An artist who does a lot of sophisticated horror material is Scott Hampton.
I first saw his work appear in 1983, with a beautiful and decorative Frazetta-esque linestyle.
Hampton did a Grimm's "Godfather Death" adaptation in EPIC ILLUSRATED 17, in lavish color.
An earlier black-and-white version of the same story appears in LOST PLANET #1, a series he and his brother Bo Hampton collaborated on for Eclipse.
Bo and Scott Hampton also collaborated on two issues of SWAMP THING, issues 15 and 16, just before Moore, Bissette and Tottleben took over the series.
Scott Hampton also did more science-fiction-type material in NEW TALENT SHOWCASE 1-3, for DC.
And the incomplete 3-issue SILVERHEELS series for Pacific, collected with a new conclusion later in the SILVERHEELS graphic novel.
In the realm of horror, the first really great story Hampton did was "The Ravenant" in TALES OF TERROR 8, in late 1987.
And adaptation of a Robert E. Howard story in the PIGEONS FROM HELL graphic novel for eclipse, in 1988.
Scott Hampton also did two memorable stories in HELLRAISER issues 2 and 4, for Epic Comics in 1989.
And in 1995, Scott Hampton released his THE UPTURNED STONE graphic novel. If when growing up, you ever went out in the woods with your friends, and had one of them tell you some guy was murdered there, and told you the murderer was never found, and then started up with
"Hey, what's that sound! Maybe it's him..." and basically scared the crap out of you, then you can relate to and enjoy this story.
THE UPTURNED STONE was also reprinted in its entirety in an issue of HEAVY METAL.
