We are casting a pretty large net with our own rubric of 'Weird Fantasy' here.  Certainly the inclusion of illustrations of horror stories is the standard, but we've admittedly stretched the class by also seeking out works from fairy tales, mystical legends, lost civilizations, antediluvian valleys, pre-historical epochs, 'alternate' histories, fantastically rampaging wildlife, jungle men/women and other fictional near-superhero individuals.

     -- LUIS DOMINGUEZ --

  Luis Dominguez, [unknown title] - Thought to have been perhaps painted (but unused) for a Gold Key horror comic, but seems to have never been used for anything else.

  Luis Dominguez (only my own attribution), HARDY BOYS MYSTERY JIGSAW PUZZLE - Identified by someone as George Wilson's, it just doesn't resemble any style he has been clearly identified putting forward.  Because of his distinctive style, I'd say that it makes me think of Luis Dominguez and I'm going to group it with his for now.  There was a companion jigsaw puzzle offering whose art doesn't say either one, but perhaps it wasn't executed by the same artist.  Note that in the published version, a different menace seems to be lurking behing the opening stone wall.

  Luis Dominguez, [title unknown] - This Dominguez painting has appeared on the market, but currently it's not clear what it was intended for or if it was used.

  Luis Dominguez, THE SPIRIT OF FRIENDSHIP, (RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! # 89) - "Houdini vs. the creator of Sherlock Holmes !"

  Luis Dominguez, FAMILY SECRET, (BORIS KARLOFF TALES OF MYSTERY # 58) - "A centuries-old curse revives to cast its lethal spell on the living !"

  Luis Dominguez, THE NEST, (BORIS KARLOFF TALES OF MYSTERY # 94) - "The disbelieving landlord purchased this house, best left undisturbed !"

  Luis Dominguez (only my own attribution), A BOOTFUL OF GOLD, (RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! # 74) - "Pay up - the devil is waiting !" - One trusted source wanted to tentatively attribute this to Mike Roy, but when the original painting came on the market recently, the auction-house acknowledged that, but they thought it seemed closer to Luis Dominguez's work.  I agree with them.

  Luis Dominguez, DUM-DUM'S BASEMENT, (BORIS KARLOFF TALES OF MYSTERY # 93) - "It's true, the monster lives . . . and fights for its life !"

  Luis Dominguez, THE GIRL IN THE TOWER, (RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! # 79) - "A tormented spirit plunges eternally to her death !"

  Luis Dominguez (only my own attribution), NO JOKING MATTER, (THE TWILIGHT ZONE # 81) - "He'd do anything for a laugh - even die !" - To me, the many clothing creases suggest Luis Dominguez as the artist, but Heritage Auctions identified it as George Wilson's.  There's no notation on the front of the canvas to confirm that and indeed the background is not handled as Wilson usually does.

  Luis Dominguez, AFRAID OF HIS OWN SHADOW, (BORIS KARLOFF TALES OF MYSTERY # 89) - "He was afraid of his own shadow - and his shadow knew it !"

  Luis Dominguez, THE LADY OF AVENEL, (RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! # 54) - "'Turn back' warned the specter of the woman he loved !" - One trusted source identified this as created by George Wilson, but yet another says Luis Dominguez.  The dress of the ghostly femme indeed calls out Dominguez to me.

  Luis Dominguez, WHEN THE TRUMPET SOUNDS, (RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! # 94) - "The final note of the ghostly trumpet is the sound of death !"

  Luis Dominguez, THE ROCKING CHAIR, (GRIMM'S GHOST STORIES # 23) - "His brother was dead - but that wasn't enough ! His ghost had to die too !"

  Luis Dominguez, MONSTER CLOCK, (BORIS KARLOFF TALES OF MYSTERY # 96) - "The clock struck a note of doom for each of its terrified owners !"

  Luis Dominguez (only my own attribution), ARM OF THE LAW, (GRIMM'S GHOST STORIES # 28) - "His own arm was an accusing phantom !" - Heritage Auctions wanted to attribute this to George Wilson and another trusted source tentatively did the same thing, but also stating it was 'over' a Luis Dominguez drawing.  Luis Dominguez certainly did his own paintings and it just looks like a Luis Dominguez painting to me.

  Luis Dominguez, GALLERY OF DEATH, (GRIMM'S GHOST STORIES # 48) - "No ! His portrait must not hang in the death gallery - yet !"

  Luis Dominguez, THE PHANTOM FORCE, (RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! # 71) - "This is the night for the phantom force !"

  Luis Dominguez, GUEST OF HONOR, (BORIS KARLOFF TALES OF MYSTERY # 61) - "Treachery was the unseen member of the expedition !"

  Luis Dominguez, THE ART OF VENGEANCE, (GRIMM'S GHOST STORIES # 38) - "Hate brings a statue to life !"

