with, none of this would have happened. He's stuck in a cycle of grief and what ifs, afraid that he's damned everyone because of his own hubris as a prideful engineer.

Shawn Flynn - His willful ignorance will haunt him forever. He knew something was wrong, but he'd rather ignore it and make a quick buck than actually stop to think. It only struck him that he was in too deep when Grant began to deteriorate, and by then it was too late to stop. If only he hadn't been so selfish and cocky...

Grant Cohen - That he deserves all of this in some twisted terrible way. His life has always been one string of misfortunes after another. Maybe he was a bad person in another life. Maybe he didn't show enough people kindness in this one... Maybe he's just destined to suffer. He's always been and always will be unable to save himself...

Buddy Lewek - That he's too weak and cowardly to be of any help. Everyone has been doing so much to keep him safe, and he doesn't have the strength to do the same for them. He feels guilty about it, but he just... He just can't... He's afraid and he wants to go home. He wants his mom... And he feels bad that he's this pathetic when his friends need him most.

Abby Lambert - Regret, guilt, sorrow... She knows them all to well. Most of all she knows hatred the best... She hates that she was so bad a judge of character that she couldn't see just how bad things got. Just how far Joey would take it... She was blind to it all because she considered him a friend, and she'll never forgive herself or him for it...

Doc Hackenbush - That he didn't leave when he could have. He was aware and against the results of the experiments, but he was also curious. Morbidly so. He could have helped stop all of this before it got to this point... But instead chose to stay quiet. A choice that will haunt him forever.

Bertrum Piedmont - That he'd been too proud to realize he was digging himself and Lacie an early grave. What hurts most now isn't even the state he's in... It's that he damned his closest friend to this terrible fate as well...

Lacie Benton - That she couldn't convince Bertrum to not accept a contract with Joey. She knew something was off with the man... She just couldn't imagine this being how it ended... Feels like she failed her dearest friend.

Emma LaMonte - Her biggest regret is not telling her family how much she appreciated them. She'd been a stuck-up unpleasant and difficult lady all her life and now... She fears she'll never have a chance to make amends.

Detective Sinclair - That he failed Joey in some way, thus made him more prone to becoming less interested in being a law abiding citizen. He knows that something broke when he failed that case... That somehow he taught that young and impressionable puppy-eyed boy that justice only matters as long as you're caught... He's a failure of a detective and all of this is his fault...

The Ink Demon - That his imperfections are the reason everyone is suffering. That he's not good enough to deserve to live. That he's a monster that taints everything he touches... The list goes on...

[mad-hatter-ison]

Happy Anniversary to Abomination

@halfusek

Just a pen and a nightmare 

Just a drawing and a man 

Just a devil and his demons Wandering those lands 

I don’t know what’s more pathetic 

Me or you, or every inch of my existence 

 I didn’t notice when it got different 

From a pencil and a dream

[caffeese]

Designs! finally I was able to make a drawing of all of them, I hope you like it🤙😭❣

[batim-symphony-of-shadows]

How many major boss fights does your au have? You don't have to say who..maybe an amount?

Also I love your Shawn desgin! It's such a cool idea! Love it

Can't wait to see what comes up in this au!

I’ll tell you the first few:

Wally-Bot, The Projectionist, Hackenbush, Joey, and The Creator (all meant to be like the boss fights in game, save for Joey’s inclusion as a “boss”)

After that there are at least three more bosses that crop up due to some loop interference on Sammy and Shawn’s part :)

Akjbkjb thank you! I,,, just took Terrible Sin Shawn Angel and tweaked him a bit ^^;, but I always have the funny image of him say “Ah great now I’m the Angel-whatchamacallit” when I think about him.

And oh boy be careful what you wish for :))/lh

[omnipenneartblog]

Hack’s general reaction to bs (more than often Joey’s bs) Dr Hackenbush belongs to Zephyr on twitter.

