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“When God Comes Back”: Dark Brutal Macabre Illustrations by Ash Thorp

Ash Thorp is a graphic designer, illustrator, artist, and creative director for a multitude of media, including feature films, commercial enterprises, and print. With an exceptional style of his own, Ash quickly gained recognition for his astounding UI (user interface) graphics in Ender’s Game and Total Recall. Thorp has also contributed to the design direction and concepts for Spectre (James Bond), Person of Interest, Prometheus, X-men First Class, the Amazing Spiderman 2, Call of Duty, and many more games and films. Continue reading »

This Brutal Tank Monument Located In Russian Wilderness, Reminds Abandoned Alien Spaceship

The monument-memorial is considered the hallmark of the Tatsinsky district, Rostov Region, Russia. Dedicated to the 2nd Guards Tatsinsky tank corps, which defeated the air base in the village Tatsinskaya in December 1942, the memorial was opened in May 1983. Designed by artist-architect P. Ibalakov. The memorial represents the remains of German aircraft and tanks of the 24th tank corps aspiring forward. Continue reading »

People Getting Stabbed In Medieval Art Who Just Don’t Give A Damn

Medieval manuscripts were the imageboards of their day, full of murderous illustrations, however for some strange reason many people look as if they were bored with life anyway and their killer did them a service. Scroll down to see the funniest examples of medieval art where people are getting stabbed but just don’t give a damn. Continue reading »

Photographer Paul Clifton Perfectly Captures A Brutal Beauty Of Classic Motorcycles

Paul Clifton is a talented photographer and graphic designer based in Godalming, England. Paul studied photography from a young age but took time out to pursue his design career. For his latest series “Alternative Classic Motorcycles”, Clifton captures stunning images of retro bikes with amazing graphical representation. Continue reading »

Photographer Christopher Herwig Hails The Brutal Charm Of The Soviet Bus Stop

After the popular and critical success of his first book, Christopher Herwig has returned to the former Soviet Union to hunt for more Soviet Bus Stops. In this second volume, as well as discovering unexpected examples in the remotest areas of Georgia and Ukraine, Herwig turns his camera to Russia itself. Following exhaustive research, he drove 15,000 km from coast to coast across the largest country in the world, in pursuit of new variations of this singular architectural form. Continue reading »

“Brutal Beauty”: This Russian Craftsman Makes Unique Steampunk Art From Steel And Crude Iron

Today gold or jewels will barely raise an eyebrow – these materials are everywhere and each item made of them costs a lot, no matter if it’s worth it. Nikolay Savinkov, a self-employed entrepreneur from Moscow, challenges this approach. His works are made of cheap materials but demonstrate real craftsmanship. Continue reading »

Striking Black And White Photos Show The Brutal Lives Of Gun-Toting Depression Era Mobs In America

From cold-blooded murders to running battles with the police, these black-and-white pictures shed light on the brutal lives of gun-toting gangsters during the American Depression. The amazing images show notorious mobsters such as Al Capone who committed violent crimes in their search to get rich quick during the early 1930s. Continue reading »

Brutal Illustrations Of The Stormtroopers 501st Legion Fighting Against Hordes Of Aliens

Star Wars vs Aliens is a series of explosive illustrations featuring the mashup between these two cult saga! When Darth Vader and his Stormtroopers meet the Alien Queen and her terrifying xenomorphs, a series imagined by the talented concept artist Guillem H. Pongiluppi. Continue reading »

Female Bodyguards Accept Brutal Training in China


Security Academy offers rigorous training course which includes aquatic training, martial arts, vehicle safety training and other necessary skills. With the rise of Chinese multi-millionaires, there are a sharp demand for the service of bodyguards. Whether the need is for safety purpose or as a status symbol, no one really cares. Many are lured into becoming bodyguards because of the high income. Even women are attracted to join the trainings since there are also demand for female bodyguards. The whole rigorous training covers a period of 13 days.

Photos: Female and male trainees run during a bodyguard training program at the boot camp of Genghis Security Academy in Beijing, China. (Photo by ImagineChina/The Grosby Group) Continue reading »