A More Ancient Evil – Ryan Hoyt

A More Ancient Evil – Ryan Hoyt

Ah yes, behold A More Ancient Evil, a book cover that manages to look like it’s been through at least three layers of Photoshop and one hasty cell phone snapshot before it got uploaded. And the pièce de résistance? The top two-thirds of the image forms a suspicious...
Glamour Magic – Ashlyn Jonell

Glamour Magic – Ashlyn Jonell

There are bad covers. There are weird covers. And then there is this. Opening this visual potion feels like falling face-first into an overgrown terrarium after downing three shots of rose quartz–infused moon water. Our central figure, a pastel elf straight out of an...
Sound Thinking – Robert B. Haynes

Sound Thinking – Robert B. Haynes

The Sage Forgot Graphic Design Somewhere in a dimly lit office, Robert B. Haynes sat before a computer, gazed at the horizon of possibility, and said: “What if I just… slap white Times New Roman on a sunset?” And thus, the cover of Sound Thinking: Thoughts...
Veil of the Temptress – Rusty F.C.

Veil of the Temptress – Rusty F.C.

See this cover on Good Reads Welcome, dear readers, to tonight’s feature in Horrible Covers After Dark — a sultry stroll through the land of high drama, questionable font choices, and the kind of graphic design that makes you wonder if the designer was paid in Hot...
Dragon’s Lore – Lori Francis

Dragon’s Lore – Lori Francis

See this cover on Good Reads Oh, Dragon’s Lore. A title that promises adventure, magic, and fire-breathing spectacle — and yet, delivers a cover that feels more like the end boss was “MS Paint circa 2002.” Let’s start with the sword, which appears to have been plucked...