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hellishnel
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Belgian artist Jean-Léon Huens (1921-1982) Aug 31, 2010 8:42:45 GMT

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Post by hellishnel on Aug 31, 2010 8:42:45 GMT

I picked this Corgi paperback for Shelley's Frankenstein yesterday which has one of my favourite paintings of the creature by Belgian artist Jean-Léon Huens.

Does anyone else know of any other vintage covers he designed for the horror genre?

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dem bones
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Belgian artist Jean-Léon Huens (1921-1982) Aug 31, 2010 20:26:04 GMT

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Post by dem bones on Aug 31, 2010 20:26:04 GMT

The Frankenstein cover painting is gorgeous. afraid i've not been able to find anything else of Huens's in the horror genre, though with a bit of luck one of the others will set us straight. He seems to have been far more prolific illustrating fantasy and fairy tales.

From the first, I set myself against "literature"; the story was the thing, and no amount of style could persuade me to select a story that lacked genuine, unadulterated horror. For those who wanted something high-brow there was plenty. - Christine Campbell Thomson

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Belgian artist Jean-Léon Huens (1921-1982) Aug 28, 2011 12:08:40 GMT

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Post by fletcherbd13 on Aug 28, 2011 12:08:40 GMT

The only other horror fiction cover that I know is for 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and other macabre stories' published alongside the Frankenstein edition by Corgi books. The cover showing Mr Hyde is every bit as good as the Frankenstein.