Bad Future - Spooks

So here's my concept of what the 'spooks' mentioned in Chapter 19 look like. I basically said to myself "what if Tim Burton drew ponies?" and then made them fluffy because they live in a cold environment. I figured they wouldn't have cutie marks.

The background is based on early Victorian England. Again, I'm a huge Tim Burton fan so I drew a lot of inspiration from movies like Sweeney Todd and Corpse Bride. That being said, I'm still having trouble with backgrounds so if anyone has any criticisms or suggestions to help me improve, as always I'm all ears.

As always, take my pics with a grain of salt since I really don't know what Tonic Plotter is thinking as she is writing.