" They stand in the shadows, and they speak only to Clarissa.
She's also been a speaker and workshop/seminar conductor on writing for children. She was a senior book editor before she started working as the editor of Catalog Product News in 1988. 1928- ) wrote three books for children in addition to her one adult novel: Firsts Under the Wire: The World's Fastest Horses 1900-1950 (1978), The Mystery of the Body Clocks (1979), and The Lost Christmas Star (1979). I read Carroll's novel so long ago that the only memory I have of it now is that I thought it was very very good. Moll also did the stepback art underneath (note the die-cast keyhole across the title font), a duplicate of the cover but with added text: Evil Is A Quiet Word-A novel that murmurs oh so softly of unspeakable horror. Now that's a baleful stare! Charles Moll, one of publishing's most distinctive and stylish illustrators, produced the cover art on Theodus Carroll's horror novel Evil Is A Quiet Word. The Beast Hill, an ordinary mound of earth, except that its grass resembles fur, and- doesn't it move?" The Coveti, residents of an alien world poisoned by the intrusion of the stranger from Earth. The Noise-Eater, created by a child out of his fevered imagination, gobbles up anything- or anyone- that makes a sound. "Don't open The Anything Box unless you're prepared for the unexpected: The Grunder, a thing of horror which, if defeated, restores love. Joe merchandising art between 19, passed away in 2020 at age 92, but thankfully for all of us he left behind an illustrative legacy that will always be noted for its mood inducing excellence. The Argentinian born Hector Garrido, who famously painted about half of all the G.I. Anyhow, I think it's a masterpiece of portraiture, and possibly Garrido's most memorable paperback cover from among the hundreds he produced. They've been an essential ingredient in horror practically since its inception, even occupying their own special niche in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, horror's paperback heyday.įor this Halloween posting, subtitled "THE BALEFUL STARE," I decided to start with Hector Garrido's cover art on the science-fiction novel The Anything Box by Zenna Henderson, even though it's not very baleful-more like a picture of pure innocence. Creepy kids have been trampling our front lawns since, well, forever.
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