Russian Cover for A Lush and Seething Hell

As a country, for the more reasonable folk, Russian has become once again the object of fear and dread that it used be when I was growing up. Russians were bad guys in action movies starring Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Now, 33% of the population have bought into their years of disinformation and bot attacks. A percentage of our elected officials have uncomfortable ties to Russia and Russian oligarchs and Russian money.

Be that as it may, I still had a book come out over there. Hey! Russians need to read some horror when they’re not invading Ukraine or fleeing Ukraine or buying track suits or whatever. The Russian people deserve a good fictional scare. (Some of the leaders deserve a real scare.) Witness: the Russian version of A Lush and Seething Hell. I don’t know what the title was translated to but here is the very METAL cover to the book.

Some interesting design decisions were made in the creation of this cover. No goat-headed dulcimer appears in the book, but I do appreciate the verve and audacity of the art director for placing one smack dab in the center of the book.

I think this is more metal than the German cover of Southern Gods. You be the judge.