Edward Gorey is one of my favorite artists (A is for Amy, anyone?). But what if he had illustrated Lovecraft’s stories or created artwork with Lovecraftian themes?

John Kenn Mortensen is an artist from Denmark whose work is very much reminiscent of Edward Gorey, and I spent some time recently looking at every single illustration at his website. I selected the ones that I felt were Lovecraftian and I’m posting them below.

These represent only a small percentage of his work, though. Be sure to visit his website and view them all; even better, buy his art book.

John Kenn Mortensen’s day job is directing children’s tv, and in his spare time he takes care of his young twins. But then, when darkness falls, he forgets everything cute and cuddly, takes out his pen and post-it pad, and wonderfully scary monsters burst forth onto the pad.

There are many more illustrations at John’s website, and you can buy his art book here.

There are many more illustrations at John’s website, and you can buy his art book here.