Thanks! Yeah, atmosphere can work wonders when it comes to making things look imposing and menacing. When it comes to horror, it's usually the things we can't see that are the scariest, so the atmosphere helps to obscure our view just enough to give a sense of dread and mystery. Additionally, the more atmosphere between the viewer and the object, the farther away it is from you. So given that our crab guy is still so large in the composition, but waaaaaay back into the atmosphere, it implies that he is really, REALLY big.As for the expressions, I totally agree with you. Since this was a special commission from the client to put two of their employees into the piece, it was a lot more difficult because I'm at the mercy of those individuals' acting ability and the client's ability to photograph them. Ultimately, I have much less control over the reference material I get. So I pretty much have to work with what I'm given and try my best to make it not look too goofy haha. Sometimes it works better than others.