  Luis Dominguez, IT LURKS BY MOONLIGHT, (TALES OF SWORD AND SORCERY - DAGAR THE INVINCIBLE # 11) - "Moonlight stirs a monstrous glob into a devouring demon" - At auction, this canvas was attributed to Dominguez

     -- HAROLD M. McCAULEY --

  Harold McCauley, UNTITLED - This painting was reportedly created for a pulp-magazine cover, but remained unused.

  Harold McCauley, SHAVER MYSTERY 1, (THE SHAVER MYSTERY MAGAZINE 1947-no2) - It seems this painting was created and appeared in greytone as the cover (without typography) for the second issue of this amateur publication produced by Richard S. Shaver himself, in continuing support of his controversial narrative about the Earthly remains of a technologically-advanced pre-historical civilization.  A few years later, McCauley would re-cycle his central figure here (hiding her centaurish-ness) in his cover painting for IMAGINATION, Meet Me In Tomorrow.

  Harold McCauley, GODDESS OF THE FIFTH PLANE, (FANTASTIC ADVENTURES 1942-Sept) - "Goddess Of The Fifth Plane by William P. McGivern // The Bottle Imp by Dwight V. Swain"

  Harold McCauley, BLACK MAGIC HOLIDAY, (IMAGINATIVE TALES 1955-Jan) - "Life a bit dull?  Then have yourself a ball!  When magicians hold a convention it's a-Black Magic Holiday--by Robert Bloch"

  Harold McCauley, THE MIRACLE OF RONALD WEEMS (IMAGINATIVE TALES 1955-May) - illustrates this story by Robert Bloch.

  Harold McCauley, MR.YELLOW JACKET, (OTHER WORLDS SCIENCE STORIES 1951-June) - "Mr.Yellow Jacket by Ray Palmer // Poul Anderson--Robert Bloch--R.Bretnor--S.J.Bryne" - This painting was featured in the substantial periodical ILLUSTRATION #59.

  Harold McCauley, THE BIG BINGE, (IMAGINATIVE TALES 1955-July) - "Here's a sure cure for inhibitions!--Robert Bloch's hilarious new novel The Big Binge" - This painting was featured in the substantial periodical ILLUSTRATION #59.

  Harold McCauley, PRIESTESS OF THE FLOATING SKULL, (AMAZING STORIES 1949-Oct) - "Priestess Of The Floating Skull // Bridge Of Banishment by Leroy Yerxa // The Ordeal Of Lancelot Biggs by Nelson S. Bond" - This painting was featured in the substantial periodical ILLUSTRATION #59.

  Harold McCauley, THE GHOST WHO HAUNTED HITLER (FANTASTIC ADVENTURES 1942-Dec) - "The Ghost That Haunted Hitler by William P. McGivern // Lost City Of Burma by Edmond Hamilton" - This painting was featured in the substantial periodical ILLUSTRATION #59.

  Harold McCauley, TIGER WOMAN OF SHADOW VALLEY, (AMAZING STORIES 1949-Oct) - "There was death in her embrace! Tiger Woman Of Shadow Valley by Berkeley Livingston" - This painting was featured in the substantial periodical ILLUSTRATION #59.

  Harold McCauley, EYE OF THE TEMPTRESS, (OTHER WORLDS SCIENCE STORIES 1951-Mar) - "Eye Of The Temptress by Rog Phillips // Eric Frank Russell--Frederic Brown--David H.Keller--Mack Reynolds" - 'Rog Phillips' is actually Raymond Palmer.  This painting was featured in the substantial periodical ILLUSTRATION #59.

     -- JESSE SANTOS --

  Jesse Santos, LOCH OF THE LEVIATHAN, (THE OCCULT FILES OF DR. SPEKTOR # 19) - "A centuries-old monster rises from the grotto . . . Loch Of The Leviathan !"

  Jesse Santos, BRIDE OF THE WALKING DEAD, (THE OCCULT FILES OF DR. SPEKTOR # 17) - "Zombies ! Voodoo ! The Snake God ! . . . Bride Of The Walking Dead !"

  Jesse Santos, SLAVES OF FIRE MOUNTAIN, (TRAGG AND THE SKY GODS # 3) - "Survival . . . in the depths of Fire Mountain !"

  Jesse Santos, DEATH FLIES ON SCARLET WINGS, (GOLD KEY SPOTLIGHT # 6) - a illustraion of a Dagar tale.

  Jesse Santos, WHERE MORTALS FEAR TO TREAD, (THE OCCULT FILES OF DR. SPEKTOR # 23) - "Doomed in a deadly netherworld--'Where Mortals Fear To Tread'"

  Jesse Santos, JUDGEMENT IN THE AFTERWORLD, (THE OCCULT FILES OF DR. SPEKTOR # 20) - "Adam Spektor faces judgement in The Afterworld !"

  Jesse Santos, PROJECT: SABRE-FANG, (TRAGG AND THE SKY GODS # 4) - "Trapped in a tar pt, Tragg faces Sabre-Fang . . . the man-beast !"

  Jesse Santos, VALLEY OF THE DEAD, (TALES OF SWORD AND SORCERY - DAGAR THE INVINCIBLE # 16) - "The mystic power of a statue's eyes summons ghouls from the depths !"

