Musée Grévin - House of wax

In 1882 the Musée Grévin opens its doors in Paris. The Grévin wax museum features great and small events of French history, including a large part about French Terror, name of revolutionary period. Its located on the right bank where they find theatres and popular amusement places. I found these old pix of Grévin. Smells like an old good horror movie, right ?

Fin de siècle - Ralph Marsault

Back to the 80's-90's with some cool hardcore guys living in Paris and London. These portraits (some 200) are from a book, self-published in 1995 by the author-photograph Ralph Marsault.

Midgets and giants

I found these illustrations cool enough to be put here. So, here they are, straight from "Les Nains et les Géants" by Edouard Garnier, published in Paris in 1884.

Auto racing yearbook 1970

Here are some portraits of racers and their cars.

Toei forever

I found these sheets last week at a Paris toy con. Not much interest but a line I appreciate more and more!

Joe Coleman - The Mystery of the Woolverine Woo-Bait

Those who know little about us, know that Joe is one of our friends (one of these days I'll post some stuff about his Odditorium)... Here is an early publication (1982) by Professor Mamboozoo featuring murderers Dale Nelson, Peter Kürten, Albert Fish and Edward Painsel...