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Sunday, March 8, 2026

Born on this day – Drew Struzan:


Drew Struzan


Movie poster & music album artist / illustrator

Actor

Producer

March 8, 1947 – October 13, 2025

Credits:

Books:

A Bloody Business; Drew Struzan: Oeuvre; Movie Poster Art; Movie Posters of Drew Struzan; The Art of Drew Struzan.

Movies and television:

3rd Shift: Michael's Lament (2009); A Gift from Heaven (1994); A Piece of the Action (1977); A Small Town in Texas (1976); Abominable (2006); Adventures in Babysitting (1987); After School (1988); Aladdin (1992); Alice Cooper: Welcome to My Nightmare (1975); All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989); All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996); All Night Long (1981); All's Fair (1989); An American Tail (1986); Anastasia (1997); Angels in the Outfield (1994); Animal Crackers (2017); Arabian Nights (2000); Back to the Future (1985); Back to the Future Part II (1989); Back to the Future Part III (1990); Batkid Begins: The Wish Heard Around the World (2015); *batteries not included (1987); Better Off Dead (1985); Big Trouble in Little China (1986); Blade Runner (1982); Blood Makes Noise (2005); Borderline (1980); Born in East L.A. (1987); Buddy Buddy (1981); Cabo Blanco (1980); California Suite (1978); Cannonball Run II (1984); Car Wash (1976); CBS News Roundup (2013); Champions (1984); Coming to America (1988); Cross Creek (1983); Cutthroat Island (1995); D.C. Cab (1983); Dark Horizon (2009); Dreamscape (1984); Drew Struzan Congratulatory Video (2020); Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of an Artist (2008); Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (2013); DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990); E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982); Empire of the Ants (1977); Escape to Witch Mountain (1975); Fake-Out (1982); Fame (1980); Filmbuff (2019); First Blood (1982); Floyd Norman: An Animated Life (2016); Futureworld (1976); Happy Hour (1986); Hard to Be Me (2010); Harlem Nights (1989); Harry and the Hendersons (1987); Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976); Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002); Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001); Heat and Dust (1983); Hellboy (2004); Hercules (1983); High-Ballin' (1978); Hocus Pocus (1993); Hook (1991); Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at 'the Shawshank Redemption' (2004); Hot Pursuit (1987); I, the Jury (1982); Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb (2003); Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (1999); Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008); Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989); Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984); Jake Speed (1986); Johnny Dangerously (1984); Kill Squad (1981); Killer Force / aka The Diamond Mercenaries (1976); Labou (2008); Ladyhawke (1985); Looking Back at the Future (2006); Love and Art: A Conversation with Drew Struzan (2019); Mallrats (1995); March or Die (1977); Mars Attacks! (1996); Masters of the Universe (1987); Matilda (1978); Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986); Miracles and Mystery: Creating 'the Green Mile' (2006); Mob City (2013); Moon Over Parador (1988); Mother Lode (1982); Muppet Treasure Island (1996); Nadine (1987); Newsies (1992); Oh Heavenly Dog (1980); Pan's Labyrinth (2006); Planet of the Apes (2001); Police Academy (1984); Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985); Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986); Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987); Pop culture adventure (2010); Popstar Private Eye (2007); Promoting Dystopia: Rendering the Poster Art (2007); Prop Culture (2020); Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981); Raiding the Lost Ark: A Filmumentary (2012); Raise the Titanic (1980); Return to Macon County (1975); Return to Oz (1985); Risky Business (1983); Robin and Marian (1976); Sahara (1983); Second Thoughts (1983); Sextette (1977); Shipwrecked (1990); Shirley Valentine (1989); Simon Says (2006); Ski School (1991); Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002); Squirm (1976); Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999); Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002); Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005); Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977); Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980); Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983); Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015); Stay Tuned (1992); Stroker Ace (1983); Sunset (1988); Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion (2008); Taking Care of Business (1990); Tales from the Future (2010); Tales of Halloween (2015); Tales of Halloween / Segment: Bad Seed (2015); Tentacles (1977); The Bear (1984); The Black Bird (1975); The Cannonball Run (1981); The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002); The Dark Crystal (1982); The Evictors (1979); The Ewok Adventure (1984); The Experts (1989); The Flintstones (1994); The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000); The Florence Henderson Show (2009); The Food of the Gods (1976); The Fox and the Hound (1981); The Frisco Kid (1979); The Goonies (1985); The Great Muppet Caper (1981); The Green Mile (1999); The Incubus (1981); The Land Before Time (1988); The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977); The Legend of Wolf Lodge (1987); The Lonely Guy (1984); The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997); The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters (1994); The Mask (1994); The Mist (2007); The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992); The Muppet Movie (1979); The Name of the Rose (1986); The Norseman (1978); The Outing (1987); The Pirates of Penzance (1983); The Plague Dogs (1982); The Secret of NIMH (1982); The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976); The Shawshank Redemption (1994); The Sting II (1983); The Thing (1982); This Is the End (2013); Three O'Clock High (1987); Thunder and Lightning (1977); Tilt (1979); To Be or Not to Be (1983); Torrente 3: El protector (2005); Tron (1982); Under Fire (1983); Unfaithfully Yours (1984); War of the Worlds (2005); Weekend Warriors (1986); We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993); When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' (2008); White Nights (1985); Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978).

