That cover literally changed my life: I was in an Army hospital with pneumonia and this was among the reading matter supplied by the Red Cross. Every last story fried my fragile little mind, but that cover was what sealed it for me. Thank you very much for it: as soon as I was discharged from the hospital and the Army, I tracked down all of the Year's Best Horror collections up to then as well as books by so many of the selected authors. The 1980s were a really good reading period for me, and I can't thank you enough for setting it off in spectacular fashion.
I gotta say the last place I would have expected a YBHS book to appear is in an Army hospital!! Be that as it may, I’m very glad you found it and enjoyed it so much. 😃 Thank you for taking the time to share your appreciation, it means a lot to me. There was a lot of me invested in that painting so it’s wonderful to think that it reached out and grabbed some people like you! Thanks again.
You're very welcome. I was familiar with your science fiction and fantasy covers, but this cover made me a permanent fan of your Year's Best Horror covers as well, in addition to that volume being my first real exposure to Karl Edward Wagner, Hugh Cave, and Harlan Ellison. I could not repay everything that book did for me at that time if I tried.
That cover literally changed my life: I was in an Army hospital with pneumonia and this was among the reading matter supplied by the Red Cross. Every last story fried my fragile little mind, but that cover was what sealed it for me. Thank you very much for it: as soon as I was discharged from the hospital and the Army, I tracked down all of the Year's Best Horror collections up to then as well as books by so many of the selected authors. The 1980s were a really good reading period for me, and I can't thank you enough for setting it off in spectacular fashion.
I gotta say the last place I would have expected a YBHS book to appear is in an Army hospital!! Be that as it may, I’m very glad you found it and enjoyed it so much. 😃 Thank you for taking the time to share your appreciation, it means a lot to me. There was a lot of me invested in that painting so it’s wonderful to think that it reached out and grabbed some people like you! Thanks again.
You're very welcome. I was familiar with your science fiction and fantasy covers, but this cover made me a permanent fan of your Year's Best Horror covers as well, in addition to that volume being my first real exposure to Karl Edward Wagner, Hugh Cave, and Harlan Ellison. I could not repay everything that book did for me at that time if I tried.
One of the creepier covers you did for this series!