The nightmare

Witches, gargoyles, demons, crucifixions … William Mortensen’s grotesque photographs are being reassessed – with a new book of his life and work, republication of his own book on photography and psychology, and exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles and Seattle. All images by William Mortensen

Henry Fuseli, The Nightmare, England, c.1781

That feeling you get when a demon is sitting on your chest...

NIGHTMARE Challenge 💭 Use your own style to depict something that is a nightmare to you. Creator: @the.world.in.purple 💜 Tag: #NightmareAIChallenge Rules 1. Create a design based on your nightmare. This can be anything from a cute image of a girl with a broken heel to a full blown fear of spiders! 2. Tag me so I can see and share! 3. Be creative and have fun! Everyone is invited, consider yourself challenged! I'll tag a few people to get started: @lauralou_ai @tennhunny1983…

They give offerings by pushing long thin metal poles into her face. She stands there to the end of days taking each ritualistic gift as a blessing.

Foreboding "Eye in the Sky" painting.

Apocalyptic and dystopian art has been popular since about the 90's. Few works are darker than those of Zdzislaw Beksinski.

Horror pics