{"id":314765,"date":"2026-10-26T20:02:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T20:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/314765\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T20:02:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T20:02:23","slug":"in-the-mood-for-monster-murals-heres-where-to-find-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/314765\/","title":{"rendered":"In The Mood for Monster Murals? Here&#8217;s Where to Find Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArtist Jeremy Raymer has spray-painted created creepy scenes throughout the city.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/muralpumpkins.jpg\" data-lb-width=\"1000\" data-lb-height=\"667\" class=\" photoswipe gtxlightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-391239\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/muralpumpkins.jpg\" alt=\"Muralpumpkins\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO BY KRISTY GRAVER<\/p>\n<p>If typical Halloween decorations aren\u2019t putting you in a spooky mood, try one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raymerpgh.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jeremy Raymer\u2019s<\/a> murals as a selfie backdrop.<\/p>\n<p>The artist has spray-painted dozens of scenes throughout the city, including numerous monster-themed walls in Lawrenceville, Bloomfield and the Strip District.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/muralslimer.jpg\" data-lb-width=\"1000\" data-lb-height=\"667\" class=\" photoswipe gtxlightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-391244 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/muralslimer.jpg\" alt=\"Muralslimer\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO BY KRISTY GRAVER<\/p>\n<p>Mulberry Way in Lawrenceville is like Raymer\u2019s outdoor art gallery. The alley is home to two jack-o\u2019-lanterns, Slimer from \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pittsburghmagazine.com\/canonsburg-ghostbusters-weekend-2026-grandpa-joes-candy-shop\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ghostbusters,\u201d<\/a> a pastel skeleton, Skeletor, Pittsburgh-born \u201cPoltergeist\u201d star Zelda Rubinstein and Kyra Schon, the young ghoul in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pittsburghmagazine.com\/monroeville-mall-living-dead-weekend\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cNight of the Living Dead.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/muralskeletor.jpg\" data-lb-width=\"1000\" data-lb-height=\"667\" class=\" photoswipe gtxlightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-391241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/muralskeletor.jpg\" alt=\"Muralskeletor\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO BY KRISTY GRAVER<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/muralpoltergeist.jpg\" data-lb-width=\"1000\" data-lb-height=\"667\" class=\" photoswipe gtxlightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-391236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/muralpoltergeist.jpg\" alt=\"Muralpoltergeist\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO BY KRISTY GRAVER<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/muralnotld.jpg\" data-lb-width=\"1000\" data-lb-height=\"667\" class=\" photoswipe gtxlightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-391234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/muralnotld.jpg\" alt=\"Muralnotld\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO BY KRISTY GRAVER<\/p>\n<p>Just around the corner, on Charlotte Street, there\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pittsburghmagazine.com\/pittsburgh-curiosities-great-white-shark-monument\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Great White Shark<\/a> and a skin-and-bones Bart Simpson.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sharkmural.jpg\" data-lb-width=\"1000\" data-lb-height=\"667\" class=\" photoswipe gtxlightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-391245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sharkmural.jpg\" alt=\"Sharkmural\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO BY KRISTY GRAVER<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/muralbart.jpg\" data-lb-width=\"600\" data-lb-height=\"900\" class=\" photoswipe gtxlightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-391224 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/muralbart.jpg\" alt=\"Muralbart\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO BY KRISTY GRAVER<\/p>\n<p>Head North on Butler Street to see the Tom Savini mural on Almond Way in Centeral Lawrenceville. The special effects legend worked on the original \u201cFriday the 13th\u201d in 1980 and \u201cFriday the 13th: The Final Chapter\u201d in 1984.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/muralsavini.jpg\" data-lb-width=\"1000\" data-lb-height=\"667\" class=\" photoswipe gtxlightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-391240 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/muralsavini.jpg\" alt=\"Muralsavini\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO BY KRISTY GRAVER<\/p>\n<p>Savini\u2019s creation from the 1982 flick \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pittsburghmagazine.com\/creepshow-house\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Creepshow\u201d<\/a> is represented on Taylor Street in his hometown of Bloomfield. While you\u2019re in Little Italy, stop by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pittsburghmagazine.com\/creative-chem-co\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Creative Chem Co.<\/a> to see Raymer\u2019s mural of another Pittsburgh native, Jeff Goldblum.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/muralfluffy.jpg\" data-lb-width=\"600\" data-lb-height=\"900\" class=\" photoswipe gtxlightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-391225 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/muralfluffy.jpg\" alt=\"Muralfluffy\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO BY KRISTY GRAVER<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/muralgoldblum.jpg\" data-lb-width=\"1000\" data-lb-height=\"667\" class=\" photoswipe gtxlightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-391231 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/muralgoldblum.jpg\" alt=\"Muralgoldblum\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO BY KRISTY GRAVER<\/p>\n<p>Frankenstein\u2019s monster is on 33rd St. and Penn Ave. at the edge of the Strip District.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/muralfrankenstein.jpg\" data-lb-width=\"1000\" data-lb-height=\"667\" class=\" photoswipe gtxlightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-391228 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/muralfrankenstein.jpg\" alt=\"Muralfrankenstein\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO BY KRISTY GRAVER<\/p>\n<p>Want to start the holiday season early, ya filthy animal? Go back to Butler Street in Lawrenceville to see Raymer\u2019s tribute to \u201cHome Alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/muralhomealone.jpg\" data-lb-width=\"1000\" data-lb-height=\"667\" class=\" photoswipe gtxlightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-391233 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/muralhomealone.jpg\" alt=\"Muralhomealone\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO BY KRISTY GRAVER<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Artist Jeremy Raymer has spray-painted created creepy scenes throughout the city. 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