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'''Tom Sullivan,''' ''born March 10, 1954 in Marshall, Michigan, United States. Illustrator'' | '''Tom Sullivan,''' ''born March 10, 1954 in Marshall, Michigan, United States. Illustrator'' | ||
| − | Tom Sullivan's began drawing and sculpting monsters from the age of 5 upon viewing the original [[King Kong]] movie and took his art seriously at age 12. In | + | Tom Sullivan's began drawing and sculpting monsters from the age of 5 upon viewing the original ''[[King Kong]]'' movie and took his art seriously at age 12. In 1978 he did the special effects for Sam Raimi's short horror film ''[[Evil Dead (1981 franchise)|Within the Woods]]'' and went on to work on Raimi's [[Evil Dead (1981 franchise)|Evil Dead trilogy]]. Moving to San Francisco, he met [[Lynn Willis]] there in 1982 and began working for Chaosium, producing cover paintings and interior illustrations for their Call of Cthulhu role-playing game, commencing with ''[[Shadows of Yog-Sothoth (Supplement)|Shadows of Yog-Sothoth]]'' and notably illustrating the full-color ''[[S. Petersen's Field Guide to Cthulhu Monsters]]''. |
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| + | • Sullivan created the prop versions of the Evil Dead's ''[[Necronomicon Ex-Mortis]]'' and sculpted the latex replica cover of it for Anchor Bay's ''The Evil Dead'' 2002 "Book of the Dead" DVD edition. | ||
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| + | • Sullivan appeared in the role of Dr. Boorstin in the 2007 film ''The Dread'' and as Dr. Corrigan in 2006's ''The Absence of Light''. | ||
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| + | Sullivan's artwork for Chaosium includes the covers for: | ||
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| + | • [[The Asylum and Other Tales]] | ||
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| + | • [[Before the Fall]] | ||
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| + | • [[Call of Cthulhu Core Rules|Call of Cthulhu rulebook, 2nd, 3rd (UK), and 4th editions]] | ||
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| + | • [[Cthulhu Now]] | ||
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| + | • [[Curse of the Chthonians]] | ||
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| + | • [[Fragments of Fear]] | ||
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| + | • [[The Great Old Ones (Supplement)|The Great Old Ones]] | ||
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| + | • [[H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands|H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands (1st edition)]] | ||
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| + | • [[Masks of Nyarlathotep|Masks of Nyarlathotep (1st edition)]] | ||
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| + | • [[No Man's Land]] | ||
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| + | • [[S. Petersen's Field Guide to Cthulhu Monsters]] | ||
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| + | • [[Shadows of Yog-Sothoth]] | ||
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| + | • [[Spawn of Azathoth]] | ||
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| + | • [[Terror Australis]] | ||
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| + | • [[Terror from the Stars]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Artists|Sullivan, Tom]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:03, 8 April 2023
Biography
Tom Sullivan, born March 10, 1954 in Marshall, Michigan, United States. Illustrator
Tom Sullivan's began drawing and sculpting monsters from the age of 5 upon viewing the original King Kong movie and took his art seriously at age 12. In 1978 he did the special effects for Sam Raimi's short horror film Within the Woods and went on to work on Raimi's Evil Dead trilogy. Moving to San Francisco, he met Lynn Willis there in 1982 and began working for Chaosium, producing cover paintings and interior illustrations for their Call of Cthulhu role-playing game, commencing with Shadows of Yog-Sothoth and notably illustrating the full-color S. Petersen's Field Guide to Cthulhu Monsters.
Comments / Trivia
• Sullivan created the prop versions of the Evil Dead's Necronomicon Ex-Mortis and sculpted the latex replica cover of it for Anchor Bay's The Evil Dead 2002 "Book of the Dead" DVD edition.
• Sullivan appeared in the role of Dr. Boorstin in the 2007 film The Dread and as Dr. Corrigan in 2006's The Absence of Light.
Artwork
Sullivan's artwork for Chaosium includes the covers for:
• Call of Cthulhu rulebook, 2nd, 3rd (UK), and 4th editions
• H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands (1st edition)
• Masks of Nyarlathotep (1st edition)
