Illustrator Frank Frazetta (1923-2010) is well known among fans for his brilliant artwork in the fantasy/horror/sci-fi genres, especially his covers for the paperback reissues of CONAN THE BARBARIAN in the 60’s. Frazetta did a lot of covers for Warren Publications’ black and white horror comic line, and here is a gallery of his work from the covers of CREEPY:
by Don dos Santos
by JK Potter
“Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see.”
― Edgar Allan Poe, The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
by Basil Gogos
by JK Potter
“There is something at work in my soul, which I do not understand.”
― Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein
by Basil Gogos
by JK Potter
“Whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent.”
― Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West
by Basil Gogos
by Basil Gogos
Dime Mystery Magazine was one of the first of the so-called “weird menace” pulp magazines. Weird menace magazines featured heroes pitted against sadistic villains and cults and were distinguished by their graphic scenes of brutality and torture. Dime Mystery started out as a typical true crime magazine until the editors realized that there was money to be made by mixing crime with horror.
In the 1930s, Dime Mystery was notorious for its controversial covers. If you dare, look below to find out why.
Through the Shattered Lens 