A Most Horrific Illustration!

For this month of horror, may I ask all members to post their most horrific book illustrations?

They can be about war or haunting; ghosts or aliens - anything horrific.
(No gore or anything against the rules, just rediscovering the quaint - and what gave us chills, and brought us to the unexplained.)
Doesn't matter if attached from Google or a photo of a pic.

Just one per post, and at least a source, or where you first found it.



Richrad Davis (1981): The Encyclopedia Of Horror. Octopus Books: London. Page 97.

Found the book on special at the CNA, maybe back in 1988.
Just knew I must have it.
It was R11, add a zero to that these days.

Shortly afterwards there were the little smells and bells of occult rituals in halfoldman's bedroom.

For me and my kids it would be anything Grim Grisly or Edward GoreyGashlycrumb Tinies

from a couple of horror manga called fuan no tane and kaishou radio

originally posted by: Neopan100
For me and my kids it would be anything Grim Grisly or Edward Gorey

Gashlycrumb Tinies

Gorey is amazing. I have one of his books, the kids love it. I think it's. Called amphigorey?

and, of course, the original scary stories to tell in the dark

a reply to: halfoldman

Drag queen with demon-like horns reads to children at Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library
www.theblaze.com...

(garnered from google)

originally posted by: Starcrossd

that's the tell-tale heart, right?

a reply to: fiverx313

Well then... Fine.


I was just digging up all of those I could find. Such a huge piece of my childhood and just bought my son the whole set.

a reply to: fiverx313

Yes ;-)

originally posted by: JinMI
a reply to: fiverx313

Well then... Fine.


I was just digging up all of those I could find. Such a huge piece of my childhood and just bought my son the whole set.

haha sorry... there's plenty left, i just picked the ones i found most disturbing in my childhood

It ain't from a book but worth a look

The Moderators of ATS..
Horrific?

You decide....

a reply to: JinMI

Well he only posted a few... I was hoping to see the "Mexican Hairless" hehe