Behind The Scenes Of ALIEN (1979).

Puppet sculptures by Sha Sha Higby.

RETURN OF THE JEDI art (Jabba stuff) from THE STAR WARS ARCHIVES (1995) book. —Look at those beautiful alien masks and models.

Sigourney Weaver and a Xenomorph in a photoshoot for Alien (1979) directed by Ridley Scott

Illustrations by Russian artist, Gennady Kalinovsky for a 1974 edition of ALICE IN WONDERLAND.

Carlo Rambaldi designs for ALIEN (1979). Effects artist Rambaldi was hired to make the head do its thing basically, the original design of course was Giger’s.

That skull one though. Nightmare.

Wonderland Expedition Kit, by Absinthetic.

Containing, among other things: a Card Guard specimen, mounted; a caterpillar, preserved; a rose painted red; a looking glass; Cheshire Cat teeth; “Eat Me” and “Drink Me” bottles; a vial of water from the Pool of Tears; a map of Wonderland.

STAR WARS by William Stout (whose concept art for Jurassic Park and Masters of the Universe I’ve featured before).

(The first two images are art for a 1980 symphonic suite of Empire Strikes Back music; the third image is a 1993 collectable card; the fourth is from the book, Visions.)

John Bauer - Sleigh ride to Christmas Eve - Cover image for the magazine "Julstämning" (1908)

Random terrifying thing from my childhood. I was six, when Tim Finn’s “Fraction Too Much Friction” (1983) was released. Great track. The video, directed by Richard Lowenstein, featured a neon dachshund and all sorts of chaotic city-life scenes—but also this weird frantic demon, surrounded by hellish steam, that gave me the chills each time he popped up. 37 years later and I haven’t forgotten.

SHINING, by Eduard Zhikharev.