Tower of Shadows #9
"Pickman's Model" in Tower of Shadows #9 (1971) delivers a chilling tale of art and terror, where painter Pickman’s grotesque visions may be more than just imagination. Written by H. P. Lovecraft and Roy Thomas, with art by Tom Palmer and cover by Bernie Wrightson and Marie Severin, the story follows Thurber as he uncovers a terrifying truth behind Pickman’s disturbing paintings—each one a chillingly real glimpse into a hidden, monstrous world.
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Thurber befriends an eccentric painter named Pickman who paints incredibly morbid paintings of demonic entities. Pickman shows Thurber his underground studio in a old part of the city and shows him his latest painting, that of an evil looking monster feeding on humans. Pickman explains he takes photographs of backgrounds that he uses in his paintings. When Pickman gets spooked by a noise and goes to investigate, Thurber pockets one of Pickman's photographs. After he returns to the city, he sees that the photograph was of the monster in the painting. These demons that Pickman paints are real!
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