Zdzisław Beksiński.
He was Polish painter with the creepy art style similar to Giger.

Originally posted by Rumpelcrutchskin:

Zdzisław Beksiński.
He was Polish painter with the creepy art style similar to Giger.

Beksiński's art is intensely powerful, it feels like a portal into surreal, dreamlike realms

Giger for sure, seeing a lot of good stuff on youtube videos, guessing it's AI stuff but don't know the channel Esoterica has a lot of great horror/occult art, and anything Lovecraftian but especially the giant amorphus things covered in tentacles, eyes and teeth/mouths that stuff is my go to.

I really don't think it's possible to top H. R. Giger

I've also seen Beksiński and think he's great, as well as some contemporary artists that do cool ♥♥♥♥ with biomechanics.

But I still have yet to see anyone who comes close to matching the obsessive detail, intricacy, and continuity in Giger's best works.

Gustave Dore, maybe. Though he's known for his woodblock prints, rather than illustrations.

I can guarantee you've seen his scenes from the Divine Comedy and Rime of the Ancient Mariner at some point, even if you don't recognize his name.

Also, Go Nagai.
https://mangadex.org/chapter/38c185af-13c2-41e8-a119-4ece7ae1d2e7/10

wayne douglas barlowe, junji ito, tsutomu nihei, tsuguru tanaka from the top of my head.

i know nihei doesnt do "horror" stuff per se but ive always found his megastructures and settings terrrifying and amazing.

Originally posted by Edward Von Worms:

Giger for sure, seeing a lot of good stuff on youtube videos, guessing it's AI stuff but don't know the channel Esoterica has a lot of great horror/occult art, and anything Lovecraftian but especially the giant amorphus things covered in tentacles, eyes and teeth/mouths that stuff is my go to.

Yes, this is not an aging classic. A hallmark of Giger's style was the fusion of mechanical parts with organic and necrotic themes. It's a shame that the film's alien design features almost no visible mechanical parts, such as tubing, making it look entirely chitinous.

Katsuhiro Otomo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qypv5zdkp6Q

And Hayao Miyazaki
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFP_YxCtDEc

And Keiji Nakazawa
(I'm NOT going to show any Barefoot Gen here)

Hmm, I suppose Otomo could be in the conversation...

He'd definitely get a vote from me too, but I never clocked him as "horror." But you do find themes & images in his work that one might consider horrifying.

One of the coolest things about Otomo is he drew entire worlds: way more detailed than most ever see. Take any given still from his films, and it's likely you're only seeing 5-10% of a massive, complex, and fully fleshed-out cityscape that is never used in its entirety.

Originally posted by Electric Cupcake:

Gustave Dore, maybe. Though he's known for his woodblock prints, rather than illustrations.

I can guarantee you've seen his scenes from the Divine Comedy and Rime of the Ancient Mariner at some point, even if you don't recognize his name.

Given that he was one of the most famous artists and illustrators of the 19th century, his engravings are a standard part of the curriculum in any art history class.

Yes, I like classical paintings and old engravings with biblical motifs with characters of angels and demons. Paradise Lost, Lucifer
https://images2.imgbox.com/9d/5f/HkEWEO1u_o.jpg

Originally posted by ⭕⃤ BIPPO:

wayne douglas barlowe, junji ito, tsutomu nihei, tsuguru tanaka from the top of my head.

i know nihei doesnt do "horror" stuff per se but ive always found his megastructures and settings terrrifying and amazing.

Yes, these are true titans of horror art and truly inspiring designs for alien creatures. However, when aliens are depicted, they most often seem to be a combination of lizards, dinosaurs, and insects, with bare skin resembling that of an elephant. I believe that real aliens could have more fur or feathers and should be more visually appealing. Earth's predators, such as lions, jaguars, and wolves, possess an aesthetically pleasing appearance, beautiful coloring, and streamlined shapes.

Junji Ito is also on my top list, absolutely unique atmosphere and style

This stuff is pretty neato:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwS71VxNc7o

Bernie Wrightson

NAturally Blanche of 40k

Boris Vallejo

Harry Clarke who illustrated Poe among other works: https://pdimagearchive.org/galleries/artists/harry-clarke/random/desc

Virgil Finlay who illustrated Weird Tales and other Sci Fi / Horror Pulp:
https://archive.org/details/finlay-v-06-amazing-stories/Finlay%20v01%20Weird%20Tales/
https://archive.org/details/weird-tales-v-33-n-03-1939-03-urf-sas

Holbein the Younger who did The Danse Macabre wood carvings: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/hans-holbeins-dance-of-death-1523-5/