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Pulp Vampires!
From the beginning of the pulp era to the modern day, horror has always been a popular genre. And with horror comes the vampires! Vampires were a popular subject for both the writers and the readers of the pulps. Much blood was spilt between the covers. Here are just a few of the vampires of the pulps:
It’s not really October until a vampire comes tapping at your window, asking to be invited in.
Artwork of the Day: Alien (by Bernie Wrightson)

by Bernie Wrightson
All grown up.
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Artwork of the Day: Dr. Phibes (by Chris Kuchta)
Artwork of the Day: Night In The Alley

by Erin Nicole
I took this while standing in the alley. It didn’t come out perfectly but that was exactly the way I wanted it.
Artwork of the Day: Trees In The Night

by Erin Nicole
The trees take on new life after the sun goes down.
Artwork of the Day: At Night

by Erin Nicole
A picture that I took while standing in the rain one October night.
Artwork of the Day: Kingdom of Spiders (by Bob Larkin)

by Bob Larkin
This film poster is from 1977. What would you do if you saw a spider that big?
Artwork of the Day: Boogeyman (by Michael Whelan)
The Spectacular Covers of Startling Stories
Startling Stories was a sci-fi pulp magazine that ran from 1939 through 1955. It went through many different editors and formats during that time but one thing that was always consistent was the quality of the magazine’s covers. Though most of the covers were done by Earle Bergey, a few other notable pulp artists also made contributions to the magazine. Below is a small sampling of the spectacular covers of Starting Stories!


































