The Colour Out of Space

Look, we've got enough colors already, we don't need alien ones

I spent a few hours yesterday working on a section planned for my book, taking a look at the cover art history behind HP Lovecraft’s The Colour Out of Space. The hook would be that the enponymous color is literally indescribable. How would cover artists tackle that?

I hit one snag early: There really aren’t that many covers worth talking about. I found …