Strange Stories In October

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Dazzling Erin

Strange Stories was a pulp magazine that, from 1939 to 1941, specialized in publishing horror and occult fiction. While the magazine ceased publication after only 13 issues, it remains popular among collectors. Featuring work from illustrators like Earle Bergey and Rudolph Belarski, the Strange Stories covers are perfect for October.

Cover by Earle Bergey

Cover by Rudolph Belarski

Artist Unknown

The Poster For Star Wars: The Force Awakens Is Here and Look Who’s Missing

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Jedadiah Leland

With the movie’s release just two months away, the official poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released earlier today and it looks great!

It looks very Star Wars-y. At first glance, it looks like they made sure to include every single character in the Star Wars universe in the poster.

There are new faces.

There are familiar faces.

There’s even a new mystery character standing behind R2.

Could this be a new Death Star? Is the third time the charm? Hopefully, the Empire has finally figured out that they have a problem with that exhaust portal.

Did you notice who’s missing?

Almost every major surviving character in the Star Wars universe is on that poster. Luke Skywalker, however, is missing. Does this mean that Luke Skywalker is only a minor character in The Force Awakens or does it mean something else? Luke Skywalker is such an important character that there is no way that his absence would not be noticed.

Maybe we will learn more when the next trailer for the film is shown tomorrow during Monday Night Football.

Horror Artist Profile: Stephen Cooney

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Dazzling Erin

After starting out as a tattoo artist, Stephen Cooney branched out into both painting and illustration. Working primarily as a horror artist, Cooney has designed over a 100 book and magazine covers. You can learn more about both Stephen Cooney and his art by visiting his site, http://www.stephencooneyart.co.uk/

Here’s just a small sampling of Stephen’s work.

Ghosts in October

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Dazzling Erin

Ghost (photographed by Erin Nicole)

It’s October and a great time to appreciate all that ghosts do for us. The haunting covers below were created for Ghost Stories, a pulp magazine that published 64 issues between 1926 and 1932. All the stories in Ghost Stories were credited as being “as told to.”

Horror Artist Profile: Zdzislaw Beksinksi (1929 — 2005)

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Dazzling Erin

Born in Poland, painter Zdzislaw Beksinksi spent decades creating nightmarish and surrealistic images that he described as being photographs of his dreams. Sadly, Beksinski was murdered in 2005 but his work lives on.

Cthulhu in October

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Dazzling Erin

It’s October and what better way to celebrate this month than with these seven pictures inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos?

Tsathoggua Rising by Richard Loung

The Chase by Douglas A. Sirois

Lovecraft by Francesco Francavilla

Cthulhu Rising by Richard Loung

Cthulhu Rises by Silberious

Awakening by Douglas A. Sirois

All Bow Before Mighty Cthulhu by Erin Nicole

Welcome to October!

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Dazzling Erin

(photographed by Erin Nicole)

Welcome to October!

Here’s hoping this month finds you with joy, family, friends, fiends, ghouls, and ghosts!

Have a safe and wonderful Halloween month!

(photographed by Erin Nicole)

Artist Profile: Charles Copeland

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Dazzling Erin

Charles Copeland was an illustrator who worked for several men’s magazines and paperback book publishers in the 50s and 60s. There’s not much biographical information about him on the web but his work, which always featured manly men and sexy women in dangerous and exciting situations, speaks for itself.

Take a look at his work below.

Artist Profile: Bernard Safran (1924 — 1995)

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Dazzling Erin

Bernard Safran was a painter, photographer, and illustrator known for his humanistic approach and his portraits of both the famous and the not so famous. Though he started out as an illustrator and painted several paperback covers, he is best remembered for his paintings and photographs of life in New York City. A small sampling of his work is below and you can see more of his work and learn more about his life at http://www.safran-arts.com/index.html.

Artist Profile: Frank R. Paul (1884 — 1963)

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Dazzling Erin

Frank R. Paul was born in Austria, studied art in Vienna and Paris, immigrated to the U.S. in 1906, and went on to become one of the most influential science fiction artists of all time. After working as a graphic designer, Paul was hired to illustrated a science magazine in 1916. Paul went on to do hundreds of covers and interior illustrations for pulp magazines like Amazing Stories, Wonder Stories, and Planet Stories. In 2009, he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.