Explains and provides step-by-step instructions on how to draw manga-style terror and eeriness, covering scary faces, monsters, ghosts, spirits, devils, fantasy creatures, exorcists, and demon hunters.
"The Theatre du Grand-Guignol in Paris (1897-1962) achieved a legendary reputation as the 'Theatre of Horror', a venue displaying such explicit violence and blood-curdling terror that a resident doctor was employed to treat the numerous spectators who fainted each night. Indeed,…
Since the Theatre du Grand-Guignol closed its doors, the genre has been overlooked by critics and theatre historians. This book reconsiders the importance and influence of the Grand-Guignol within its social, cultural and historical contexts.
"The Theatre du Grand-Guignol in Paris (1897-1962) achieved a legendary reputation as the 'Theatre of Horror', a venue displaying such explicit violence and blood-curdling terror that a resident doctor was employed to treat the numerous spectators who fainted each night. Indeed,…
The 1770s was marked by the emergence of themes of violence, horror and the supernatural in art: the birth of the Gothic. Published to accompany an exhibition at Tate Britain, 'Gothic Nightmares' considers these themes in visual art.