Dave James | Horror Tattoo Artist 🩸

@davejames_tattoos · Tattoo artist

🩸 I Create Custom Horror Tattoos 🏠 Owner @darkheritagetattoo 🕖 12+ Years Experience 💴 Financing now available ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Dave James is a tattoo artist in Anaheim, CA whose work centres on realism. Realism accounts for about 93% of the 298 pieces on Perspectiv. Roughly 26% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often burgundy, dark red and forest. Woman, zombie, man and clown come up again and again. The forearm and the chest are the usual placements. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly colour, black and grey in 26% of pieces, measured across 269 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: burgundy, dark red, forest and coral.

What they tattoo

Subjects: woman, zombie, man, clown, freddy krueger and mask.

Usually on the forearm, the chest and the upper arm.

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Work

Art the Clown from Terrifier realism tattoo on the forearm by Dave JamesHorror clown face realism tattoo on the forearm by Dave JamesRealism tattoo on the forearm by Dave JamesVampire face and silhouette surrealism tattoo on the forearm by Dave JamesZombie face realism tattoo on the forearm by Dave JamesVampire faces realism tattoo on the thigh by Dave JamesArt the Clown and victim realism tattoo on the forearm by Dave JamesVampire face and skull realism tattoo by Dave JamesClown face realism tattoo by Dave JamesHorror movie characters realism tattoo by Dave JamesThe Exorcist movie scene surrealism tattoo on the forearm by Dave JamesBatman dark realism tattoo on the forearm by Dave JamesTattooed arm black and grey tattoo on the upper arm by Dave JamesDarth vader realism tattoo on the forearm by Dave JamesTattooed arms American traditional tattoo on the upper arm by Dave JamesMask realism tattoo on the forearm by Dave JamesHorror clown dark realism tattoo on the forearm by Dave JamesMorgan freeman realism tattoo on the forearm by Dave JamesAngry face realism tattoo on the forearm by Dave JamesGoat-like creature dark realism tattoo on the back by Dave JamesClown and boy realism tattoo on the forearm by Dave JamesWolverine realism tattoo on the leg by Dave JamesAngry man realism tattoo on the forearm by Dave JamesAngry face realism tattoo on the forearm by Dave James