Pete Von Sholly

Pete Von Sholly is an artist, filmmaker, and author who has worked on a number of Lovecraftian and Cthulhu Mythos works over the course of a long career and varied career. These include a wealth of artwork for PS Publishing's Lovecraft Illustrated series, as well as numerous non-fiction works on the genre, which have appeared in publications such as Crypt of Cthulhu and Fantastic Fictioneers: A History of the Incredible. He has also illustrated works for leading genre authors including Stephen King, Joe R. Lansdale, and Ramsey Campbell. His Lovecraftian art has been collected into Pete Von Sholly's Lovecraft Illustrated (Spanish edition pictured with the creator), published by Clover Press in the US and by Diablo Ediciones in Spain Pete Von Sholly profile at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
Von Sholly's History of Monsters mural features over 1100 monsters in a panoramic sweep. It is a comprehensive history beginning with folklore and mythology and evolving into early fiction, pulp fiction, comics, movies and television. 
Von Sholly's filmmaking credits include storyboard and graphic design work for franchises such as A Nightmare on Elm Street, Return of the Living Dead, Re-animator, Child's Play/Chucky, Puppet Master, Demonic Toys, Pumpkinhead (second film), and Hellraiser (seventh film), stand-alone movies including The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Mist, Darkman, and Mars Attacks!, as well as many children's television shows, for which he has also provided character designs Pete Von Sholly profile at IMDb.
Von Sholly has also appeared as a guest speaker at the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival three times between 2015 and 2016, and on at least two other Lovecraftian panels at Wondercon and Monsterpalooza in the same time period Pete Von Sholly speaker profile at the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival website.
== Praise==
Von Sholly's artwork has received praise from many people involved in Lovecraftiana, including scholar S. T. Joshi, filmmaker Brian Yuzna of Re-Animator and From Beyond fame, director Sam Raimi, British horror writer Ramsey Campbell, and members of the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society Pete Von Sholly's Lovecraft Illustrated back cover. 
==Selected Works==
===Artwork===
====Art Books==== 
*Pete Von Sholly's Lovecraft Illustrated (2020)
====Cover Art====
*The Dunwich Horror (2014)
*The Shadow Out of Time (2015)
*The Shadow Over Innsmouth (2015)
====Interior Art==== 
*The Dunwich Horror (2014)
*The Shadow Out of Time (2015)
*The Shadow Over Innsmouth (2015)
===Film===
*Bride of Re-Animator (1990, storyboard artist)
==See Also== 
*Images by Pete Von Sholly
==External Links== 
*Pete Von Sholly at IMDb
*Pete Von Sholly at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
==Gallery==
HPL Does Standup.jpeg|"HPL Does Standup" from Lovecraft Illustrated, used with kind permission from the artist
==References==
Category:Artists
Category:Non-Fiction Authors
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