Apparently artist Camilla d’Errico has made a portrait of my Tumblr friend (fiend?) ghoulnextdoor. At least, it looks like a stylized portrait of her avatar. I mean, it looks like a stylized portrait of her avatar as I recall it. Hmm. This is a little like looking into one of those black mirrors where you [...]
After linking yesterday to Henry Fuseli’s Odysseus in front of Scylla and Charybdis, (1794-1796), I decided I couldn’t let the opportunity to display more of his work pass. My favorite, pictured above, is The Nighmare, (1781). A Wikipedia article about the painting suggests it may have been the product of Fuseli’s unrequited love for Anna [...]
Is it just me, or does Henry Fuseli’s Odysseus in front of Scylla and Charybdis look like a prototype of Marvel’s Silver Surfer? Facing the choice between two monsters, the Silver Surfer would have zapped them both. Look at Silver Surfer #3. Really, the only thing missing is the shield (and the only addition is [...]
Be careful Marianne! It appears this Colonel Brandon may have more on his mind than talk of love. If John Willoughby has similar ambitions, you might be caught between Scylla and Charybdis. What next? I guess I’ll have to find out in Jane Austen’s and Ben H. Winters’ Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, coming [...]
Looks like a winner: An illustration from Quirk Books upcoming horror classic mash-up Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, due September 15. (Click image to enlarge.)