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Sinister Collection

Background imageSinister Collection: Snow Queen Harry Clarke

Snow Queen Harry Clarke
Kay meets the Snow Queen

Background imageSinister Collection: The Stuka Advertised

The Stuka Advertised
Junkers JU-87 Stuka dive- bombers featured in an advertisement exploiting their sinister shape and fearsome reputation Date: February 1941

Background imageSinister Collection: Dartmoor - Brent Tor

Dartmoor - Brent Tor
Brent Tor, a sinister landmark of the Moor (Devon) Date: circa 1910

Background imageSinister Collection: Rasputin Caricature

Rasputin Caricature
GRIGORI RASPUTIN caricatured as the sinister leader of Russias ruling house, looming over the puppet-like figures of Nicolas II and Alexandra

Background imageSinister Collection: Sherlock Holmes / Watson

Sherlock Holmes / Watson
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES Holmes and Watson watch the fearful hound

Background imageSinister Collection: Holmes / Hound / Baskerville

Holmes / Hound / Baskerville
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES Holmes shoots the sinister hound: " Holmes emptied five barrels of his revolver into the creatures flank"

Background imageSinister Collection: Strange Incense by Reginald Higgins

Strange Incense by Reginald Higgins
A rather sinister looking faun watches over a woman sleeping, unaware, in a deckchair

Background imageSinister Collection: 1957 nuclear test: Fall-out

1957 nuclear test: Fall-out
Fallout: The sinister and prolonged after-effect of nuclear explosions: a drawing illustrating some characteristics of this haunting phenomenon.An illustration by special Illustrated London News

Background imageSinister Collection: Apache Dance, 1908

Apache Dance, 1908
APACHE DANCERS : by a strange swing of fashion the sinister gangsters of the Paris under- world are seen as picturesque, and their macho dance style becomes the craze of the day

Background imageSinister Collection: Lancashire Witches

Lancashire Witches
THE LANCASHIRE WITCHES The gathering of the witches, doing magic round their cauldron, watched by their sinister familiars

Background imageSinister Collection: The Chapter House Doorway, Wells Cathedral, Somerset

The Chapter House Doorway, Wells Cathedral, Somerset. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSinister Collection: Cold pale light through the trees with Tawny Owl

Cold pale light through the trees with Tawny Owl
Pale light pierces a blue and green woodland scene of thin, bare tree trunks. A swooping Tawny Owl has been added to the border framing the scene. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageSinister Collection: Salem Witches

Salem Witches
At Salem, Dr Wilkinson is pursued by a sinister wolf which, in the prevailing climate of panic, is linked to the witchcraft scare

Background imageSinister Collection: Bermuda Triangle / Map

Bermuda Triangle / Map
The area already had a sinister reputation even before the triangle was invented - wrecks were thought to end up in the Sargasso Sea

Background imageSinister Collection: The Wolves and the Sheep

The Wolves and the Sheep
THE WOLVES AND THE SHEEP The wolves break the peace pact they had with the sheep, and attack them in their sheepfold; a faithless enemy is not to be trusted

Background imageSinister Collection: The Embankment at Night - Base of Cleopatras Needle

The Embankment at Night - Base of Cleopatras Needle
The Embankment at Night - Sphinx at the base of Cleopatras Needle. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSinister Collection: Trafalgar Square, London on a foggy night

Trafalgar Square, London on a foggy night - the neon lights on the circular dome of the Coliseum Theatre on St. Martins Lane can be seen peeking out over the distant rooftops beyond

Background imageSinister Collection: Faust & Black Dog

Faust & Black Dog
Faust and Wagner see the Black Dog - a sinister symbol (scene from Goethes drama)

Background imageSinister Collection: Sorcerer's Tower

Sorcerer's Tower
An imaginative painting of a sinister looking Sorcerer's tower, standing imposingly under a gloomy, night sky. Date: circa 1918

Background imageSinister Collection: RED RIDER AT BRAMHALL

RED RIDER AT BRAMHALL
On a stormy knight a sinister Red Rider appears at Bramhall Hall, Cheshire & is made welcome. In the morning he has disappeared & the Knight of Bramhall Hall is found dead