Thursday, February 5, 2026

Born on this day – H. R. Giger:


H. R. Giger


Artist

Director

Actor

February 5, 1940 – May 12, 2014

Credits:


H.R. Giger's Film Design

By H.R. Giger.

Introduction by Ridley Scott.

Published by Morpheus International.
Published 1996.
Hardcover.
ISBN-10: 1883398061
ISBN-13: 978-1883398064

Description:

An artist of uncompromising vision who gives free range to his brilliant, often bizarre imagination, H.R. Giger has created some of the most successful marriages of design and film in history. In this collection, Giger takes readers on a tour of his fantastic designs, from genesis through gestation to birth, for such films as AlienAlien 3, and Species. 200 photos & illustrations.

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Books:

Alien (1979); Alien: diaries 7/8 (2013); ARH Plus (1991); ARh+ [i.e. Positive] (1993); Baphomet Tarot Set (1999); Baphomet: the Tarot of the Underworld (1992); Biomechanics (1990); Film Design (1996); Giger (B&N) (2008); Giger's Alien (1979); H. R. Giger's Retrospective, 1964-1984 (1984); H.R. Giger Guillotine (2006); H.R. Giger: 30 Postcards (1993); H.R. Giger's Necronomicon 2 (1985); HR Giger ARh+ (1991); HR Giger: The Oeuvre Before Alien, 1961-1976 (2007); Morpheus 2009 (2008); Necronomicon (1977); Necronomicon Ex Mortis (2014); Species Design (1995); The Mystery of San Gottardo (1998); Www H. R. Giger Com (1998); www HR Giger com (1996).

Movies and television:

A New Face of Debbie Harry (1982); Alien (1979); Alien Evolution (2001); Alien vs. Predator (2004); Alien: Alone (2019); Alien: Containment (2019); Alien: Covenant (2017); Alien: Harvest (2019); Alien: Night Shift (2019); Alien: Ore (2019); Alien: Resurrection (1997); Alien: Specimen (2019); Alien³ (1992); Aliens (1986); Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007); Aphex Twin: Windowlicker (1999); C-Files: Tell Saga (2000); Dark Seed (1992); Debbie Harry: Atomic Blondie (2018); Debbie Harry: Backfired (1981); Debbie Harry: Now I Know You Know (1981); Future-Kill (1985); Giger's Alien (1979); Giger's Necronomicon (1975); High and Heimkiller (1967); Killer Condom (1996); Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019); Minty Comedic Arts (2022); Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986); Prometheus (2012); Species (1995); Species II (1998); Swiss Made (1968); Tagtraum (1973); The Alien Legacy (1999); Tokyo: The Last War (1989).

Monday, January 26, 2026

Friday, January 23, 2026

Born on this day – Greg Hildebrandt:


Greg Hildebrandt


Artist

Animator

January 23, 1939 – October 31, 2024


Credits:

Amsel: Illustrator of the Lost Art (2024); Animal Crackers (2017); Art of the Fantastic: A Journey Into Creation (2020); Clash of the Titans (1981); Cleavage (2002); Drew Struzan Congratulatory Video (2020); Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (2013); J.R.R. Tolkien: Master of the Rings - The Definitive Guide to the World of the Rings (2004); Little Orphan Annie's A Very Animated Christmas (1995); Motion Portrait Film (2006); Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' (2003); Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's 'The Fellowship of the Ring' (2003); Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's 'the Hobbit' (2003); Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's 'The Return of the King' (2003); The Legends Behind the Comic Books (2007); The Old Farts Of (2016); Ultima Online (1997).

