Barlowe's Inferno

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This is by far one of the craziest and absolutely most hideously beautiful books I have ever seen/read. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Built above the living tomb of an imprisoned Watcher, it is a labyrinth of claustrophobic tunnels and corridors that would take a lifetime to explore – if one had the courage.

Her first professional sale was "Eustace," a 90 page vignette which appeared in The Ninth Pan Book of Horror Stories in 1968.Situated on the edge of a great lake of lava on the outskirts of Dis, the Wargate’s only rival in sheer scale is Beelzebub’s Keep itself. Any use of any of the materials on this site other than for private, noncommercial viewing purposes is strictly prohibited. This understanding doesn’t inhibit the native creatures one bit if the opportunity arises to waylay a group of demons that might have lost their way in the wild Wastes. The Streets of Dis – (from Barlowe’s Inferno – acrylic on ragboard) Hell’s capital is a teeming metropolis of many millions. The devil is in the details and it took quite some time to work out all of the motifs from a design standpoint.

Unless they are escorted by significant numbers of armed demons they are frequently lost without a trace. Barlowe masterfully takes points from not only Dante's works but also that of other cultures and religions both commonplace and obscure, whilst submerging them in that hellish broth of his own creation.

I often do detailed drawings before putting paint on the palette but this was not the case with this painting. This digital paint-sketch was created after I spent some serious time with the Painter program on Paradise Lost.