One of the most popular and enduring characters created by H. P. Lovecraft is the mad artist, Richard Upton Pickman. Introduced in the short story, "Pickman's Model," Pickman made another appearance in Lovecraft's fantasy novel, THE DREAM-QUEST OF UNKNOWN KADATH but was that the end of Pickman's story? What untold horrors awaited? In this brand new collection of seventeen stories, some of weird fiction's best authors present their versions of Pickman's life and after-life. Join Peter Rawlik, Paul McNamee, Joshua Reynolds, Robert Price and more in this excursion into the dark side of art. Once you visit Pickman's Gallery, you will never see the world the same way again!
"Pickman's Model" by H.P. Lovecraft follows an artist named Richard Upton Pickman, whose terrifyingly realistic paintings disturb and fascinate the narrator. Set in the dark, mysterious neighborhoods of Boston, the story delves into the boundary between reality and nightmare, as Pickman's artwork reveals unsettling truths about the nature of his inspiration. The tale masterfully blends horror and suspense, leaving readers haunted by its chilling atmosphere.
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"Pickman's Model" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft, written in September 1926 and first published in the October 1927 issue of Weird Tales. It was adapted for television in a 1971 episode of the Night Gallery anthology series, starring Bradford Dillman. The story revolves around a Bostonian painter named Richard Upton Pickman who creates horrifying images. His works are brilliantly executed, but so graphic that they result in the revocation of his membership in the Boston Art Club and he is shunned by his fellow artists. The narrator is a friend of Pickman, who, after the artist's mysterious disappearance, relates to another acquaintance how he was taken on a tour of Pickman's personal gallery, hidden away in a run-down backwater slum of the city. As the two delved deeper into Pickman's mind and art, the rooms seemed to grow ever more evil and the paintings ever more horrific, ending with a final enormous painting of an unearthly, red-eyed and vaguely canine humanoid balefully chewing on a human victim. A noise sent Pickman running outside the room with a gun while the narrator reached out to unfold what looked like a small piece of rolled paper attached to the monstrous painting. The narrator heard some shots and Pickman walked back in with the smoking gun, telling a story of shooting some rats, and the two men departed. Afterwards the narrator realized that he had nervously grabbed and put the rolled paper in his pocket when the shots were fired. He unrolled the paper to reveal that it is a photograph not of the background of the painting, but of the subject. Pickman drew his inspirations not from a diseased imagination, but from monsters that were very much real. Famous works of the author Howard Phillips Lovecraft: At the Mountains of Madness, The Dreams in the Witch House, The Horror at Red Hook, The Shadow Out of Time, The Shadows over Innsmouth, The Alchemist, Reanimator, Ex Oblivione, Azathoth, The Call of Cthulhu, The Cats of Ulthar, The Dunwich Horror, The Doom that Came to Sarnath, The Festival, The Silver Key, The Other Gods, The Outsider, The Temple, The Picture in the House, The Shunned House, The Terrible Old Man, The Tomb, Dagon, From Beyond, What the Moon Brings.
When CBS cancelled Serling's series, The Twilight Zone, Serling sought a similar concept in Night Gallery in the early 1970s as a new forum for his brand of storytelling, a mosaic of classic horror and fantasy tales. In this work, the authors explore the genesis of the series and provide production detail and behind-the-scenes material. They offer critical commentary and off-screen anecdotes for every episode, complete cast and credit listings, and synopses of all 43 episodes. Also featured are interviews with television personalities including Roddy McDowall, John Astin, Richard Kiley and John Badham.
From their nerve center penthouse lair, the Robot supports the extraterrestrial superhero of the shining city of Pallas, the Alien. When a train disaster reveals an arms-smuggling operation, the Alien decides it is time for the Robot to join him in the field. On the other end of the pipeline, in the city of Crowsport, resident vigilante crimefighters, the Protector and his sidekick, the Understudy, are closing in on a local gang boss. Following the leads of their separate investigations, the Alien and the Protector—with the Robot and the Understudy in tow—serendipitously meet, but their joint operation is broken when the Alien is inexplicably murdered. Now, the Robot must step out into the world and work with the crimefighters to bring the suspects to justice. But are there more dangerous forces at work than they realize?
