“These figures were seldom completely human, but often approached humanity in varying degree. Most of the bodies, while roughly bipedal, had a forward slumping, and a vaguely canine cast. The texture of the majority was a kind of unpleasant rubberiness…

“…Their occupations—well, don’t ask me to be too precise. They were usually feeding—I won’t say on what…”                                               

                                                  From “Pickman’s Model” by H.P. Lovecraft, 1927

Charcoal on paper, 2013