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It’s no stretch to say that I have a bit of a fixation when it comes to drawing the grim, ghoulish, and gross. And while the fiends in my newest drawing may be terrifying to some, scarier still are the real life monsters that inspired this cast of creatures.

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It should come as no surprise that goats are so often associated with the demonic, considering they have nightmare eyeballs capable of gazing into the apocalypse.

Goat eye - photo via webshots.com

Scariest of all, however, is this chance correlation I discovered while researching for my doodle. Observe how freakishly similar goats’ eyes are to octopus eyes — a fact that both amazes me and makes me want to round up all the goats and octopuses on Earth, stuff them in a rocket, and shoot it at a wall.

Octopus eye - photo by Matt Gieselman

Are these two animals, who seemingly couldn’t be more dissimilar, actually be long-lost relatives? All data is pointing towards one obvious conclusion: yes.

According to the scientistic geniuses at Listverse.com, these disturbing, evil eyes do have their advantages:

Goats have horizontal slits which are nearly rectangular when dilated. This gives goats vision covering 320 – 340 degrees; this means they can see virtually all around them without having to move (humans have vision covering 160 – 210 degrees). Consequently, animals with rectangular eyes can see better at night due to having larger pupils that can be closed more tightly during the day to restrict light.

Excellent night vision would be helpful, now wouldn’t it… say, in the blackest depths of hell? Clearly, that is where these abominations made their happy home before settling into a career of terrorizing the mortal world. I think my work here is done.