This is from 1963. Viking fashion has changed a lot over the years but there’s always a skull. This cover was done by Ed Valigursky, whose work we’ve featured in the past and will undoubtedly feature in the future.
Category Archives: Art
The Covers of If
If was science fiction magazine that was published from 1952 to 1974, by Quinn Publications. Though If was never more than a modest success as far as sales went, it still published work from authors like Harlan Ellison, Robert A. Heinlin, and Larry Niven. It also featured some of the best covers in the business. Here are a few of the covers of If magazine:
Artwork of the Day: White Rock Lake At Dusk

by Erin Nicole
A picture that I took many years ago as the sun was setting, this always makes me think of fall.
0 Days Til Halloween

by Erin Nicole
“The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door…”
Knock (Fredric Brown)
Artwork of the Day: Happy Halloween

by Erin Nicole
Happy Halloween!
1 Day Til Halloween

by Erin Nicole
“I am like a small creature swallowed whole by a monster, she thought, and the monster feels my tiny little movements inside.”
Artwork of the Day: A Ghost Story

by Erin Nicole
Are you ready for Halloween night?
The Dastardly Cults of the Pulp Era
Since the start of the pulp era, cults have been a popular subject. Usually dressed in red and concealing their faces behind hoods, cult members have menaced, tortured, and frightened. Luckily, there’s often a strong-jawed hero right around the corner to take them out and save the day.
Here’s a few of the cults of the pulp era!
2 Days Til Halloween

by Erin Nicole
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.”
Artwork of the Day: Deer in a Cemetery

by Erin Nicole
I was in Arkansas, looking for a certain grave, when I discovered that I was not alone. The deer stayed long enough for me to get a picture and then ran along. This picture is a reminder that there is beauty even among sadness.