Born on this day – Tim Hildebrandt:


Tim Hildebrandt


Artist

Actor

Producer

January 23, 1939 – June 11, 2006


Credits:

Clash of the Titans (1981); J.R.R. Tolkien: Master of the Rings - The Definitive Guide to the World of the Rings (2004); Little Orphan Annie's A Very Animated Christmas (1995); Making the Spawn (2007); Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' (2003); Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's 'The Fellowship of the Ring' (2003); Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's 'the Hobbit' (2003); Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's 'The Return of the King' (2003); Streets of Wonderland (2005); The Deadly Spawn (1983); Ultima Online (1997).

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Born on this day – Joy Adamson:


Joy Adamson


Naturalist

Artist

Writer

January 20, 1910 – January 3, 1980

Credits:

Books:

Born Free (1960); Elsa: The Story of a Lioness (1961); Forever Free: Elsa's Pride (1962); Friends from the Forest (1980); Joy Adamson's Africa (1972); Living Free: The story of Elsa and her cubs (1961); Peoples of Kenya (1975); Pippa: The Cheetah and her Cubs (1970); Pippa's Challenge (1972); Queen of Shaba: The Story of an African Leopard (1980); The Searching Spirit: Joy Adamson's Autobiography (1978); The Spotted Sphinx (1969).

Movies and television:

Born Free (1998); Born Free: A New Adventure (1996); The Joy Adamson Story (1980); Born Free (1974); Living Free (1972); Born Free (1966).

Friday, January 9, 2026

Born on this day – Adolphe Barreaux:


Adolphe Barreaux


Artist

Illustrator

Writer

January 9, 1899 – October 23, 1985

Credits:

A Treasury of Good Night Stories; A Treasury of Humor for Boys & Girls; Breezy Stories; Dan Turner; Diana Daw; Enchanted Stone; Flip Falcon; Flossie Flip; Ginger; Hollywood Detective; Marcia of the Movies; More Fun Comics; New Fun Comics; Patty O'Day; Pep; Polly of the Plains; Sally the Sleuth; Seven Round the Mountain; Snappy Stories; Spicy Adventure; Spicy Detective; Spicy Detective Stories; Spicy Mystery; Tad Among the Pirates; The Black Spider; The Blazing Scarab; The Comics; The Dragon's Teeth; The Enchanted Stone of Time; The Girl with the X-Ray Eyes; The Magic Crystal of History; The Police Gazette; The Raven; Trojan Comics; Trojan Magazines; Vera Ray.

Saturday, January 3, 2026

Born on this day – Jacob Barosin:


Jacob Barosin (self-portrait)
Jacob Barosin and his wife Sonia

Jacob Barosin


Holocaust survivor

Artist

Painter

Writer

January 3, 1908 – 2001

Exact date of death unknown

Credits:

Book:

A Remnant (1988).

ISBN-10: 0896041298
ISBN-13: 978-0896041295
United States Holocaust Library.

Sunday, December 28, 2025

Thursday, December 25, 2025

Born on this day – Irish McCalla:


Irish McCalla


Actress

Artist

December 25, 1928 – February 1, 2002

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1963); Have Gun - Will Travel (1963); Hands of a Stranger (1962); Five Bold Women (1960); Five Gates to Hell (1959); The Beat Generation (1959); She Demons (1958); Sheena: Queen of the Jungle (1955–1956).

Sunday, December 14, 2025

Born on this day – Jerry Eisenberg:


Jerry Eisenberg


Artist

Animator

Producer

December 14, 1937 – February 12, 2025

Credits:

