In honor of Halloween, I found these covers in Communication Arts. They are by Paul Buckley for Penguin Classic Books. Note the names of the books - Frankenstein, The Raven, Haunted Castles and The Haunting of Hill House. They are part of a six-volume series that Penguin is printing.
The article makes some good points, it says "Forget gory special effects - there's nothing creepier than a good scary story."
Buckley said that with his designs, he was focusing on some of the main elements of the individual books, that give us "the kind of chills we got when reading spooky stories as kids." I (Lisa) have to admit that the raven did kind of creep me out in the story.
I don't know if I have read this one or not, but, now I think I will have to look it up and see what it's about. Looks like it must be about some kind of mad man or something.
I haven't read The Haunting of Hill House either. But, I've seen all of the movies & I like the one with Vincent Price the best.
These covers are being done for the special-edition hardcovers and are being printed with neon inks and "ominous black-stained" page edges. These will have a modern twist to them, Guillermo del Toro, "a lifetime fan of horror literature," did the editing and wrote the introductions.
This is a great find! The illustrations are a great mix of old style with a bit of modern twist to them. My favorite cover is the Frankenstein one. I think the cropping on that one is right on. Next up of me is the crow cover. The style is very graphic and lends to the spooky subject matter.
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