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Pinup of the Week: Strange Stories April 1939

Strange Stories 1929 04 April

I love how many different genres are wrapped up in this one picture. First off, I see some definite x-ray radioactivity and mad scientist action going on. Next up, there’s a headless lady mummy body there on the left. To go with the mummy body, we’ve got an Egyptian headdress with a snake on top there next to the radio set the red-cowled secret society member is playing with there. It could be my imagination, but is that Egyptian headdress on a stylized raven head? Finally, we’ve got the grotesque mad scientist assistant. Did I mention dials and knobs? This picture has got some dials and knobs!

13 COMPLETE
STORIES IN
THIS ISSUE!

FEATURING
CURSED BE
THE CITY
A Complete Novelet of
Inhuman Bondage
By HENRY
KUTTNER

AUGUST W. DERLETH * FRANK B LONG, JR. * RALPH MILNE FARLEY
MARK SCHORER * ROBERT BLOCH * C.L. MOORE * TALLY MASON
DR. DAVID H. KELLER * KIETH HAMMOND * AMELIA REYNOLDS LONG

Posted October 7, 2011 at 7:18 am in Pin-up of the Week with Tags: , , , , , , . See 1 Comment

Queen of Darkness 9: Joanna Ebenstein

Joanna Ebenstein is the creator of the fantastic website Morbid Anatomy, whose goal it is to survey “the Interstices of Art and Medicine, Death and Culture.” Ebenstein also does design and photography. At times, Morbid Anatomy itself may seem much like a grisly carnival side-show until you get below the surface and realize that it really a thorough, earnest, educated look at anatomy, death, and our curiosity about both subjects. So far her site has inspired a gallery show which she curated. I’m sure there’s more to come.

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Posted October 16, 2009 at 2:54 am in Queens of Darkness with Tags: . See 1 Comment

Home Sweet Leech Box

The blood-letter's letter box

The blood-letter's letter box

When I’m sick and down, there’s nothing I like better than a visit from the blood-letter. I know. I know. Many of you just can’t be reasoned with when it comes to science and refuse to have an open mind about modern medicine. But hey, for those of you who have pet leeches, what better way to transport them than this cute little 19th century pewter box? Nothing says “I wuv my wittle wuvey-dovey weechy-poo” better! It even says “LEECHES” on the side!

This box is part of the The Science and Art of Medicine gallery at London’s Science Museum in the UK.

Also fascinating to me is the Dotting Machine, which to me looks like a diabolical instrument that may have been used for purposes that the very mention of which would drive a normal man insane, but was used to test factory workers for accident-proneness.

I don't know how to use it, but I'd love to know!

I don't know how to use it, but I'd love to know!

Ophelia?!? What happened!

Ophelia? What happened!

Also worth a look are the multiple anatomy dolls. Here. Here. And Here. This isn’t all of them.

Many thanks to The Museum of Morbid Anatomy for the info and more photos.

Posted February 4, 2009 at 6:30 am in News with Tags: , , , , , . See 0 Comments
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