5 Weeks in a Balloon (1977); A Flintstone Christmas (1977); Abbott & Costello (1967–1968); ABC Weekend Specials (1978–1980); Adventures in Wonder Park (2024); Adventures of the Road-Runner (1962); Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps (2009–2010); Around the World in 79 Days (1969); Back to School (2011); Behind the Tunes: Too Fast, Too Furry-ous (2003); Blackboard Jumble (1957); Bob the Builder (2010–2011); Bob the Builder: The Legend of the Golden Hammer (2009); Breezly and Sneezly (1964); Bungle Uncle (1962); Care Bears: The Giving Festival Movie (2010); Carved in Stone: The Flintstones Phenomenon (2004); Cattanooga Cats (1969); Charlotte's Web (1973); Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! (2007); Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (1969–1970); Dilbert (1999–2000); Droopy Leprechaun (1958); Droopy: Master Detective (1993–1994); Dumb and Dumber (1995); Fangface (1978); Frankenstein, Jr. and the Impossibles (1966); Hanna-Barbera from H to B (2006); Heathcliff (1980–1984); Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! (1971); Here Comes a Star (1963); Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (1964); Histeria! (1998–2000); Hokey Wolf (1961); Hong Kong Phooey (1974); Horton Hears a Who! (2008); House of Mouse (2001); Inch High, Private Eye (1973); It's the Wolf (1969); Johnny Bravo (1997–2004); Jonny Quest (1964–1965); Josie and the Pussycats (1970–1972); Little Clowns of Happytown (1987–1988); Loopy de Loop (1972–1974); Love, American Style (1972); Meatballs and Spaghetti (1982); Metamorphoses (1978); Minnie's Bow-Toons (2021); Moby Dick and the Mighty Mightor (1967–1969); Motormouse and Autocat (1969); Muppet Babies (1989); Mutts About Racing (1958); My Little Pony (1987); My Little Pony Tales (1992); My Little Pony: Rescue from Midnight Castle (1984); Off-the-Tracks 3 (2010); One Droopy Knight (1957); Pandamonium (1982); Plastic Man (1979–1980); Quick Draw McGraw (1961); Raggedy Rug (1964); Robin Hoodwinked (1958); Rude Dog and the Dweebs (1989); Scoob! (2020); Scooby Panel (2023); Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004); Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001); Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King (2008); Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire (2003); Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico (2003); Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword (2008); Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost (1999); Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo (2009); Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur (2011); Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon (2012); Shiver Me Whiskers (2006); Slippery Slippers (1962); Snooper and Blabber (1962); Speed Buggy (1973); Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994–1998); Squiddly Diddly (1965–1966); Stu's Show (2011–2018); Super Friends (1973); Sweet Dreams (2011); The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972–1973); The Abominable Snow Rabbit (1961); The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (1972); The Atom Ant Show (1965–1966); The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show (1967); The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (1969); The Flintstones (1963–1964); The Huckleberry Hound Show (1961); The Jetsons (1962–1963); The Man Called Flintstone (1966); The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1968–1969); The New Yogi Bear Show (1988); The Peter Potamus Show (1964–1966); The Secret Squirrel Show (1965–1966); The Vanishing Duck (1958); Thundarr the Barbarian (1980); Tom & Jerry Kids Show (1990–1993); Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring (2001); Tom's Photo Finish (1957); Tot Watchers (1958); Wacky Races (1968–1969); Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1973); What a Cartoon! (1995); What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002–2005); Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch (1974); Where's Huddles? (1970); Winsome Witch (1965–1966); Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey (1964–1966); Yogi's Gang (1973).

Saturday, December 13, 2025

Born on this day – Ann Richards:


Ann Richards


Actress

Writer

Artist

December 13, 1917 – August 24, 2006

Credits:

Writing:

Helen of Troy (play written in the 1970s – exact date unknown); The Grieving Senses (poetry) (1971); Odyssey for Edmond (poetry) (1991).

Movies and television:

Don't Call Me Girlie (1984); General Electric Theater (1960); Breakdown (1952); Sorry, Wrong Number (1948); Love from a Stranger (1947); Lost Honeymoon (1947); The Searching Wind (1946); Badman's Territory (1946); Love Letters (1945); An American Romance (1944); Three Hearts for Julia (1943); 100,000 Cobbers (1942); Random Harvest (1942); Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942); The Woman in the House (1942); Come Up Smiling (1939); The Farmer Goes to Town (1938); Vengeance of the Deep (1938); Timberland Terror (1937); It Isn't Done (1937).

Saturday, December 6, 2025

Born on this day – Jan Haag:


Jan Haag


Filmmaker

Artist

Writer

December 6, 1933 – April 29, 2024

Credits:

Founded the Directing Workshop for Women at the American Film Institute (AFI) in 1974.

Artist known for needlepoint canvases and poetry.