Background imageSinister Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I C I. O. U. A P. C

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I C I. O. U. A P. C
This is a particularly interesting card. The girl with the pen is writing a message in a simple code. The card was posted from Bletchley - the hub of the code breakers of WW2

Background imageSinister Collection: Adam, Eve and Temptation Date: 1590

Adam, Eve and Temptation Date: 1590

Background imageSinister Collection: PUPPETS & DOLLS PUPPETS & DOLLS

PUPPETS & DOLLS PUPPETS & DOLLS
Rather spooky dolls and puppets, staring out from the shelves at Welsch & Co toy shop, probably in Germany. Date: 1920s

Background imageSinister Collection: MINEFIELD AT SEA 1939

MINEFIELD AT SEA 1939
Sinister floating mines at sea. Date: 1939

Background imageSinister Collection: HARPIES / DORE

HARPIES / DORE
Dante and Virgil encounter these sinister harpies in Inferno, though traditionally there were only three of them

Background imageSinister Collection: FAUST AND BLACK DOG

FAUST AND BLACK DOG
Faust and Wagner see the Black Dog - a sinister symbol (scene from Goethes drama)

Background imageSinister Collection: LAVANDIERES DE LA NUIT

LAVANDIERES DE LA NUIT
LES LAVANDIERES DE LA NUIT (= Laundresses of the night) sinister washerwomen of Berry, central France, who launder infant corpses by stagnant pools. Date: 1851

Background imageSinister Collection: Illustration to Goblin Market

Illustration to Goblin Market
Goblin Market - illustration to Christina Rossettis poem. Date: 1920

Background imageSinister Collection: Winter sun highlights a skull & crossbones on a tomb

Winter sun highlights a skull & crossbones on a tomb
The low winter sun highlights a skull & crossbones on a tomb beneath cemetery gates. Kirkcudbright graveyard, Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland Date: 2009

Background imageSinister Collection: The Victoria Memorial on a foggy night

The Victoria Memorial on a foggy night - view from Buckingham Palace. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSinister Collection: Women Laughing by Francisco de Goya

Women Laughing by Francisco de Goya
Francisco de Goya (1746-1828). Spanish romantic painter. Women Laughing. 1820-1823. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageSinister Collection: Scary Clown

Scary Clown
A rather scary clown, with three sinister tufts of hair and cross eyebrows. Date: 1930s

Background imageSinister Collection: Paris Bastille

Paris Bastille
The sinister fortress before its fall

Background imageSinister Collection: Folklore / Lupeux

Folklore / Lupeux
A sinister creature of the night in Berry, central France, the mocking cry of the LUPEUX can lure the unwary passer-by into dangerous bogs

Background imageSinister Collection: Children in fancy dress - clown and princess

Children in fancy dress - clown and princess
Unidentified children in a somewhat sinister fancy dress tableaux. A small boy (at least we assume its a boy) wears a clown outfit

Background imageSinister Collection: Klingsors Castle

Klingsors Castle
KLINGSORs CASTLE The sinister home of the evil magician Klingsor, featured in Wagners opera Parsifal

Background imageSinister Collection: Peter de Savary, English enterpreneur

Peter de Savary, English enterpreneur
Peter John de Savary (b.1944), English enterpreneur. At the time of this photograph he owned both Lands End and John o Groats. Date: 1988

Background imageSinister Collection: Cold pale light through the trees

Cold pale light through the trees
Pale light pierces a blue and green woodland scene of thin, bare tree trunks. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageSinister Collection: At the Ogres Dwelling

At the Ogres Dwelling
Hop O My Thumb and his brothers arrive at the dwelling of the ogre in the forest; the ogres wife shines a lantern on them

Background imageSinister Collection: Queen Victoria proclaimed Empress of India

Queen Victoria proclaimed Empress of India
Kaiser-I-Hind Queen Victoria is proclaimed Empress of India -- she doesn t look very excited about it

