I don’t think the owner of that skull is going to get better. This cover is from 1954.
Author Archives: Dazzling Erin
Artwork of the Day: Weird Tales (by Hugh Rankin)
Artwork of the Day: Fantastic Adventure (by Robert Gibson Jones)
Artwork of the Day: Giant-Size Chillers (by Gene Colan)
So, I Watched Virgin Pockets (2007, dir. by Paul Gorman)
Lizzie Monroe (Marie Madison) is a famous pool player who has turned her back on playing tournaments and now hustles clueless men in pool halls. Because they all think that a blonde can’t possibly play pool, it’s easy for Lizzie to take their money. Lizzie mentors another young female pool hustler named J.J. (Chexy Grace) but when J.J. goes against Lizzie’s wishes and enters a national tournament, Lizzie enters too. Teacher and student go against each other for the championship.
This movie looks like it was filmed on someone’s phone and the actors seemed like they were just people some found out at a bus stop. I’m not much of a pool player but even I could tell that Lizzie and J.J. weren’t really making any of the shots. This was a film about women dominating their male competition but the movie couldn’t decide if it wanted to be exploitive or empowering. A lot of obnoxious men lose but the camera lingers on J.J. and Lizzie’s cleavage whenever they lean across the table. ‘Personally, I didn’t care whether the move was empowering or not. I just wanted it to make up its mind who it was trying to appeal to. It probably wasn’t made for pool purists. Virgin Pockets makes pool look extremely easy and all of the hustles looked like things that anyone could do. I was surprised J.J. needed someone to teach her how to do most of them. Maybe I should work on my game and make some money!
What type of title is Virgin Pockets anyway? When you saw that title, you didn’t think this movie was about pool, did you?
Artwork of the Day: The Vault of Horror (by Johnny Craig)

by Johnny Craig
I think someone missed his stop.
Artwork of the Day: Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery (by George Wilson)

by George Wilson
The sea is a dangerous place indeed.
Artwork of the Day: Tales From The Crypt (by Jack Davis)

by Jack Davis
Get that thing back in the crypt! That’s a scary cover.
Artwork of the Day: Adventures Into The Unknown (Unknown Artist)

Artist Unknown
We should all be thankful for Aunt Lavinia’s Ghost.
The Covers of Imagination
From 1951 through 1958, Imagination magazine brought stories of science fiction and horror to eager readers. Among the writers who appeared in Imagination were Philip K. Dick, Robert Heinlien, Robert Sheckley, and John Wyndham. Today, the magazine is well-remembered for its exciting covers, which were done by some of the best artists working in the pulps. You can’t have art without Imagination.
Below is a sampling of The Covers of Imagination: Stories of Science and Fantasy.















