Some posts you scroll past. Some stop you cold. On September 30, horror toy photographer Manyakfunks (@manyakfunks) shared the kind of moment every toy photographer dreams about: one of his own photos is now the cover art for an Epic Toy Sound album — the 12-track The Seasons of Life, out now on streaming.
His post says it best: “Seeing one of my photos used as the cover art for ‘The Seasons of Life’ is such a cool feeling.” Then comes the thank-you that defines this whole community — gratitude to @epictoysound for the trust — and an open invitation to everyone reading: use these sounds in your posts and tag us, because every share gets the music to more people.
The arc: post → cover → release
The post. September 30, 2026. Manyakfunks celebrates the cover-art moment on Instagram, shouts out @zillioninstrumentals and @zillionmarketplace, and closes with a New York Comic Con invitation: catch the family at Booth 1771, October 8–11.
The cover. His photograph — a horned, faun-like creature with spiral markings and pale eyes climbing out of a moss-covered tree trunk in an outdoor park — became the official album artwork, credited “Seasons of Life_@manyakfunks.” A horror photographer’s frame carrying a nature-cycle record.
The release. The Seasons of Life is a 12-track album by Epic Toy Sound, delivered to streaming stores September 21, 2026 via DistroKid: “Top Soil,” “Thunder Rolls,” “Foundation,” “Harmony in Nature,” “Steady Flow,” “Breaking Ground,” “Sow Good Seed,” “Midnight Oil,” “Sunset Value,” “Changing Winds,” “Solid Rock,” and “After Summer.” Hear it on Spotify — and creators can license all twelve masters for commercial UGC through The Seasons of Life Sync Pack on the store.
Why this pairing works
Read the track titles out loud — Top Soil. Breaking Ground. Sow Good Seed. Thunder Rolls. — then look at the cover: a wild thing pushing out of living wood, moss and bark and pale eyes in the green dark. Manyakfunks’ horror instincts gave this album something a nature record rarely gets: teeth. The faun isn’t decoration; it’s the thesis. Growth is a little feral. The seasons turn whether you’re ready or not.
And that’s the Epic Toy Sound formula at its best — the 50/50 model in action, where the cover artist is a recording artist and photographers split streaming royalties with the label. (We broke the whole model down in “The 50/50 Model: How Toy Photographers Become Recording Artists.”)
Photographer spotlight: Manyakfunks
ManyakFunks | Horror Toy Photography — “Bringing plastic nightmares to life.” He holds the horror lane of the Epic Toy Sound family: all atmosphere, all dread, all craft. His name is in the credits too — he’s the featured artist on “Big Stompers” from Toys and Beats Vol. 1 and on “Deep Spacewave” from Cosmic Panda’s Mesmerized, out today. Follow him at @manyakfunks — and if you’re headed to New York Comic Con, come say it in person at Booth 1771.
Cover art photography by Manyakfunks (@manyakfunks). Use the sounds in your posts, tag @epictoysound, and keep building. One love.