House of 1000 Corpses – Album Artwork 2020

This "House of 1000 Corpses" album artwork by Robert Sammelin really throws us into a world of the macabre! The textures in this image are fascinating. The way the colors are layered—almost like a collage but rendered with such precision—gives it a peculiar depth. Look at the face of the clown character, all those tiny hairs creating a dark and sinister presence. The artist uses color to create this ghostly and monstrous image. It's a little like peeking into a very specific, very twisted imagination. I mean, that skull hanging from the clown’s bow? These details give the image a raw, almost confrontational edge. It reminds me of some of the wilder comic art, where the line between beauty and grotesque blurs. There's a definite conversation happening here with pulp art and classic horror movie posters. This piece feels like an ongoing dialogue with a whole history of artists who weren’t afraid to get a little weird.