H-day

On this day 50 years ago Sweden switched from driving on the left-hand side of the road to the right. The 3rd of September 1967 was named Dagen H (the H-day, with H standing for Höger (Right).
Apparently the transition went well, in parts due to a massive information campaign. You can probably spot the H-logo in the magazine cover above. Below you'll find other H-day related items.

Janne ”Loffe” Carlsson

Swedish film and television actor, TV show host, musician Janne "Loffe" Carlsson died this morning. In the late 1960s he was the 'Karlsson' of the Swedish jazz fusion/psychedelic rock duo Hansson & Karlsson (with hammond organist Bo Hansson).

Janne ”Loffe” Carlsson (Jan Edvard Carlsson) 1937 - 2017.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Art: Bernie Wrightson. Image source: Fantasy Ink

Director of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Poltergeist William Tobe Hooper died yesterday. (January 25, 1943 – August 26, 2017). 

Hopefully they won't build a planned community on top of his grave.

The Day the Clown Died

Jerry Lewis, 1926 - 2017 
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Bo von Zweigbergk

Selfportrait, Bo von Zweigbergk, 1922.

Malmö hamn (Malmö Harbour), Bo von Zweigbergk, 1922. via Adventures of the Blackgang 

Vy mot Skeppsholmen, Bo von Zweigbergk, 1921. via Adventures of the Blackgang 

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Das Magazin

East German 'Das Magazin'

via This Isn't Happiness 
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TRAAAIIINSSS!!!

Toddler Zombies by Graham Annable - Grickle
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Martin Landau, 1928-2017

Marc Maron interview with Martin Landau
(You can skip to 07:30)

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George A. Romero, 1940-2017

Wrong side of the art
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Old Stockholm Pharmacies

These beautiful sculptural signs says that here lies or used to lie an old Stockholm pharmacy. The Moose, The Raven, The Angel, The Elephant, The Phoenix, The Crown, Saint Erik, The Dragon, The Owl, The Stork, The Leopard, The Marten.

For the Swedish reader: Historiska apotek i Stockholm
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Ingrid Garbo, Greta Bergman

Janet, did he bite you?

Pappy's
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The Society for the Preservation of Letraset Action Transfers

Picture Credit: The SPLAT Scan Archives, with thanks to Bob27indy

SPLAT - The Society for the Preservation of Letraset Action Transfers.

What are Letraset Action Transfers? Create Your Own Action Transfers!

Via Coudal Partners
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Sild

Adventures of the Blackgang 
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Félix Vallotton

Graphicine: Félix Vallotton - Love At First Sight 

Via This Isn't Happiness 
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The Art of Hidden Faces

The Public Domain Review: The Art of Hidden Faces: Anthropomorphic Landscapes: "These images — particularly where landscapes are given the form of human heads — appear to be somewhat of a meme of the 17th century, with examples cropping up again and again, especially in Netherlandish painting."

Thanks to Stationsvakt 
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Boris Bilinsky

Metropolis poster (1927) by Boris Bilinsky. Text in top left corner removed by me.

A couple of articles on Boris Bilinsky:
- MUBI: “Metropolis” and the posters of Boris Bilinsky
- Boris Bilinsky French Metropolis Posters & Montages 1927
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The Thing by Bernie Wrightson

Fantasy Ink: Bernie Wrightson
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Bernie Wrightson 1948 - 2017

Bernie Wrightson
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Chocolate For My Sister

This is an illustration by Hans Arnold for an episode of the short story series ”Veckans Chock” (Shock of the week) in the Swedish magazine Veckorevyn. The story was written by Pat Stadley and in translation (back to English, I guess) the title would be "Chocolate for my sister". It was probably published in the late sixties or early seventies, is my guess.

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