Monday Matticchio

Sunday Safari - Haunted House

Theatre poster by Stasys Eidrigevicius, 1990

Willibald Krain, Gerüchte (Rumour) from Krieg, 1916

Illustration by Alberto Martini for The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

Liz Mamont, Nursery

Domenico Gnoli

Dusan Kallay

Francesco Balsamo, Gruppo di gufi in un interno

Pia Valentinis, illustration for Poe's The murders in the Rue Morgue 

Pierre Roy, Danger on the Stairs, 1927, thanks to Weimar

Jaroslav Serych, illustration for Tales of the Uncanny, 1976, and

John Buckland Wright, illustration for Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum, 1932, 

thanks to 50 Watts

Nicola Bailey

 Moki

John Kenn

Dark Imaginings

Dream Animal, 1903

This week's theme of fear seems like a good opportunity 

to feature the haunting, nightmarish visions of Alfred Kubin.

Many thanks to Aeron Alfrey at Monster Brain for his extensive post 

on Kubin and for the picture scans.

Alfred Kubin,1898

The Graveyard Wall, 1902

Oppression, 1900

The Rat House

The Brood, 1903

Insect of the Moon, 1910

The Pursued One, 1902

Serpent Nightmare, 1903-04

Adoration, 1900

The Vampire, 1900

Vielarmiges Tier

The Moor, 1923

What Big Teeth You Have!

Stefano Morri

Of course, you already know the wolf's answer...

This scary week continues with the last and most frightening 
installment of Animalarium's visual exploration of this 
enormously popular tale. See my previous posts here and here, 
and visit Shelley Davies for more Red Riding Hood goodness.

Patricia Cantor, thanks to Pinzellades al món

Daniel Egneus

Franco Rivolli

Sarah Moon

Nicoletta Ceccoli

Andrea Rivola

Clementina Mingozzi

Beni Montresor

Marjolaine Leray

Doris Freigofas

 

Milimbo

Rilla Alexander

Wohlfahrt Rotkäppchen

Beatriz Martin Vidal

Kiki Smith

Edward Gorey

Monday Matticchio

Sunday Safari - Arachnophobia

 M. Dobuzinskij, D'javol from Zolotoe runo, 1907


Halloween is drawing near
time to face our wildest fear 

Odilon Redon, Smiling Spider, thanks to Japonisme

Bruno Paul, Plague in South Africa, illustration from Simplicissimus, 1901.

Many thanks to ihatemusic1943 for the info! 

 A. H. Watson, illustration from The Enchanted Blanket, 1936, thanks to ElfGoblin

 Aleksandra Waliszewska, Dom Babci

Film poster by Wojciech Fangor for Les Compagnes de la Nuit, 1956

Book cover by Rein van Looij, 1940s, thanks to 50 Watts

 Walter Martin and Paloma Muñoz, Traveler at Night

Michael Sowa, Spider on the wall

Book cover by Emanuel Schongut, 1960s

Film poster by Wiktor Gorka, 1964

Film poster by Werner Klemke for The Golden Spider 

from Graphis 1959-60, thanks to Sandi Vincent

Lorenzo Mattotti, illustration from The Raven