Background imageSinister Collection: Shelter for the Night by Leonard Potts

Shelter for the Night by Leonard Potts
A couple rather regret knocking on the door of a house to find shelter. 1930

Background imageSinister Collection: The War of the Worlds - The City watching me

The War of the Worlds - The City watching me
" The whole city seemed to look at me with eerie eyes. White house windows were empty sockets in skulls, and my imagination set around me a thousand silent enemies." Date: First published

Background imageSinister Collection: More Types From Harley Street by H M Bateman

More Types From Harley Street by H M Bateman. Skin - The Microscopic. The one with the magnifying glass and the test tubes. Brain - The Genius. He knows all about the mind. Nerve - The Intense

Background imageSinister Collection: London - Houses of Parliament by moonlight

London - Houses of Parliament by moonlight Date: circa 1917

Background imageSinister Collection: London - Hyde Park Corner by moonlight

London - Hyde Park Corner by moonlight Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSinister Collection: London - The Thames Embankment by moonlight

London - The Thames Embankment by moonlight Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSinister Collection: A very scary Father Christmas with billhook and lantern

A very scary Father Christmas with billhook and lantern. The caption is also a little bizarre - it reads: " May Christmas mirth wed New Years Joy"... Date: circa 1907

Background imageSinister Collection: Spooky Santas

Spooky Santas
A strangly spooky consignment of toy Father Christmas dolls, apparently having just arrived at a London wholesale depot ready for the festivities. Date: 1930s

Background imageSinister Collection: Cartoon, Taking advantage of the dark, WW1

Cartoon, Taking advantage of the dark, WW1
Cartoon, Taking advantage of the dark -- a Zeppelin airship creeps over Paris at night with deadly intent. Date: 1916

Background imageSinister Collection: Temple of Solomon

Temple of Solomon
According to Masonic doctrine, their craft has its origins in the building of King Solomons Temple, amid occult practices and sinister goings-on

Background imageSinister Collection: Future Warplane

Future Warplane
One of the sinister British warplanes which caused so much damage in the war with France... Date: 1902

Background imageSinister Collection: Dorian Gray Walking Home

Dorian Gray Walking Home
Dorian walks home through the dimly-lit streets. Date: First published: 1891

Background imageSinister Collection: Little Red Riding Hood fancy dress

Little Red Riding Hood fancy dress
A quartet in fancy dress costume dressed up as the main characters in the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood. The wolf costume is particularly sinister. Date: c.1910

Background imageSinister Collection: A Son of Satan by Clifford Rean

A Son of Satan by Clifford Rean
Promotional postcard for A Son of Satan by Clifford Rean. First produced at Smethwick 19th February 1902. Date: 1902

Background imageSinister Collection: SNOWY OWL - close-up of eye

SNOWY OWL - close-up of eye (Nyctea scandiaca). Russia

Background imageSinister Collection: Cat on the Steps

Cat on the Steps
A rather sinister black cat, lurking in the shadows on some steep steps. Date: early 1930s

Background imageSinister Collection: The Charm of a London Night Fog

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

Background imageSinister Collection: Meeting of the Church and the Army. Mexican Mural

Meeting of the Church and the Army. Mexican Mural Painting. Fresco. Private Collection

Background imageSinister Collection: Spooky Spiral Staircase

Spooky Spiral Staircase
Detail of a dark, rather sinister spiral staircase, looking upwards... Date: 1950s

Background imageSinister Collection: Advert for Craven A cigarettes 1935

Advert for Craven A cigarettes 1935
Craven A - And the reason for her choice? The only cigarette which does not affect her throat, and does not stain her fingers or lips. 1935

Background imageSinister Collection: Gretna Green Anvil and Richard Rennison

Gretna Green Anvil and Richard Rennison
Richard Rennison - the Gretna Green Anvil Priest 1926 - 1940, pictured with books recording over 2000 marriages overseen at the Old Blacksmiths Shop at Gretna in seven years

Background imageSinister Collection: Fortune Telling Cards

Fortune Telling Cards
A sinister gipsy woman, dripping with rings and necklaces, spreads her fortune telling cards across the table... Date: 1970s

