At the tenth anniversary of his death, legendary Swiss painter, sculptor, and designer HR Giger (1940–2014) is once again celebrated for the haunting power and dark psychedelia that informs his objects and paintings in an updated XXL edition by Taschen. Edited by Hans Werner Holzwarth, a book designer specializing in contemporary art and photography with […]
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Journeys into Terror: Essays from the Cinematic Intersection of …by Cynthia J. Miller and A. Bowdoin
Let’s face it, what would a travelog, either from the 16th century or last year, be worth, if one could foresee this journey’s beginning and end, as well as anything that happened in between would it be an amiable and beautiful experience, a safe travel to a secure area which read like the perfect holiday […]
Critical Approaches to Horror Comic Books by John Darowski and Fernando G.P. Berns (eds.) (2022)
For those interested in superhero comics and the many connections to heritage, cultural standing and so forth associated with the category, there is no shortage of academic and popular titles. Fortunately, there are several new studies each year. With horror comic books, however, things are different. The horror genre, when approached from the perspective of […]