Sunday, January 15, 2012

ANOTHER SPLENDID PAPERBACK COVER GALLERY - THIS TIME FEATURING THE FANTASTIC ART OF FRANK BENIER featured in the newest issue of The Paperback Fanatic. In the early sixties, Australia's pulp paperback house Horwitz published a series of horror anthologies I'd kill to have. All the striking cover art was done by cartoonist/painter Frank Benier and they're some of the best I've seen. Here they are in all their gory glory:
TALES OF TERROR (1961, Charles Higham, ed.)
WEIRD STORIES (1961, Charles Higham, ed.)
TALES OF HORROR (1962, Charles Higham, ed.)
THE CURSE OF DRACULA (1962, Charles Higham, ed.)
SPINE-TINGLING TALES (1962, Charles Higham, ed.)
NIGHTMARE TALES (1962, Charles Higham, ed.)
SHOCK STORIES (1962, James Workman)
TERRIFYING TALES (1963, James Workman)
HORROR TALES (1963, James Workman)
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4 comments:

  1. wellyousaythat6:21 PM

    The term I would use is 'perfect fit'.
    Apt covers for the material

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  2. Cerpts1:10 AM

    Yes indeed. If'n only I could find these books. And not break the bank doing it!

    Benier's artwork reminds me a little of Hannes Bok -- probably owing from his cartoonist background.

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  3. wellyousaythat7:38 AM

    I've also noticed that Benier is something of a breast man; and why not

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  4. Cerpts3:49 AM

    Why not indeed!

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