Art

BIO: Fan of lowbrow art, comic strips and horror/sexploitation movies of the 1970s. Much of my personal work tends to reflect these influences, while still (I hope) forging an identifiable style. Trained as a graphic illustrator ’93 – ’96 but now produce visual art as a hobby, while concentrating on my main love of writing prose fiction. Published first own …

Bio: I was born in 1984 and grew up near Cleveland, OH. I’ve always had a love for horror and macabre art. Most of my inspiration growing up has always come from my brother, as well as professional artists like MC Escher and HR Giger. I’ve worked with many forms of art over the years including traditional pencil illustration, oil painting, watercolor, …

Hello Fiends! I know it’s been a while, but there’s only so many truly awesome horror themed sellers on Etsy, sometimes it takes a while for me to find the best of the best. Maybe I’m biased because Jenn is my friend, neighbor, and fellow member of April’s Army – but rest assured, her stuff is quality and I know …

Mondo proudly announced the films of Wes Craven as their next subject in their “Director’s Series” of posters. Artist Alex Pardee took on A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET and the SCREAM series with a ghoulish delight in the two new posters. Internal organs swirl and bloody sneakers drip to create the visage of the murderous Ghostface for the SCREAM poster. …

BIO: Gaither is one of Kentucky’s most unusual and well known artists. Born in Louisville in 1960, Jeff has been practicing his particular blend of horror and rock art for over 30 years. To quote R. Scott Bolton/Editor, Rough Edge; “Jeff Gaither’s work is an artist whose unmistakable style is a perfect complement to music for that perfect marriage of …

Published in numerous publications and CD packages worldwide, Eyes of Chaos has created imagery for just about every horror medium in the genre. Including: – Created book cover art for number of horror’s finest authors. – CD art and packaging for hundreds of music acts. – Self-published 3 art/illustration books titled: “Madness on Parade”, “Inner“, & “Dark Visions”. – A …

BIO: For the past decade, Jason Beam has been working in the digital art medium, creating intricate illustrations through computer generated means. Combining photography, found objects and hand-drawn elements, his frenetic detail and unique style has established him as a prevailing artist in the digital medium. Jason Beam¹s combination of surrealism and photography creates art that cannot be created in …

Bio: April A Taylor is a Dark Art & Fine Art photographer from Detroit, MI. Some of her earliest childhood memories involve Michael Jackson’s Thriller video, the original Nightmare on Elm Street movies and reading Clive Barker’s Books of Blood series, all of which she credits with introducing her at a young age to her first love — horror. After …

DeadArms Artwork – Amer Shihab is an illustrator from Bristol, United Kingdom, specializing in Horror / Macabre illustrations and creature designs. Previously worked on cover artwork for several underground Death / Gore metal bands, and has built a solid online fan base through the use of social networking sites, such as MySpace. This has helped establish himself as a strong …

DEVIL ENGINE Artwork by Chad Michael Ward Design by Justin Erickson Published Author NBM Publishing Publication Date: 2007 Format: Full Color, 80 pages Price: $18.95 Under the release of NMB Publishing, I had the pleasure of reviewing Chad Michael Ward’s latest art book release titled “Devil Engine” (The 3rd in his series) This 9 x 12 – 80 page book is …

A hard economy usually means working hard to keep the doors open, but in the case of Eyes of Chaos, it was looking like “time” would have to be devoted more to the regular working class of 9-5 until things in the illustration world started to get back on track. With a whole slew of art on hand and over …

The art of Kristen Margiotta takes you to dark and curious places filled with spooky imagery, pop culture icons, and big-eyed characters. A graduate of the University of Delaware, her paintings have been on display around the country since 2005. Kristen is also the illustrator of the picture book “Better Haunted Homes and Gardens.” Holly Q, Horrornews.net (HN): When I …

Hey horror hounds! In the spirit of Haunting Season, with Halloween right around the corner, I wanted to share a special treat with you (no tricks, sorry!) that came in the mail for me today; I received a nifty little Halloween trinket that immediately reminded me of the “Bride of Chucky.” The trinket is in fact a little String Doll …

Tomorrow, Friday October 1st, Fright Rags is releasing a t-shirt for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. More specifically, it’s for their friend who is currently battling an aggressive breast cancer. She is only 34 years old, and her husband lost his job over a year ago and they are struggling to keep their house, pay the bills, and take care of …

Internationally published and exhibited photographer April A Taylor has always leaned towards the dark & gritty with her work; exploring forgotten places, ghost towns & abandoned buildings. Now she has combined this style of photography with her life-long love affair with Halloween, horror and all of the things that go bump in the night. The Dark Art of April A …