Pete Von Sholly

Trailer for Pete Von Sholly’s new History of Monsters book.

Von Sholly’s storyboards (and/or design) for over 100 feature films include Dinosaur Revolution, Mars Attacks!, Disney’s James and the Giant Peach, Darkman, The Mask, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, The Blob, Nightmare on Elm Street III and IV, The Waterdance, The Green Mile, Click, The Mist and more. (Don’t forget THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION!)

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Pete has written and illustrated three quasi-fumetti graphic novels: Morbid, Morbid Volume 2 and Extremely Weird Stories, (Dark Horse Comics) and three satiric magazines for TwoMorrows, Crazy Hip Groovy Go Go Way Out Monsters (2 issues) and Comic Book Nerd which parodies comics fans and fanzines. Self-published titles from Vonshollywood Press include Sergeanstein and his Maraudin’ Monsters, Dinosaur Circus and Here Doesn’t Come the Flying F-ck. Also the recent cinema blockbusting gems, The Zookeeper and Jack and Jill… woo hoo!

Pete Von Sholly with Timothy Leary in 1978.

Pete Von Sholly with Timothy Leary in 1978. Pete did the art for the Timothy Leary Neurocomics published by Last Gasp.

Lately, Pete has been busy writing and illustrating his own books as well as doing covers and interior illustrations for new Lovecraft editions and books by other noted authors. Here are some cover examples. (You can click on the images to view larger copies.)

books by San Diego Comic Fest guest Pete Von Sholly

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Covers by San Diego Comic Fest guest Pete von Sholly

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Lovecraft covers by San Diego Comic Fest guest Pete Von Sholly

Click to view larger image of H.P. Lovecraft covers by Pete von Sholly.