The Horrifying Truth of Thomas the Tank Engine

Thomas was always a bit unsettling. Now it all makes sense, thanks to these disturbing animations from VFX artist Tom Coben.

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A post shared by Tom Coben (@tomcoben) on Jun 13, 2019 at 11:34pm PDT

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It was time for Thomas to leave, for he had consumed everything. . . . . #cinema4d #octanerender #3d #adobe #aftereffects #3drendering #3drender #c4d #c4dart #digitalart #gpurender #3dart #compositing #cgi #animation #3danimation #render #surreal #surreal42 #creepy #horror #thomasthetankengine #motiongraphics #howiseedatworld #mdcommunity #mograph #mgcollective #dailyrender #dailyrenderc4d #dreamawake

A post shared by Tom Coben (@tomcoben) on Jul 8, 2019 at 1:46pm PDT

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Thomas the World-Eater . . . #cinema4d #octanerender #3d #adobe #aftereffects #3drendering #3drender #c4d #c4dart #digitalart #gpurender #3dart #compositing #cgi #animation #3danimation #render #surreal #surreal42 #creepy #horror #thomasthetankengine #motiongraphics #howiseedatworld #mdcommunity #mograph #mgcollective #dailyrender #dailyrenderc4d #dreamawake

A post shared by Tom Coben (@tomcoben) on Oct 24, 2019 at 9:02pm PDT

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Thomas, Spawn of Shelob . Homage to one of my favorite VFX shots ever by @weta_digital . . #cinema4d #octanerender #3d #adobe #aftereffects #3drendering #3drender #c4d #c4dart #digitalart #gpurender #3dart #compositing #cgi #animation #3danimation #render #surreal #surreal42 #creepy #horror #thomasthetankengine #motiongraphics #howiseedatworld #mdcommunity #mograph #mgcollective #spider #arachnophobia #dreamawake

A post shared by Tom Coben (@tomcoben) on Jan 17, 2020 at 8:05am PST

This nightmare was created by motion graphics artist Tom Coben. You can see more of his work on his Instagram @tomcoben or on his website.