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Repellents and Attractants

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Image contains the text “The famous Dr. Oh’s Octopodiform Deterrent. ‘The Gentlewoman’s Friend.’ Do you find yourself frequently accosted by bothria, Old Ones, Kthulhuoids, & other octopodiform beasts? You will not find a more effective and & instantaneous repellent at any chemist. Dr. Oh’s Octopodiform Deterrent has been proven Chemically Pure & entirely harmless to even the most delicate feminite physique. ‘No Daemon remains unswayed.’ Priced at just 23¢ per 4 oz. glass atomizer or 89¢ per qt. tin. Pamphlet with testimonials available upon request.”

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Image contains the text “The celebrated Professor Li’s Octobrachian Attractant. The best known inticement of the octobrachian, decabrachian, and nautilidan megafauna. Ladies young and old have no surer tonic. Never before has this fine preparation been offered direct to the public, but for many years has been in use by medical professionals of the nation’s preeminent women’s colleges. This therapy is guaranteed to clear the complexion, purify and stimulate the blood, and eliminate all symptoms of hysteria and other nervous excitement. No depression of the spirit or weakness of will can stand before the invigorating results of Professor Li’s Octobrachinan Attractant. Effective within 72 hours. 50 doses for 50¢. 100 doses for 75¢. A special 3 day, 3 dose sample may be had for only the price of shipping.”

These paired images are called Li’s Octobrachian Attractant and Dr Oh’s Octopodiform Deterrent. They are the work of artist Julia Lichty, who is known as Ghostfire on DeviantArt, and whose website is at the ghostfire.net URL watermarked on the images, lower right. Art prints of these faux-vintage faux-advertisements are available via Etsy. Related artworks include Dr. Oh’s Miracle Cures and the prelimary sketches for same.
Image provenance by Bacchus at Erosblog.

Let’s shake on it

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Original post here. Sourced to gifsploitation via feeling-is-first.

makinglovebanana:

A proper first date should end with a handshake. 

I’m pretty sure this counts.

invisibleghostninjacowboy:

void-dance:

I hate it when this happens.

Thankfully, I did not see something like this before I first had the pleasure. This may have scarred me for life.

Nude with tiger

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Original post here. Sourced via feeling-is-first. Original text:

venusmilk:

Leon V. Solon. Nude with Tiger. The Studio, 1904.

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Dieselpunk cryonics

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Image is a cover of Horor Stories (August-September 1937) and contains the text “Horror Stories. The Marriage Made in Hell, by Wyatt Blassingame. Blood for the Cavern Dwellers, by John H. Know. Disturb Not the Dead, by George Edson.” Found in this gallery at The Golden Age.

Cthulhu scouts around

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Original post here. Sourced to cthulhu-hand-luke via goddess-of-smut.

Great big angry ape

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Original post here. Sourced via goddess-of-smut. Original text:

redskullsmadhouse:

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Man versus tyrant ants

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Original post here. Image contains the text “An Earthman on Venus, by Ralph Milne Farley. Chapter I: When Myles Cabot accid
entally transmitted himself to the planet Venus, he found himself stranded on a mysterious world where every unguarded minute might mean a horrible death. Kept on the run by tiger-sized spiders, man-eating plants and dictatorial ant-men, Myles discovered the secret of the land — that humanity was a slave-race held in bondage by the monster ants. Called upon fro help by the beautiful princess Lilla, Myles shoed the monsters what an angry Earthman can do…” Original text:

alternateworldcomics:

Not so classic illustrated, based on a pulp novel written in 1926 called The Radio Man by Ralph Milne Farley Avon Publishing did a one shot adaptation of it in 1951 called An Earthman on Venus.

The art was by Wally Wood.

A shoggoth at the vet

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Original post here. This appears to be the work of the French comics artist Caza (b. 1941). You can see some of his work here. Sourced on tumblr to thickwicker via goddess-of-smut.

Spider girl hangs by her thread

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Original post here. Original text:

rebel6:

by raqmo

A nasty-looking guilding

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Image is the cover of Horror Stories, June-July 1937. found in this gallery at The Golden Age.. Image contains the text “Horror Stories. Marry Thy Dead! A pulse-stirring horror novel by Paul Ernst. Satan’s Corpse Factory. Mystery-Horror Novelette by Wayne Rogers. James Dale and others.”