Before he was ‘Freddy Krueger’ actor Robert Englund was a surfer & super hunk
A photo of a young Robert Englund aka “Freddy Krueger” from the ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ film series giving Paul Newman a run for…
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Illustrations of films by Dario Argento, David Cronenberg, Ridley Scott & more from Cinefantastique
The cover of Cinefantastique magazine featuring an image of Asia Argento, a bunch of blood and a razor blade with a job to do. The…
Vintage violence and the ‘dance of death’: Wild images of the ‘Apache’ dancers of Paris
Two ‘Apache’ dancers hanging out in a cafe in Paris in 1938. I’m going to roll the clock back to my earliest recollection of seeing…
That time the FBI investigated the alleged murder of Trent Reznor
Other than the fact that the FBI, the Michigan State Police and Chicago’s finest all believed that Nine Inch Nails vocalist Trent Reznor was dead,…
Terrifying nuns looking down their noses at you
A ‘cabinet card’ featuring an image of a nun from Quebec. Notice the strategically placed crown of thorns to the left on the table. After…
Murder, self-crucifixion & suicide by guillotine: Old-school paper ‘The Illustrated Police News’
July, 1895. The first issue of what is best described as a pioneering tabloid-style publication, The Illustrated Police News hit the street corners of London…
Far-out sci-fi album art for ELO, Giorgio Moroder, Earth, Wind & Fire and more by Shusei Nagaoka
The cover of Jefferson Starship’s 1976 album ‘Spitfire’ by Shusei Nagaoka. You may not know Japanese artist Shusei Nagaoka by name, but there is no…
Visual Futurist: Step inside the sci-fi world created by ‘Blade Runner’ visionary Syd Mead
A depiction of Los Angeles in 2019 by Syd Mead for ‘Blade Runner.’ Artist Syd Mead is probably best known for his work for the…
Salvador Dali’s bizarre but sexy photoshoot for Playboy, 1973
Salvador Dali providing direction to Playboy photographer Pompeo Posar and a Playboy Bunny in Cadaqués, Spain in 1973. “The meaning of my work is the…
Hilarious Tumblr dedicated to the ‘Dumb Birds of North America’
The “Fuck-tailed Flycatcher” as seen on the fantastic Tumblr “Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America.” If you’re looking for a way to kill…