[wally-franks-stan]

Hackenbush’s Log #1: Adrift

The water through the hatch is dark.

The Dreamer crashed at night. 7 hours have passed, and the sun has risen, but still the water’s dark.

It isn’t just the shadow of the lifepod, either. Looking out from the top hatch, I’m surrounded on all sides by dark water. I can see the wreck of the Dreamer and what looks like land in the distance, but without knowin’ how far away they really are, I ain’t fixin' to try to swim. Even with the emergency seaglide, that would be a stupid decision.

I’ve got a few nutrient blocks, and a few bottles of water. If I’m smart, that could last me a few weeks. Hopefully rescue comes by then. From other people, or the current pushin’ me closer to shallower water.

Hope it comes sooner rather than later. I don’t feel right. I’ve never been claustrophobic, but I feel… off. Trapped. Maybe the isolation’s already gettin’ to me. Maybe it’s my situation finally sinkin’ in. But if something more is really wrong? Well… I don’t know.

[A moment of utterly dead air]

It’s times like this I wish I could bring myself to believe in a god. Maybe if I did, I’d have something to bring me just a little bit of comfort. But I’ve got nothin’ to pray to. Nothin’ to save me but the whims of a world that doesn’t know I exist, or the mercy of other people that may not even be out there.

[Dead air again]

I haven’t seen any fish. Big or small. Nothing. Not a single sign of life.

But I hear ‘em.

Oh believe me, I hear ‘em.

[Something shrieks distantly]

[A dry, strained chuckle]

Right on cue.

Somethin’s out there.

I’ve always loved studying alien life. But just this once?

I think I’d rather not know.

[hydrogenxdetoxidex]

Trying to finish this sketchbook

[halfusek]

Abomination [part 44]

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More under the cut~

[WARNING: violence, mild gore, death, vivisection, blood (ink)]

[fishymom-art]

can I ask you to list the members of the old and new metal and ink cast from lowest to highest??

what do you mean by lowest to highest? XD

I can just... list the characters I guess hahaha

Read under the cut coz there's a lot of them. Some of them have 3 names - they go from flashbacks, to grey reality, to golden reality

Main Comic:

Joey Drew/Datura

Henry Stein

Susie Campbell/ Susie Angel /Mila Wingpeal

Dr. Daniel Hackenbush/ Metal Bendy /Dr. Samuel Ray

Sammy Lawrence / (Sam) / Denis Brown

Wally Franks

Grant Cohen

Lacie Benton / Robot Lacie / Ciara

Norman Polk / The Projectionist / Jason Bright

Johnny Polk / Lost Johnny / Norris Bunker

Allison Pendle / Angelic Allison / Alisa Quinn

Thomas Connor / Tom the Wolf / Boris Vovchenko

Audrey Stein

Nightmare Joey

Extra:

Nelly Pevolet (Other names: Penelope Stein, Brianna) / Nightmare Nelly -> Parallel to Joey

Talyn Benton -> Parallel to Henry

Valeria Connor -> Parallel to Wally

Kameela Franks -> Parallel to Sammy

Aminata Awee -> Parallel to Susie

Jamie Green -> Parallel to Daniel

Wilson Arch / The Creation

Nathan Arch

The Nightmares (Susie and Sammy)

Additional:

Lena / Len

Tim/ The Lyricist

Bertrum Piedmont

Shawn Flynn

Lance Derby

[some-random-ghost]

The Inkdemonth day 17: Underappreciated

Another title: Dr. Hackenbush inside the Infirmary

I know! He is literally just a name on a schedule in chapter 5 at the moment, but I still like to think of him as a legit character who existed inside the studio (and who needs some more love as well). Hope he does turn out to be a legit and perhaps even an important character later on in Batdr or in the upcoming books!

@halfusek what do you think? Should a Doctor Hackenbush appear inside Batdr or inside dreams come to life and the employee handbook? I would personally be excited about it!