#macabre illustrations

[the-modern-hoemetheus]

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FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Illustrated by Lynd Ward - 1988

Source: Archive.org

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Polluted by crimes and torn by the bitterest remorse, where can I find rest but in death?

Bernie Wrightson’s Frankenstein, 1994

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Darkness had no effect upon my fancy, and a churchyard was to me merely the receptacle of bodies deprived of life, which, from being the seat of beauty and strength, had become food for the worm.

FRANKENSTEIN, Chapter 4

FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, illustrated by Lynd Ward - 1988

Source: Archive.org

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Vania Zouravliov,  Macabre Beautyful Illustrations

Vania Zouravliov is an artist and illustrator. Born in Vladimir, Russia, he currently lives and works in London. Labeled a child prodigy, his macabre illustrations have covered the pages of books, magazines, albums, and hung on gallery walls across the world.

Zouravliov grew up in an artistic family.

Zouravliov richly detailed illustrations play with innocence, eroticism, brutality, and ethereality. He has cited Paolo Roversi as one of his influences and you can definitely see similarities in their work. Striking portraiture of beautiful yet bewildering women. Mesmerising you with their gaunt gaze. Furthermore, Zouravliov’s illustrations also share the look of daguerreotype photography.

This balance of classic and modern, as well as elements from both East and West cultures, create scenes that feel otherworldly. A style congruous to the portrayal of fantasies and myths, simultaneously, fears and the macabre.  

[yellowpagediary]

"But the Raven still beguiling all my fancy into smiling, Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird, and bust and door..."

 The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, illustrated by Manet.

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Edward Gorey's illustrated envelopes...

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The Gashlycrumb Tinies: or, After the Outing