Pareidolia. Don't worry. Even spellcheck doesn't know that one.
I produced that entire image on one layer using the different shades seen there. Adding color would have been a major pain in the ass. I wanted to make the faces look more like my usual work. I'm only one guy. The whole thing was taking too long. I'm happy with the end result, as it looks. It didn't need color at all.
I imagine and I absolutely agree. Here's that owl:
Now in black and white
Of course it's likely I have a lot of childhood things on my mind aiding the comparison. But he was always one of the hand down coolest, yet scariest animated figures.
That's exactly how pareidolia works. It's wired in our subconscious. We're all born with it and it's permanent. I don't even know of a disease that could stop it.
I didn't even know that thing you showed me existed until now. His face doesn't look like...
what her face looks like from the front, when upside down though.