Background imageSinister Collection: Sombre Pianist

Sombre Pianist
A moody pianist in gothic surroundings. Date: 1930s

Background imageSinister Collection: Railings Shadows

Railings Shadows
Iron gates and railings cast sinister shadows across a young woman walking alone at night... Date: 1950s

Background imageSinister Collection: Fortune Teller & Cat

Fortune Teller & Cat
A sinister gipsy woman and her scary cat, reading someones fortune with playing cards... Date: 1970s

Background imageSinister Collection: Mysterious Waters

Mysterious Waters
An eerie morning mist creeps over the River Nene, Northampton, England. Two swans glide across the still water... Date: early 1960s

Background imageSinister Collection: G-Man vs The Red X book back cover

G-Man vs The Red X book back cover
Back cover of a pulp fiction thriller called G-Man vs the Red X showing a sinister shadowy figure looking through a window at a riverside scene bathed in red. Date: 1936

Background imageSinister Collection: Little Red Riding Hood by Felix de Gray

Little Red Riding Hood by Felix de Gray
Little Red Riding Hood visits her Grandma only to find that her facial hair problem has got somewhat ou of control. Date: 1934

Background imageSinister Collection: New England Witches

New England Witches
The sinister appearance of a wolf at Salem Date: 1692

Background imageSinister Collection: WW1 Propaganda

WW1 Propaganda
A sinister, if rather coy, note from German soldiers to British soldiers during World War One." Dear Tommy, You are quite welcome to what we are leaving

Background imageSinister Collection: Russian poster advertising bicycles

Russian poster advertising bicycles
Russian poster advertising famous bicycles: Humber, Flyte and Derby. A devil figure rides his bicycle to the edge of a high rock, while a stag jumps off in fright!

Background imageSinister Collection: Bargains in Bombs

Bargains in Bombs
Anarchists at sale on the Western Front. Several good hand-grenades, suitable for elections were sold. The auctioneers sidekick, Bairnsfathers creation, " Old Bill", tells one anarchist

Background imageSinister Collection: Tentacles

Tentacles by Raymond Sheppard. An abstract fantasy painting featuring tentacle-like growths in a strange landscape, perhaps under the sea

Background imageSinister Collection: Popish Plot Document

Popish Plot Document
Proclamation ordering a complete inquiry into the (supposed) Popish Plot against the late Charles II, in the belief that the sinister conspiracy might continue

Background imageSinister Collection: Spooky Pavement

Spooky Pavement
A night scene on a lonely and rather spooky corner of the Pavement, York, England

Background imageSinister Collection: Spooky Trees

Spooky Trees
A rather spooky night scene with a sinister row of trees lining a suburban street

Background imageSinister Collection: Haworth Churchyard

Haworth Churchyard
HAWORTH View of the Haworth Parsonage, in West Yorkshire, now a museum. The Bronte family moved there in 1820. View from the churchyard

Background imageSinister Collection: Man Walks in Sunshine

Man Walks in Sunshine
A man walks through Fountains Court, Temple, London, in the morning sunshine

Background imageSinister Collection: Spooky Shadows

Spooky Shadows
Two sinister figures cast evening shadows over a pathway

Background imageSinister Collection: Squeers with New Boy

Squeers with New Boy
Wackford Squeers, the sinister proprietor of Dotheboys Hall, prepares to mistreat a new boy pupil

Background imageSinister Collection: Snowy London

Snowy London
A businessman with his briefcase walks alone across a Trafalgar Square in the dirty snow

Background imageSinister Collection: English Flying Machine

English Flying Machine
The sinister English flying machine menaces the French submarine : illustration to Le sous-marin Le Vengeur by Pierre Mael

Background imageSinister Collection: Cake Walking Pair

Cake Walking Pair
Two handsome dancers strut their thing in fine style, giving the cake-walk almost a sinister look

Background imageSinister Collection: Dickens / Haunted / Stairs

Dickens / Haunted / Stairs
THE HAUNTED MAN the unhappy haunted man of the title at the top of a staircase Date: First published: 1848



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