Apparantly he was a cold fish. (Artwork by Randy Mora)
Category: Horror
Turn to the Left
FASHION! Turn to the left… no, right… aw hell with it.
Amazed
“Maybe I’m a-mazed at the way you love me all the time…” (Supremely creepy poster art by Polish artist Wieslaw Walkuski)
Santa’s Strange Appetite
HO-HO-HO no.
Oh, Deer.
One of the most bizarre Christmas decorations I’ve ever seen. Who would make this? Who would buy it?
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 …
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.
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.
Rat Dance
Even rats like to dance.
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!