As is evident, this is the cover of an issue of Thrilling Mystery magazine. Specifically, it’s the August 1936 edition, as indicated here. A modern reproduction of the cover is available for purchase, but no information on the cover artist is available. Text on the cover reads “Thrilling Mystery. Spawn of the Slime: A Horror Novelette of the Evil Seas byHal K. Wells. Food for the Wolf, a Novelette of Howling Terror by G.T. Fleming-Roberts. The Grave Gives Up, A Novelette of the Living Dead, by Jack D’Arcy. Featuring City of Creeping Death, a Weird Mayan Novelette by John H. Knox.”
Image provenance by Bacchus at Erosblog.
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More Terror Tales
As is evident from the image, this is the cover of a Terror Tales magazine, with the following text visible on the cover: “Terror Tales. Brides for the Damned, a pulse-speeding mystery terror novel by Wayne Rogers. Blassingame – Quinliven – Cummings – Dale Clark.” According to this page it is Volume 6, #4: the September-October issue from 1936. The Internet Science Fiction Database says of this issue that the cover artist was John Howitt, which is consistent with the “H” artist signature visible lower right. A replica of this issue is commercially available.
Image provenance by Bacchus at Erosblog.
Raging Sex Monster!
According to the Drake’s Way tumblr, this is an advertisement that appeared in Horror Sex Tales #1, advertising Monster Sex Tales #1 “by” infamous director and author Ed Wood Jr. According to this forum post, Wood wrote at least three of the stories appearing in Monster Sex Tales #1; another site claims that Horror Sex Tales #1 was also “apparently written and edited entirely by Ed.” (An article at BadMags credits him with work for both publications, but also goes into detail about the difficulties with attributing Wood’s prolific magazine writing.) Both magazines were published by Gallery Press in 1972. This site claims that two stories in Monster Sex Tales were “partly cannibalized from The Adult Version of Frankenstein by Hal Kantor”, which may explain the theme of the advertisement art. However, The Adult Version Of Frankenstein appears to have been an adult novelistic treatment, not described in catalogs as having associated artwork. No information could be discovered about the magazine artist who drew the advertisement.
The advertising copy reads:
“Frankenstein, Raging Sex Monster! See the famous Frankenstein monster rage a lust-frenzied path across the pages of the most shockingly strange magazine to come to you in ages!! MONSTER SEX TALES!! A startling collection of tales about the half-man/half creature of book and movie fame — exciting and diverse interpretations by astute writers of today — guaranteed to keep you pinned solidly to your chair as you read from cover to cover!! Each story is illustrated in art and photos — and is definitely for the sexually-oriented reader!! You’ll find your collector’s first-edition copy of MONSTER SEX TALES at the same magazine stand that brings you WEIRD and HORROR SEX TALES.”
Image provenance by Bacchus at Erosblog.
Terror Tales
As is evident from the image, this is the cover of a Terror Tales magazine; text on the cover reads “Terror Tales. Blood-chilling novelettes: Satan’s Love Bazaar by Wayne Rogers. Dance of the Bloodless Ones by Francis James. Dale Cummings and others.” According to this page our cover is from the July-August 1937 issue, and the cover artist was John A. Coughlin. This offer for a replica edition details more about the stories inside the magazine.
Image provenance by Bacchus at Erosblog.
Grind
Original post here. Image contains the text “Weird. Told in new chilling picto-fiction. Tales of shock, terror, suspense. ‘Werewolf’s Meal Inc. All Meal No Filler!’ Featuring Blackness of Evil. Blood Bath. Plus other weird tales from worlds beyond.” Sourced to greatgrottu.
Horror Story
As is evident from the image, this is the cover of an issue of the vintage magazine Horror Stories. The visible cover text reads “Horror Stories. Daughter of Dark Desire: Long Mystery-Horror Novel by Norvell W. Page. The Bus Death Drove: Spine-Tingling Horror Novelette by Wayne Rogers. James – Sperry – Burns.” This particular issue is the April-May issue dating from, according to this page, 1937. The cover art is by artist John Drew, according to this biographical sketch page that includes the art via a 1937-04 Horror Stories link. This auction listing details the stories in the magazine that are not identified on the cover, and additionally confirms the John Drew cover art attribution.
Image provenance by Bacchus at Erosblog.
Sharks don’t water-ski
Original post here. Image contains the text “Domenica del Corriere. Lo sci uccide un pescecane. Nelle acque di Acapulco (Messico), la sciatrice nautica Mokita Canal รจ andata a sbattere in piena corsa contro un piccolo pescecane, sbucatoia all’improvviso dinanzi, mozzandogli la testa con la ‘deriva’ metallica dello sci. (Disegno di Walter Molino).” Original text:
… sharks don’t water ski ! http://flic.kr/p/iXZTju
Maghella
This is cover art from one of the nearly 150 Maghella fumetti comics published in Italy and France in the 1970s and 1980s. According to this Italian eBay auction it is issue #124 from 1979. On the cover is visible the text “Maghella. Vietato ai minori di seidici anni.” There is an Italian eBay auction here that offers a high quality reproduction of the cover art (without markings); the artist is identified by the seller as Renato Averardo Ciriello.
Image provenance by Bacchus at Erosblog.
Aly Fell does pulp
Image contains the text “Their love was forever damned, so To Hell They Belonged. A Twisted Twilight Tale of Murder, by Valerie Cleis. Two women thrown together by fate, their destinies intertwined in this abysmally sordid story of strange love and murderous passions. From the author of ‘Hot Teenage Society Lesbian Vengeance Pact.’ — The Times Literary Supplement.”
Image contains the text “Alien Detective: All-new adventures of Sam Gunn.”
Original post here. Sourced to 2photo.ru via suspectunknown. Original text:
Aly Fell
Shot in the heart
Original post here. Original text:
Earle Bergey