Written work:

A Wedding in Mahabaleshwar, included in Travelers' Tales India (2009); Ascesis (2014); Birds Migrate At Night; Companion Spirit (2006); Haag, Jan (2014). Indra's Net II (2002); No Palms; The 1996 Poems (2011); The 2011 Poems (2011); The Devayani Poems; The Jaipur Sequence; There You Are, included in Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It (2016).

Movie:

Sudden Slaughter - Knochenwald 3 (2008).

Friday, November 21, 2025

Born on this day – Marcia Resnick:


Marcia Resnick


Photographer

Writer

Artist

Actress

November 21, 1950 – June 18, 2025


Credits:

Books:

Landscape-Loftscape (1986); Punks, Poets, and Provocateurs: New York City Bad Boys, 1977-1982 (2015); Re-visions (1978); Tahitian eve (1975).

Movies and television:

Chess (2016); G Man (1978); Ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel (and Other Rock & Roll Stories) (2023); Harley Flanagan: Wired for Chaos (2024); Looking for Johnny (2014); Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over (2019); Marcia Resnick's Bad Boys (1985); Marcia Resnick's New York City: Photos from 1977 to 1982 (2016); Seduction of Patrick (1979); Story of a Junkie (1985); The Offenders (1980); The Trap Door (1980).

Monday, October 27, 2025

Born on this day – Bernard Wrightson:


Bernard Wrightson


Artist

October 27, 1948 – March 18, 2017

Credits:

Comic books:

Alter Ego vol. 3, #41 (2004); Aquaman Annual #4 (1998); Astonishing Tales #31 (cover inks) (1975); Back Issue! #6 (2004); Badtime Stories (1972); Batman #265, 400 (interiors) #241, 320, Annual #22 (covers) (1972–1998); Batman/Aliens miniseries #1–2 (1997); Batman: Hidden Treasures #1 (2010); Batman: Nevermore #1–5 (2003); Batman: The Cult #1–4 (1988); Berni Wrightson: A Look Back (1991); Berni Wrightson: Back for More (1978); Berni Wrightson: Master of the Macabre #1–4 (1983–1984); Berni Wrightson: Master of the Macabre #5 (1984); Bernie Wrightson: MASTER OF THE MACABRE (1993, Trading Card Series); Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein (1983); Captain Marvel #41–42 (interiors) #43 (1975–1976); Captain Sternn: Running Out of Time #1–5 (1993); Chamber of Darkness #7 (interior) #8 (1970); City of Others #1–4 (2007); Clive Barker's Hellraiser #1 (1989); Collected Purple Pictography #1 (1991); Comic Book Artist #4 (1999); Comic Book Marketplace #105 (2003); Comic Book Profiles #2 (1998); Conan the Barbarian #12 (1971); Creatures on the Loose (King Kull) #10 (1971); Creepshow by Stephen King (1982); Creepy #62–63, 77, 87, 95 (1974–1978); Cycle of the Werewolf, by Stephen King (1985); Dead, She Said #1–3 (with Steve Niles) (2008); Detective Comics #425 (1972); Doctor Strange Special Edition #1 (1983); Dreadstar #6–7 (1983); Eerie #58, 60, 62, 68, 72 (w/ Chaykin) (1974–1976); Epic Illustrated #8, 10, 22, 25, 30, 34 (interiors) #30 (1981–1986); Flinch #14 (2000); Frankenstein Alive, Alive! #1–3 (2012–2014); Frankenstein Mobster #7 (2004); Gargoyle #1 (1985); Ghostbusters: The Ultimate Visual History by Daniel Wallace (2015); Giant-Size Chillers #3 (1975); Green Lantern Annual #7 (1998); Heavy Metal Special Editions vol. 10, #1 (1996); Heroes Against Hunger (1986); Heroes for Hope starring the X-Men #1 (three pages only) (1985); House of Mystery (1969–1978); House of Mystery vol. 2 #9; (cover) #1 (2009); House of Secrets #92; (covers) #93–94, 96, 100, 103, 106–107, 135, 139 (1971–1976); JLA Annual #2 (1998); Jonah Hex #9 (1978); Kong the Untamed #1–2 (covers) (1975); Marvel Graphic Novel #22 (Spider-Man: "Hooky") #29 (The Hulk and the Thing: "The Big Change") (1986–1987); MORE MACABRE (1994, Second Trading Card Series); National Lampoon's Very Large Book Of Comical Funnies (1975); Night Terrors #1 (2000); Nightmare #9–10 (1972); Nightmare Theater #1–4 (1997); Plop! #1, 5 (1973–1974); Punisher P.O.V. #1–4 (1991); Punisher: Purgatory #1–4 (1998–1999); Savage Tales (King Kull) #2 (1973); Secrets of Haunted House #5, 44 (covers) (1975–1982); Shadows & Light #1 (1998); Showcase (Nightmaster) #83–84 (1969); So Dark the Rose #1 (1995); Spectre #9 (1969); Spectre vol. 3 #58 (1997); Stuff Out'a My Head, by Joseph M. Monks (2002); Sub-Mariner #36 (inker) (1971); Superman/Batman Annual #3 (2009); Swamp Thing #1–10 (1972–1974); Tales of the Unexpected #4 (2007); Tarzan Le Monstre #11–12 (1998); The Art of Wrightson: A Pop-Up Portfolio (1996); The Berni Wrightson Treasury (1975); The Conan Grimoire, by L. Sprague de Camp (1972); The Conan Reader, by L. Sprague de Camp (1968); The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla, by Stephen King (2006); The House of Mystery by Jack Oleck (1973); The Incredible Hulk #197 (1976); The Lost Frankenstein Pages (1993); The Monsters Color the Creature Book (1974); The Mutants (1980); The National Lampoon Encyclopedia of Humor (1973); The Reaper of Love and Other Stories #1 (1988); The Reaper of Love and Other Stories (1988); The Shadow Vol. 2 #3, (1974); The Stand-Complete and Uncut by Stephen King (1990); The Studio (1979); The Tomb of Dracula #43 (1976); The Unexpected #116, 119, 128 (1970–1971); The Weird #1–4 (1988); Toe Tags Featuring George Romero #1–6 (2004–2005); Tower of Shadows #8–9 (covers) (1971); Treehouse of Horror #11 (2005); Twisted Tales #2 (1983); Web of Horror #1–3 (1969–1970); Weird Mystery Tales #1 (interiors) #21 (1972–1975); Welcome Back to the House of Mystery #1 (1998); Werewolf by Night #35 (1976); Witching Hour #3, 5 (1969); Wonder Woman Annual #7 (1998); Zombie Jam, by David J. Schow (2005).

