Virgil Finlay's epic illustration for Poe's Tell Tale Heart

Virgil Finlay: Master of Dark Fantasy Illustration

Virgil Finlay was a contemporary of H. P. Lovecraft, Robert Bloch and Robert E. Howard. He started his career as an illustrator on ‘Weird Tales’ and went on to create fantastic art for the best sf, fantasy and horror fiction of his day, (Clark Ashton Smith, H. P. Lovecraft, Ray Bradbury).

Fuseli, Three Weird Sisters from Macbeth, Gothic Fantasy

Henry Fuseli: Dark Gothic Fantasy

The early gothic found ghastly, thrilling form in the supernatural intimations of Henry Fusili. An artist of fierce intelligence we know him primarily as the creator of the famous Nightmare painting, but his influence can be seen in William Blake, Lovecraft, Frazetta and so many more.

Fuseli The Nightmare, gothic

Charles Brockden Brown: First American Gothic

Brockden Brown was the first authentic American voice, exploring the uniquely gothic fears of the supernatural in early, independent America.

Only Connect: The Naming of Things: Part Two

Art and Artists The first post of this two-parter looked at the naming of things in music, fiction and poetry. This one tackles the painted arts, and the philosophy of naming. Representational art is very popular. It appeals to our sense of the familiar and even when it tackles the big life issues, it offers one redeeming quality: a sense …