Recently mentioned on MC were a haul of paperback books by the British writer Guy N. Smith, famous for his horror books about killer crabs. He was a prolific author, and this series alone eventually ran to 12 titles, published between 1976 and 2019.
Crabs on the Rampage (1981) was the fourth book in the series. I thought the cover of this would make a good subject for a photo shoot, using some items I already had to hand .....
The King Crab is a toy by CollectA, and carries a 2012 copyright date. The ruined castle is a pre-painted aquarium ornament.
The background is a photographic model railway backscene by Peco. The photograph was taken in my new Shotbox by We R Memory Keepers.
A quick and fun project!
The book cover photograph is from Worthpoint.
Paul Adams from New Zealand
Nice photo shoot! Remind me never to go anywhere that location! I read one of Smith’s Crab books, and the gore was over the top. I had never read such a gruesome tale about killer animals. Very cool stuff. SFZ
ReplyDeleteFab crab Paul! Love the layout you created. A great homage to Guy N. Smith's famous cover. Click click click!
ReplyDeleteThank you. That was one of those images that you see which just has to be modelled, or at least set up for some photographs. I have never read any of the books, or seen the film. This was inspired just by the book cover.
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