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Bill Sykes (Barnard)Bill Sykes sits at a table with a bottle of booze while his dog Bullseye cowers against the wall, afraid of being hit
Verne / Steam House 4LA MAISON A VAPEUR A menacing group of native fanatics are terrified by the mighty machine
DJIGHITOFFKA COSSACKS They ride standing upright on horseback. They wear long red coats and tall fur hats and are armed with whips, knives and swords. Date: circa 1850
Wooden jetty, Arran, ScotlandSilhouette of a man walking towards the sea along a wooden jetty near Blackwaterfoot, Isle of Arran, Scotland.. Dark storm clouds above. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989
Congo, Africa - Terrifying Warrior with bullet piercingsA Bougbou Tribesman from the region close to the start of the Kotto, a major tributary of the Ubangi right bank, so a sub-tributary of the Congo River - Congo, Central Africa - Terrifying (pre-punk)
Tsunami wave and tropical paradise - EveningInspired by Hokusai, this graphic picture by Malcolm Greensmith depicts a tropical island cast into sharp silouette by the low light of the evening sun as a menacing high set of waves (a tsunami)
Children in fancy dress - clown and princessUnidentified children in a somewhat sinister fancy dress tableaux. A small boy (at least we assume its a boy) wears a clown outfit
Old London Signs - The Bull & Mouth Inn sign - formerly to be found in Aldersgate Street, London - from the original sign now in the Guildhall Museum
Affront from the Rear by Charles CrombieA British officer, enjoying a meal in a restaurant is alarmed by the shadow of a fruit bowl being carried by a waiter. Date: 1915
Poster, Beat Back the Hun with Liberty Bonds, WW1American poster, Beat Back the Hun with Liberty Bonds, designed to raise money for the war effort during the First World War. Showing a menacing German with bloody fingers and bayonet. Date: 1917-1918
The Devil corrupting a group of nunsEngraving from Thomas Glanvilles " Saducismus Triumphatos", depicting the Devil corrupting a group of nuns. The book affirmed the existence of witches with malign supernatural magical
Stage Fright by Jack GordgeAn actress stands by a theatre curtain, terrified to go on stage, a phobia personified by a menacing shadowy figure behind her. Date: 1927
Elephants charging forward through waterElephants charge toward the viewer through a shallow pool. Illustration from Romance of Ivory story in pen & ink by Raymond Sheppard
Buffalo Fighting CatlinAmerican buffalo fighting each other. Date: circa 1830
Pirate by Lawson WoodA pirate, musket in his arms, looks thoughtful, unaware perhaps of the large cat of puma stalking up behind him. Illustration by Lawson Wood to accompany a short story in The Bystander by Rupert
Wise owl and pixiesA black owl guards a beautiful winged fairy from menacing imps. Artist: Thomas Maybank Date: circa 1916
Suffragette Votes for Women Crested FigurineA two-sided head and shoulders figurine of a suffragette with Votes for Women on her bonnet. One side has the crest of Tettenhall (now in the West Midlands)
Two Egyptian Dervishes from Alexandria Date: circa 1909
The Charm of a London Night Fog - amazing lighting effects as the beam of a street light diffuses through the shape of a roadside tree. Date: 1919
Scene by a lakeWhat at first appears to be tranquil scene of nature becomes somewhat more menacing when one realises there are two sets of eyes watching you 1925
The StranglerA menacing portrait of the Strangler Date: 1883
Anarchy by H. M. BatemanAnarchy, as imagined by a peaceful British humorist (H. M. Bateman) showing two mischievous rather than menacing anarchists with a large comedy style bomb which appears to dwarf them. Date: 1909
Cattle / Buffalo CatlinAn American buffalo or bison
Saving Vines BeaujolaisFrench wine-growers in the Beaujolais area bombard menacing clouds with a mortar, to cause premature precipitation of rain before it freezes into hail
Cossack Stands on HorseDjighitoffka Cossacks: They ride standing upright on horseback. They wear long red coats and tall fur hats and are armed with whips, knives and swords
Theseus Tells AriadneHe tells Ariadne, daughter of Minos, king of Crete, that - with her help - he has overcome the Minotaur which was menacing the island
Harry Brodribb IrvingHARRY BRODRIBB IRVING, in the stage version of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. Son of Sir Henry Irving, went into acting and theatre management on his own account
Flying DemonsA menacing swarm of flying demons