For more than three decades, Ellen Datlow has been at the center of horror. Bringing you the most frightening and terrifying stories, Datlow always has her finger on the pulse of what horror readers crave. Now, with the eleventh volume of the series, Datlow is back again to bring you the stories that will keep you up at night. Encompassed in the pages of The Best Horror of the Year have been such illustrious writers as: Neil Gaiman Kim Stanley Robinson Stephen King Linda Nagata Laird Barron Margo Lanagan And many others With each passing year, science, technology, and the march of time shine light into the craggy corners of the universe, making the fears of an earlier generation seem quaint. But this light creates its own shadows. The Best Horror of the Year chronicles these shifting shadows. It is a catalog of terror, fear, and unpleasantness as articulated by today’s most challenging and exciting writers.
Remembered as the father of modern horror, H.P. Lovecraft is best known for tales of terror, cosmic abominations and especially his most famous creation, the dreaded Cthulhu! Few realize, however, the true creative breadth and depth spanned by Lovecraft, who penned stories of horror but also of fantasy, science fiction and even humor. Within this Mythos series, writer Brandon Barrows and artist Hugo Petrus go beyond tentacles and evil gods to explore the rare corners and the myriad worlds created by H.P. Lovecraft! THIS ISSUE: "Pickman's Model" - Richard Pickman, an artist of notoriously-ghastly works so horrifying that he's been ostracized from Boston's artistic society, knows the anatomy of fear better than anyone else alive - but how? "The Strange High House in the Mist" - Thomas Olney, a jaded philosopher, has a obsession: the strange, mist-shrouded house on the cliffs above Kingsport. When he can stand his curiosity no longer, he sets out to visit the house. A Caliber Comics release.
Dr. Adele Kramer plumbs the universe to uncover hidden mysteries in an attempt to discover the purpose of Nyarlathotep's plan. She encounters an entity more powerful than the Black Pharaoh and learns the depths of Nyarlathotep's desperate gambit. The final individual to accompany them to the ultimate encounter is discovered. Along with Malcolm Mayweather, they confront an evil spirit who has waited centuries for their release, uncover a lost artwork from the mad painter Richard Upton Pickman, encounter a powerful witch, and defeat the physical manifestation of an Outer God. But the real challenge comes as Adele, free from her coma, leads the others to the depths of the South Pacific, to the fabled city R'lyeh, to confront Cthulhu himself in a race to save all existence. The stunning conclusion to the popular trilogy The Other, a modern tale filled with action and adventure in H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. This book contains the following stories. The House at the Edge of Time and Space Dr. Adele Kramer grows in power and explores the universe. A mysterious force compels her to travel across the universe, to the very edge of time and space, to house she knows intimately, to learn secrets she needs to succeed at Nyarlathotep's mad scheme. The Shade of Pierre Girault Malcolm Mayweather gets a new partner, Charlene Hines, sprung from prison by Harjit Singh at Dr. Kramer's urging. They speak to a man in Vancouver, awakened from a long coma, and learn of a mad sorcerer who imprisoned his spirit in eighteenth-century Quebec City. Travelling to Quebec, they learn first hand why you avoid powerful sorcerers. The Misplaced Masterpiece of Richard Upton Pickman Written from the view of the antagonist, an art gallery owner discovers a lost painting, a work by the mad painter Richard Upton Pickman. Driven to madness by the piece, he grows increasingly paranoid that the people inquiring about his recent purchases are more than they seem. The Curse of the Windsor Witch A recent excavation at a churchyard releases the malevolent spirit of an ancient witch on an unsuspecting city. Strange murders follow as the investigators work to discover a link between the victims and strive to bring the murder to justice. The Bride of the Yellow King Charlene goes rogue and races to Prince Edward Island alone to take down a family of cultists. But someone has designs on her, and a ceremony put on hold for twelve years comes to frightening reality. In the Depths of R'lyeh Adele returns from her captivity in space and reveals the final encounter. They must travel to the home of Cthulhu, the sunken city of R'lyeh, and prevent the Great Old One from ending existence.
