'The Vampire' ... a Pablo Volta photograph, 1962 see full size
an Arnold Böcklin painting, 1875
a 1600s dragon in lace see full size
1888 Physiognomy judged moral character by the shape of a face "The Devil's Eye ... cunning, deceipt, trickery, guile ... as licentious and lustful as that of the ape"
an André Devambez illustration see full size
1822 zoological description of a reported mermaid "The skin was harsh, the ears very large, and the back parts and tail were covered with scales"
a Paul Rieth illustration, 1910 see full size
a modern reprint of a 1960s Frank Frazetta illustration for Eerie Magazine's contributing artists ... back then with my
news paper route I bought every used Eerie and Creepy
magazine I could find see full size
'Medusa' Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys, 1875 see full size
a Walter Molino illustration see full size
Franz von Stuck ... a satyr is a creature from Greek mythology
Robert Williams art see full size
a Hans Christiansen illustration for 1895 Jugend Magazine
M Y T H S
'Struwwelpeter' is an 1845 German children's cautionary tale in an 1879 book see full size
1965 television comedic character Herman Munster
an Adolfo Hohenstein poster for Cinzano Vermouth see full size
"Gateway To The Garden Of The Gods" 1887 USA see full size
a Buddhist mythical 'Garuda' see full size
Buddhist Vischnu on a Garuda
Greek god of the sea 'Poseiden' sees political change in Simplicissimus magazine, 1936
the ancient Greek 'Medusa' by Karl Alexander Wilke, 1906
a female satyr on Jugend magazine number 6, 1903 see full size
killing a vampire ... a Harry Borgman 1970 horror illustration see full size
a Rea Irvin 1920 cartoon about cinematic heroes
a sea creature see full size
a Howard Pyle 1903 illustration
Margaret Hamilton as a witch in the 1939 film 'The Wizard of Oz' from BBC on 1500s & 1600s Europe: "Why was there such a proliferation of witches? Everybody assumed it was because the world had got so foul that it was coming to an end. As a result there was an outpouring of brutally misogynistic witchcraft imagery, with artists taking advantage of the invention of the printing press to disseminate material rapidly and widely."