  Jesse Santos, THE BARBARIAN AND THE BRAIN, (THE OCCULT FILES OF DR. SPEKTOR # 16) - "Dr. Spektor and a legendary barbarian vs. the horrors of Death's-Head Island !"

  Jesse Santos, THE NIGHT LAKOTA DIED, (THE OCCULT FILES OF DR. SPEKTOR # 14) - "Spektor battles a hero from the past in the Cavern of the Dark Gods !"

  Jesse Santos, A LURKER STALKS THE SWAMP, (THE OCCULT FILES OF DR. SPEKTOR # 21) - "Beware the bog . . .'A Lurker Stalks The Swamp !'"

  Jesse Santos, A TURN OF A SWITCH, (BORIS KARLOFF TALES OF MYSTERY # 75) - "Two modern-day thieves with old ideas stumble into an ancient treasure-filled world !"

  Jesse Santos, THE ANCESTRAL PRESENCE, (BORIS KARLOFF TALES OF MYSTERY # 74) - "Within the monster's death grip, the gladiator was reborn !"

  Jesse Santos, BATTLE FOR A WORLD, (TRAGG AND THE SKY GODS # 7) - "Prehistoric man versus the aliens - Battle for a World !"

  Jesse Santos, HONEYMOON ON ELK MOUNTAIN, (THE TWILIGHT ZONE # 77) - "They were strangers in a paradise of beauty - and death !"

  Jesse Santos, SWAMP CREATURE - This seems to have been an unused drawing/painting that has been identified as originally intended for one of the Gold Key horror publications.

  Jesse Santos, HARVEST OF FEAR, (BROTHERS OF THE SPEAR # 1) - "Ambushed by the terrible Tuarags . . . Dan-El and Natongo combat the Harvest Of Fear" - It's said that this image is Santos taking his drawing for the cover of this premiere issue and hand-coloring it himself.

  Jesse Santos, MASQUE MACABRE, (THE OCCULT FILES OF DR. SPEKTOR # 18) - "A mountaintop ritual frees a possessed girl of an evil spirit"

  Jesse Santos, NIGHT OF THE OWL, (THE OCCULT FILES OF DR. SPEKTOR # 22) - "A demon of destruction strikes . . . 'Night Of The Owl !'"

  Jesse Santos, DRAGON FIRE, (THE OCCULT FILES OF DR. SPEKTOR # 24) - "From the demon world of ancient China - Dragon Fire !"

  Jesse Santos, A LION IN THE STREETS, (GOLD KEY SPOTLIGHT # 8) - "A circus aflame . . . a raging man-beast . . . A Lion In The Streets !" - A Dr. Spektor adventure.

  Jesse Santos, THE SORCERER'S GOLEM, (TALES OF SWORD AND SORCERY - DAGAR THE INVINCIBLE # 13) - "Dagar battles a monster that will not dies . . . the Sorcerer's Golem !"

  Jesse Santos, DOMAIN OF THE VENGEFUL DEAD, (TALES OF SWORD AND SORCERY - DAGAR THE INVINCIBLE # 14) - "Dagar battles spirits of the dead . . . so that Graylin may live again !"

  Jesse Santos, BEWARE THE DEATH TALONS !, (TALES OF SWORD AND SORCERY - DAGAR THE INVINCIBLE # 15) - "Dagar defies the death-talons of the Dark Godsa' giant condor !"

  Jesse Santos, MADNESS IN THE DARK FORTRESS, (TALES OF SWORD AND SORCERY - DAGAR THE INVINCIBLE # 17) - "Beneath the Dark Fortress - a nightmarish conflict between mercenary and monster !"

  Jesse Santos, SPAWN OF YARGON, (TRAGG AND THE SKY GODS # 1) - "Cave men vs. aliens . . . in a savage world !" Less a painting than an enhanced line-drawing, but collected here because of its funkiness.

  Jesse Santos, THE DAY THE EARTH THUNDERED, (TRAGG AND THE SKY GODS # 2) - "Weaponless . . . Tragg faces a stampede of prehistoric monsters !" Less a painting than an enhanced line-drawing, but collected here because of its funkiness.

  Jesse Santos, ATTACK OF THE MAN-APES, (TRAGG AND THE SKY GODS # 5) - "Trapped by man-apes in the cave of a fierce allosaurus !"

  Jesse Santos, DEATH-DUEL, (TRAGG AND THE SKY GODS # 6) - "Doom awaits in the pit of spears . . . 'Death-Duel !'"

  Jesse Santos, MASTER OF THE LIVING BONES, (TRAGG AND THE SKY GODS # 8) - "Not even Tragg can slay a monster that is already dead !"

  Jesse Santos, WHERE PROWLS THE DEVIL SHARK, (GOLD KEY SPOTLIGHT # 9) - "It lurks beneath Prehistoric seas . . . Devil Shark !" An illustration from a Tragg and the Sky Gods tale.