H. P. Lovecraft 
Pickman’s Model 

From “the original master of horror, ” a 1927 short story about an artist banished for his ghoulish paintings and the supernatural secret behind his art (Publishers Weekly).   In this classic short story from H. P. Lovecraft, enter the gothic world of Pickman, a painter notoriously banned from the Boston Art Club for his grotesque images. But once inside the artist’s studio in the slums of the North End, the mystery behind Pickman’s artistic choices is shockingly revealed.  “A master of macabre fantasy and horror.” —Kirkus Reviews