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Witches were a popular subject during the pulp era, starring in stories and appearing on covers. Sometimes, they were riding broomsticks and other times, they were just casting spells. Whatever they were doing, they were always ready to work their magic on readers.
Today, it’s time to pay tribute to some of the witches of the pulp era!
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by Earle Bergey
by Hannes Bok
by Jack Thurston
by Margaret Brundage
by Rudolph Belarski
by Tommy Shoemaker
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This is from 1974. Unfortunately, I don’t know the name of the artist responsible for this. I’m more worried about whether or not Hillbilly John is going to be able to outrun that giant buzzard. It does not look good for him.
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This is from 1968. Though the identity of the artist behind this poster is unknown, I like that the poster announces that this film is in “frenzied color!”
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I bet that’s a popular barn! This is from 1974. The identity of the artist behind the colorful poster is unknown.
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This is from 1966. Unfortunately, the identity of the artist is unknown but I like the combination of cowboys and Dracula. Billy doesn’t look like much of a kid, though. I also like that the poster features the shadow of both Boot Hill and Dracula’s Castle in the lower left-hand corner, bringing to iconic places together for one movie.
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This is from 1985 and I guess the lesson of this film is don’t play with cards that have “SATAN” written across the front of them. This poster actually looks like it could just as easily be the cover of a R.L. Stine or a Christopher Pike novel. Unfortunately, the identity of the artist responsible is unknown.
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This poster art is for a film that was released in 1971. I don’t know much about the movie but I know that snakes are scary, especially the big ones that slither on you while you’re relaxing in a coffin. Unfortunately, I do not know the name of the artist responsible for this memorable poster.
by John Newton Howitt
Are you scared of tentacles?
Whether they’re reaching down from the sky or coming out of the water, the idea of being grabbed and, even worse, squeezed by several slimy tentacles is a scary one! Perhaps that’s why it was such a popular image during the pulp age. Below is just a sampling of some of the era’s tentacle horror, courtesy of some of the best artists to work in the pulps!
by Earle Bergey
by Alexander Leydenfrost
by Edmund Emshwiller
by Hugh Joseph Ward
by L.B. Cole
by Lou Fine
by Rafael DeSoto
by Robert Bonfils
by Ron Embleton
by Rudolph Belarski
Welcome to October on the Shattered Lens!
Here’s hoping this month finds you with joy, family, friends, fiends, ghouls, and ghosts!
Today is also the start of the Shattered Les’s annual horrorthon! Sit back, enjoy the reviews, the art, and the music videos, and have a great month of ghoulish fun!
by Erin Nicole
I took this picture a few years ago, on a foggy October morning. Usually, this is a normal-looking neighborhood but, on that morning, it looked creepy so I had to get out there with my camera and get some pictures of it all. We had many mornings like this that October. We’ll probably have even more this October.
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