{"_id":"6292c393fa5c01e51eff5e3f","title":"Pickman’s Model","publish_year":1926,"publish_source":"Weird Tales","publish_edition":"Vol. 10, No. 4","publish_scan":"https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV10N04192710/page/n73/mode/2up","author":"H. P. Lovecraft","code":"pickmans-model","words":5440,"image":"paintbrush.jpg","image_alt":"A paintbrush held delicately in hand. Graphite filter","genres":["horror","gothic","mystery"],"blurb":"You recall that Pickman’s forte was faces. I don’t believe anybody since Goya could put so much of sheer hell into a set of features or a twist of expression.","description":"Boston painter Thurber tells of being invited by a fellow painter of horrific scenes to see works that would be rejected by their local art clubs. But despite his strong heart and keen interest, Thurber grows disturbed by the lifelike style of the grotesque artworks.","rating":4,"content_warning":["Use of Slurs (Lined out)"],"unique_cover":"Drawing of a large, rat-like monster grabbing a rat by the tail.","cover_source":true,"has_review":false,"has_collections":false}