Apparantly he was a cold fish. (Artwork by Randy Mora)
Category: Horror
Dec 30
Amazed
“Maybe I’m a-mazed at the way you love me all the time…” (Supremely creepy poster art by Polish artist Wieslaw Walkuski)
Dec 16
Oh, Deer.
One of the most bizarre Christmas decorations I’ve ever seen. Who would make this? Who would buy it?
Dec 09
Horrible Christmas Album Covers
Croation pop singer Kićo makes a pretty glum Santa on the cover of this album, often cited as one of the worst Christmas album covers ever made. He doesn’t even convey the solemnity of a traditional Father Christmas. He’s just… there. Hungover, or wallowing in existential despair. His version of “Jingle Bells” featuring a banjo …
Dec 02
Welcome, Winter.
An early 20th century representation of a Scandinavian frost giant, from the silent movie Conquest of the Pole by French film pioneer Georges Méliès. To me the creature looks more like a goofy Russian ventriloquist’s dummy. Which is no less horrible than a bloodthirsty spirit to my eye, but probably not what the director intended.
Nov 18
Unsavory Satyr
Isn’t this guy a shady character! He’s got a buckskin and pointed ears like the mythical satyr but no hooves. Peter Paul Rubens, 1638. On display at The Prado, Madrid.
Nov 04
Skeleton Dreams
What do skeletons dream about when Halloween has passed? A Night on Bald Mountain parade of damned souls and evil witches, of course!
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