Virgil Finlay's Face in the Flames – Weird Tales August Pulp Cover
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Virgil Finlay's Face in the Flames – Weird Tales August Pulp Cover

A demonic face with pointed ears and piercing green eyes emerges wraith-like from a roaring wall of fire. Virgil Finlay's masterful brushwork transforms flame into flowing hair and spectral form, creating a supernatural entity caught between worlds. The ochre and amber inferno dominates the composition, while the creature's expression blends menace with haunted vulnerability — perfectly capturing Weird Tales' signature blend of occult dread and lurid wonder.

Category: Magazine Cover
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Artist: Virgil Finlay
Era: Pulp Era (1920s-1940s)
Decade: 1940s
Country: United States
Coolness: 8/10

A face born from hellfire with cat ears and soul-piercing green eyes — Finlay delivers full supernatural menace without a single tentacle. Peak Weird Tales energy: elegant draftsmanship weaponized for maximum dread.

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160 PAGES Weird Tales AUGUST 25¢ APPRENTICE MAGICIAN the face in the flames SPAWN an amazing story and other eery stories Virgil Finl[ay]

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