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Selección Terror: Show de sangre
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Selección Terror: Show de sangre

· 1976

A Spanish-language pulp horror cover depicting monstrous figures—a fanged, yellow-skinned creature and a white-haired ghoul—menacing a bound woman suspended over flames. The lurid painted artwork exemplifies the tradition of sensationalized cover art that sold adventure magazines throughout the twentieth century. Bold typography in red and yellow announces the title and Curtis Garland's byline, signaling the weird horror and exploitation content within. Such covers, mass-produced for newsstand sale, synthesized gothic imagery with pulp storytelling conventions to promise readers thrills and transgression. The aesthetic would directly influence horror comics and genre illustration.

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Date
1976
Rights
Public domain — free to view, share, and reuse.
Restoration
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