Music album artwork:

Meat Loaf: Dead Ringer (1981); Obituary: Back from the Dead (1997).

Movies and television:

Batman and Harley Quinn (2017); Better Things: The Life and Choices of Jeffrey Catherine Jones (2012); Biker Mice from Mars (2006); Bird of Steel!; COMIX: Beyond the Comic Book Pages (2016); Creepshow (1982); Creepy (2012); Dark Country (2009); Dark Dreamers (2011); Dita in Distress (1999); Fantastic Forum (2010); Frankenstein (2025); Frazetta: Painting with Fire (2003); Galaxy Quest (1999); Ghostbusters (1984); Heavy Metal (1981); Jennifer (2004); Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow' (2007); Justice League Action (2016–2017); Justice League Action Shorts (2017); Justice League Dark (2017); Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020); Land of the Dead (2005); Miracles and Mystery: Creating 'the Green Mile' (2006); Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist' (2008); Reign of Fire (2002); Riding the Bullet (2004); Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010); Slimer Mode (2009); Space Truckers (1996); Spider-Man (2002); Superpowered: The DC Story (2023); Swamp Thing (1990–1993); Swamp Thing (2019); Tales from the Crypt: From Comic Books to Television (2004); Teen Titans GO! To the Movies (2018); The Faculty (1998); The Horror of It All: The Visual FX of 'The Mist' (2008); The Masters of Comic Book Art (1987); The Mist (2007); The Pit and the Pendulum (1991); The Return of Swamp Thing (1989); The Walking Dead (2017); The Wednesday Club (2017); Thir13en Ghosts (2001); Titans (2023); Untold Legends of Comic Books (2024); Walking the Mile (2000); When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' (2008); When Zombies Attack!! (2001).

