Weird Tales is proud to present a visual-art project of epic proportions: “365 Days of Blasphemous Horrors,” a year-long, daily online series of all-new, Lovecraft-inspired artworks by the Baltimore-based mixed-media artist Steven Archer (also known as half of the musical duo Ego Likeness). The collaboration was announced Saturday evening at Balticon, the Baltimore-area science fiction convention, where attendees enjoyed a sneak peek at the first several weeks’ worth of material. Today marked the official debut of “Blasphemous Horrors” at WeirdTalesMagazine.com, where new works will be unveiled every day for the next year.

Weird Tales, the world’s first magazine of fantastic literature, was originally founded in 1923. In its early years, H.P. Lovecraft was the magazine’s creative superstar; in later years, many writers and artists have striven to build upon the horrific ideas and aesthetics that comprise Lovecraft’s popular Cthulhu Mythos. “365 Days of Blasphemous Horrors” is the first major Lovecraftian creative work presented by Weird Tales since the magazine undertook a top-to-bottom revamp in 2007.

Not only will readers of WeirdTalesMagazine.com be able to view the “Blasphemous Horrors,” they’ll have the opportunity to own the original artworks. Archer will be selling each piece (with occasional exceptions) for a flat fee to the first bidder, as detailed at the website. All the pieces in the series are a combination of oil paint, paper, graphite, acrylic paint, scotch tape, and ink. They are mounted on the inside of hardcover book covers and vary in size from 5×8 to 7×10 inches.

“An awful lot of Lovecraft fans are going to be blown away by Steven Archer’s artwork,” says Weird Tales editorial & creative director Stephen H. Segal. “There’s no lack of shiny Mythos art out there, sure — but this stuff is really different. It’s intimate, primordial. Not only does Archer have a unique visual style, his work has a passionate urgency that bleeds through every piece with a sense of mystery, pathos, and creepiness. By the time these 365 days have passed, I think the Cthulhu culture will know his name well.”

Steven Archer is an artist and musician who happens to share the same birthday as H.P. Lovecraft. When not recording songs, D.J.-ing, or producing art, he and his wife, author Donna Lynch, tour with their dark electronic rock band, Ego Likeness; their fourth album is scheduled for a 2008 release. Archer has a B.F.A. from the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, DC, and has shown his work at galleries and other venues along the East Coast, as well as on album covers and in magazines. He has also written and illustrated a children’s book, Luna Maris, which was published by Raw Dog Screaming Press earlier this year.

Cliver Barker will be exhibiting his conceptual drawings for his upcoming film The Midnight Meat Train in the project room of Sloan Fine Art in New York from April 17 – May 10, 2008. These works are a rare glimpse at the Barker’s process and the birth of many of the ideas and characters included in the finished film.

Although best known as a successful novelist and filmmaker, Clive Barker has been creating and exhibiting his paintings and drawings for almost twenty years. In his deeply expressive paintings, Barker brings to life the landscapes and figures that inhabit his mind. His colors are bold, paint application thickly layered, and surfaces often scratched or sanded. The result is moody works that capture the emotion and mystery of Barker’s writing with color, texture and light.

Clive Barker was born in Liverpool, England in 1952 and now lives in Los Angeles. When asked by an interviewer what he wanted (besides his name) on his tombstone, Clive Barker replied simply “Imaginer” as imagination is the force that brings his work into being, and the fuel that sustains his process.

The reception will be held on Wednesday, April 16th from 7 to 9 pm at Sloan Fine Art, 128 Rivington Street, New York, NY 10002. For more information, call (212) 477-1140.

The artwork of Alex McVey is now available in the Horror Mall. You can buy McVey originals and prints. Alex McVey will be adding new prints and originals, so check his shop often to find that one of a kid original painting or affordable print to adorn your walls …

Check out the current artwork here: Alex McVey

Horror Mall has a cool piece of art that you can pick up for only $19.00. It’s a 13″x19″ Photo Archival print. Limited edition (limitation 500 copies). Deeper is copyrighted ©2006 by Alan M. Clark and can currently be seen as the cover art for James A. Moore’s Deeper, published by Necessary Evil Press. To learn more or pick up your own copy: Deeper