Fear-filled Phantasms: The Art of Jeff Jones

Here is a small sampling of the chilling paintings the late Jeff Jones (1946-2011) created over his career.

Fear-filled Phantasms: Vampirella in Trouble!

Vampirella has been the baddest of the Good Girls since she first bared her fangs in 1969, but it's been far from smooth sailing. Here are some images of her being menaced by a variety of threats. (All paintings appeared on covers from the original run of the Vampirella Magazine.)

You can see more visions of Vampirella at Cinema Steve, and you can read reviews of her original adventures at Shades of Gray.

Fear-filled Phantasms: Masks

"Don't lower your mask until you have another mask prepared beneath - as terrible as you like - but a mask." -- Katherine Mansfield

By David Bowers

By Michael Kaluta

Fear-filled Phantasms: Christmas Horror

I'm not a big fan of Christmas-oriented horror, even the well-done movies and stories. I like the whole good will, happy-sappy, ho-ho-ho'ing Santa Claus aspect of it all. And the decorated trees and pretty lights. I especially like visiting with friends.

Some feel differently, and that's where the following images of Christmas horror comes in.

Your guess is as good as mine. But it's pretty awful!

Joan Collins pays for being naughty in "Tales from the Crypt"

Perhaps the most iconic Christmas horror image of them all
from "Silent Night, Deadly Night"

But the real Santa were to mix it up with monsters and killers, he'd kick their asses.
Assuming he couldn't fill them with Christmas cheer and get them to change their wicked ways.
(From "Paul Dini's Santa Claus vs. Frankenstein")

Fear-filled Phantasms: The Art of Steven Kenny

Here are a few paintings from artist Steven Kenny that show you don't have to paint monsters to give an image an air of creepiness....

The Semaphore

The Collar

The Ghost of the Future

The Wedding

You can view more of Steven Kenny's paintings at his website.  

Fear-filled Phantasms: Closed Beaches

Why do some beaches "close" after Labor Day?

Because it's the start of Monster Mating Season.

A New Picture Series: Fear-filled Phantasms

Joining Tectonic Tuesdays, Picture Perfect Wednesdays, and Saturday Scream Queens is "Fear-filled Phantasms," a semi-regular series of horror-themed pictures that I stumble across while wandering the web.

First up... a couple of items to print out and put on the fridge to help you with that diet.





(I think that confused cat that wandered into the first picture is probably my favorite element.)