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0 More Days To Halloween…
0 More Days to Halloween…
Halloween City by Karl Pfieffer
From ghoulies and ghosties
And long-leggedy beasties
And things that go bump in the night,
Good Lord, deliver us!
~Scottish Saying
1 More Day To Halloween…
1 more day to Halloween…
Graveyard Girls by Kyle Thompson
‘Tis now the very witching time of night,
When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out
Contagion to this world.
~William Shakespeare
2 More Days To Halloween…
2 more days til Halloween…
Henri Robin and a specter by Eugène Thièbault, 1863
Where there is no imagination there is no horror. ~Arthur Conan Doyle, Sr.
3 More Days Til Halloween…
3 more days til Halloween…
Ghost In The Trees by Abuse of Reason
At first cock-crow the ghosts must go
Back to their quiet graves below.
~Theodosia Garrison
4 More Days Til Halloween….
4 more days til Halloween…
Pumpkinhead — A Self Portrait by Jamie Wyeth
“Eat, drink and be scary. ~Author Unknown”
Horror Artist Profile: Bob Larkin (1949– )
The American artist Bob Larkin may be best known for the covers that he painted for Marvel Comics in the 1970s and the 1980s but he has also painted several horror movie posters. You can see some of them below and be sure to visit the Bob Larkin Blog for more information about the artist and his work!
Strange Stories In October
Strange Stories was a pulp magazine that, from 1939 to 1941, specialized in publishing horror and occult fiction. While the magazine ceased publication after only 13 issues, it remains popular among collectors. Featuring work from illustrators like Earle Bergey and Rudolph Belarski, the Strange Stories covers are perfect for October.
Cover by Earle Bergey
Cover by Earle Bergey
Cover by Earle Bergey
Cover by Earle Bergey
Cover by Earle Bergey
Cover by Rudolph Belarski
Cover by Rudolph Belarski
Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown
Horror Artist Profile: Stephen Cooney
After starting out as a tattoo artist, Stephen Cooney branched out into both painting and illustration. Working primarily as a horror artist, Cooney has designed over a 100 book and magazine covers. You can learn more about both Stephen Cooney and his art by visiting his site, http://www.stephencooneyart.co.uk/
Here’s just a small sampling of Stephen’s work.
Ghosts in October
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Ghost (photographed by Erin Nicole)
It’s October and a great time to appreciate all that ghosts do for us. The haunting covers below were created for Ghost Stories, a pulp magazine that published 64 issues between 1926 and 1932. All the stories in Ghost Stories were credited as being “as told to.”
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