Sunday, October 26, 2025

Born on this day – Renato Casaro:


Renato Casaro


Artist

Movie poster designer

October 26, 1935 – September 29, 2025

Credits:

A Few Dollars for Django (1966); A Fistful of Dollars (1964); Angel Heart (1987); Army of Darkness (1992); Arte Journal (2025); Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999); Asterix and the Big Fight (1989); Blackie the Pirate (1971); Cliffhanger (1993); Conan the Barbarian (1982); Dances with Wolves (1990); Day of Anger (1967); Decameron proibitissimo (Boccaccio mio statte zitto) (1972); Delitto in Formula Uno (1984); Delitto sull'autostrada (1982); Don Franco e Don Ciccio nell'anno della contestazione (1970); Dove vai tutta nuda? (1969); Due cuori, una cappella (1975); Dune (1984); Ettore lo fusto (1972); Everything Happens to Me (1980); First Blood (1982); Flash Gordon (1980); Flesh+Blood (1985); Flight from Paradise (1990); Franco, Ciccio e le vedove allegre (1968); Hands of Steel (1986); Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987); I due assi del guantone (1971); I due maghi del pallone (1970); I racconti di Viterbury - Le più allegre storie del '300 (1973); Il burbero (1986); Il comune senso del pudore (1976); I'm for the Hippopotamus (1979); Innocent Blood (1992); Io e mia sorella (1987); Io non spezzo... rompo (1971); K2 (1991); Laser Mission (1989); Life After Flash (2019); Life After the NeverEnding Story (2024); Lo so che tu sai che io so (1982); Lock Up (1989); Love Sins (1987); Madly in Love (1981); Malone (1987); Man of the West (1958); Maniac Cop (1988); Misery (1990); My Name Is Nobody (1973); Now They Call Him Sacramento (1972); Once Upon a Time in America (1984); Once Upon A Time In... Treviso (2024); Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019); Our Men in Bagdad (1966); Over the Top (1987); Pure as a Lily (1976); Rambo III (1988); Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985); Red Sonja (1985); Renato Casaro racconta le sue opere e la sua arte dai saloni della sua mostra (Treviso, 2021); Renegades (1989); Romeo & Juliet (1955); Sky Pirates (1986); Stormy Monday (1988); Supergirl (1984); Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991); The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988); The Art of the Blockbuster: An Interview with Renato Casaro (2018); The Bible in the Beginning... (1966); The Boss and the Worker (1975); The Care Bears Movie (1985); The First Power (1990); The Last Movie Painter (2020); The Mystery of Thug Island (1964); The NeverEnding Story (1984); The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990); The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981); The Price of Power (1969); The Princess Bride (1987); The Running Man (1987); The Taming of the Scoundrel (1980); Total Recall (1990); Trinity Is Still My Name (1971); Trinity Plus the Clown and a Guitar (1975); True Lies (1994); Two Sons of Ringo (1966); What Am I Doing in the Middle of a Revolution? (1972); What's Your Sign? (1975); While There's War There's Hope (1974); Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981); Wild at Heart (1990); Wild Orchid (1989); Young Guns II (1990); Zandalee (1991); Zwei blaue Augen (1955).

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Born on this day – F. Hopkinson Smith:


F. Hopkinson Smith


Writer

Artist

Engineer

October 23, 1838 – April 7, 1915

Credits:

Written work:

A Day at La Guerre's and other Days (1892); A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others (1895); A White Umbrella in Mexico (1889); At Close Range (1905); Caleb West (1898); Col. Carter of Cartersville (1891); Col. Carter's Christmas (1904); Enoch Crane (1916); Felix O'Day (1915); Forty Minutes Late and Other Stories (1909); Gondola Days (1897); In Dickens' London (1914); In Thackeray's London: Pictures and Text (1913); Kennedy Square (1911); Old Lines in New Black and White (1885); Peter (1908); The Arm-chair at The Inn (1912); The Fortunes of Oliver Horn (1902); The Other Fellow (1899); The Romance of an Old Fashioned Gentleman (1907); The Tides of Barnegat (1906); The Under Dog (1903); The Veiled Lady (1907); The Venice of To-Day (1897); Tom Grogan (1896); Well-Worn Roads (1886).

Movies and television:

A Kentucky Cinderella (1917); Art and Honor (1913); Colonel Carter of Cartersville (1915); Deep Waters (1920); Desperate Youth (1921); Felix O'Day (1920); Kennedy Square (1916); Memories of His Youth (1913); The Tides of Barnegat (1917).

Wednesday, October 15, 2025