Thanks everybody! I'm so pleased that I'm in second place!!

I've changed it according to your criticisms, but I do however disagree on putting shadows down, because that'll create banding. In my current version, I have banding but it's not too bad as the colours contrast from each other.

 Just watched Der Golem the other night.

Bonus points for synchronicity :)

Glad this was pushed into the challenge in time.

 This is fantastic, one of my favorite entries. Only thing are that the 1 pixel highlights are kinda conflicting, lone the ones at the top of the head make them look like the lightsource is below, while the ones on the side imply one above (The shading also implies the upper lightsource)

I would replace the highlights on the plate on his forehead / cranium with shadows. It'll still make it appear 3D and wont conflict with the lightsource.

This is looks awesome. That description sounds like it would make a pretty epic movie!

my grandmother puts more fear in people than that

Great !

 that's fantastic. 

I don't know either. I've tried to change it by editing the submission, but to no avail. I've sent a PM to Jeremy.
Fingers crossed to get this one through!

 Why is this not in the weekly challenge?  love the look of the eyes, like there's no emotion, pretty damn cool.

Stunning work, sir. Furthermore it appears you put a lot of thought into it. ;)

 Awesome.

 I love the shining light!

Got my vote as well! Don't dare to ask who the poor fella was in the backdrop...

Wow dude, it's even better than your other submission. 
Great job with the background too, it helps reinforce his "evilness".

 check under his tongue, I'll bet there's an off switch

☻☻ (2balls)

Looking good

 First of all, I love the backstory. Along with the light shining in the background and the blood smear, it gives an emotional background to it.

For what it looks like, (to me) it looks straight out of a vintage pre-1960's sci fi film.

As for the pixels, my only issue is the shadow in the bridge (not sure of that word) under his nose and between his top lip. I feel like using some Anti Aliasing on it to slightly tilt the tip of the shadow to the right of the image would help, because having it perfectly down when the nose is angled to the right of the image looks wrong to me.

All in all I love this one, and it has my vote.

Very neat work