Unfortunately the cut-out cover makes it look like the Burning Man hipster on the main cover has a severely broken or dislocated jaw.
(And really, these piercings are getting ridiculous)
I’m guessing the cut-out cover is where the Rocky Horror-esque lips come through, and I shudder to think of what the stepback shows surrounding the lips. Are they just lips floating in nothingness? Or is there an even more horrific face?
Amazon reviews say “A wonderful sleeping pill” and “pace slower than the gradual shifting of the earth’s plates”; two agree the book should have been 100 pages shorter.
I am sorry for letting my prejudices show, but an author by the name of Duffy Stein does not exactly promise a great horror read within. Neither does/did Mel Burger. What was wrong with D. (Middle Initial) Stein?
Without the giant candy lips, this cover would actually be interesting. I refuse to believe this was as the artist intended. That “cutout cover” nonsense must have been forced by someone in marketing at the 11th hour.
I’m not sure how the mouth ended up at that angle; the head doesn’t have a dislocated jaw, so… ???
(cover up just the mouth and you’ll see the statue face is in proper proportions but the mouth’s drawn on sideways — see the stepback)
It is indeed very Clutch-esque.
Re: the blurb — and some have the sense to avoid the door altogether and don’t go anywhere near Owlsfane.
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August 7th, 2018 at 10:20 am
To think people said Jeremy Corbyn was crazy to join The Rocky Horror Show.
August 7th, 2018 at 1:24 pm
Needs a shuriken of approval: “Duffy fans should find a lot to like!”
August 7th, 2018 at 2:34 pm
What if you go in through a window, avoiding the doorway altogether?
August 7th, 2018 at 3:15 pm
“Some choose to go through the doorway, some are chosen. There is no escape from…
Stars in Their Eyes – Claymation Edition”.
August 7th, 2018 at 3:33 pm
Pavoratti, when he saw that his roommate ate the cannoli he was saving.
August 7th, 2018 at 4:41 pm
Always check the Goodreads reviews before reading:
“Great cover, but lame book about skiers with skin conditions.”
August 7th, 2018 at 5:40 pm
And some choose to go in by the back way. . .which is why it’s crucial to always remember your safeword.
August 7th, 2018 at 6:03 pm
It looks like someone glued a magazine cutout to a doorknocker.
August 7th, 2018 at 8:05 pm
The horror is Jacob Marley being typecast, and he has to share billing with a stunt double mouth.
August 7th, 2018 at 11:52 pm
GSS on the Clutch Cargo reference. Though I’m surprised he made it across the pond.
I first read the title as The Oxfam Horror.
August 8th, 2018 at 12:33 am
Wait a minute – “cut out cover”? Anyone know what was inside?
August 8th, 2018 at 1:48 am
@THX from Biblio:
“Classic cut-out cover w/mouth from next page”.
August 8th, 2018 at 1:59 am
@Tor – We have YouTube.
August 8th, 2018 at 2:06 am
Unfortunately the cut-out cover makes it look like the Burning Man hipster on the main cover has a severely broken or dislocated jaw.
(And really, these piercings are getting ridiculous)
August 8th, 2018 at 4:09 am
What is this I don’t even.
I’m guessing the cut-out cover is where the Rocky Horror-esque lips come through, and I shudder to think of what the stepback shows surrounding the lips. Are they just lips floating in nothingness? Or is there an even more horrific face?
Amazon reviews say “A wonderful sleeping pill” and “pace slower than the gradual shifting of the earth’s plates”; two agree the book should have been 100 pages shorter.
Oh dear, I found the stepback. Brace yourselves:
http://toomuchhorrorfiction.blogspot.com/2018/02/your-pretty-face-is-going-to-hell-cover.html
There are several other GSS-worthy covers there.
@TW: Author’s real name apparently Mel Burger.
August 8th, 2018 at 6:07 pm
The Owlsfane Horror….where people are reincarnated as door knockers with mouths, and you have to insert objects into the mouths to enter.
August 9th, 2018 at 3:14 am
@A-S: A glory hole nightmare.
December 19th, 2018 at 1:12 am
I am sorry for letting my prejudices show, but an author by the name of Duffy Stein does not exactly promise a great horror read within. Neither does/did Mel Burger. What was wrong with D. (Middle Initial) Stein?
January 13th, 2019 at 6:25 am
Without the giant candy lips, this cover would actually be interesting. I refuse to believe this was as the artist intended. That “cutout cover” nonsense must have been forced by someone in marketing at the 11th hour.
September 16th, 2019 at 1:41 pm
No, really, the lipstick makes you look ten years younger.
January 9th, 2023 at 1:04 pm
Am I the only person who thinks this cover would be improved if the mouth was The Rolling Stones’ emblem instead?
January 9th, 2023 at 8:25 pm
@Emster: No, you are not.
I’m not sure how the mouth ended up at that angle; the head doesn’t have a dislocated jaw, so… ???
(cover up just the mouth and you’ll see the statue face is in proper proportions but the mouth’s drawn on sideways — see the stepback)
It is indeed very Clutch-esque.
Re: the blurb — and some have the sense to avoid the door altogether and don’t go anywhere near Owlsfane.