The Beauty of Horror 1: A GOREgeous Coloring Book

My fiancé purchased this for me because I'm a fan of all things spooky 👻 I feel that coloring is a productive coping skill even if you don't feel like an artist. What I love about this particular book is the small detailing. The need to pay attention to the detail almost creates a form of mindfulness meditation. I can just absorb myself into the book for a time. Yet, as someone who isn't great at drawing this is the perfect level of difficulty. I'm even thinking about purchasing the tarot version!

I got this for my sister-in-law for Christmas, and my entire family has colored one of the pages in it! All of the pages are super detailed, but it is a blast to color, especially if you are into horror! Will definitely buy more of these types of coloring books!

I purchased The Beauty of Horror I coloring book because Halloween and other horror-type coloring books are by far my favorite. Based on positive reviews and the really cool video the publisher put out to promote it, I was seriously excited, to say the least.The book has a sturdy cover with a - get this- dust jacket! There are images to color on the inside of the jacket AND on the inside of the book’s cover. Each page is printed evenly (no wonky misprinted images) on quality heavy stock paper that does not allow bleed-through nor pressure marks (I press so hard, it looks like I’m mad at the picture). I used Prismacolor Premier pencils with ease as the paper is so smooth there is no worry about having to burnish to get the color into nooks and crannies. It also takes the blender pencil well and does an amazing job of allowing my eraser to work properly without tearing the page.As for the images themselves, to put it simply, they are works of art. Mr. Roberts is creative and talented, so much so that this coloring book has held my interest to the point of WANTING to color every page, unlike most where there’s only 4 or 5 that I care to spend my time on. Additionally, there is an excellent balance of white space, and unlike some other horror coloring books, it isn’t laden with so much black that there’s no point in adding any color to it. Rather, each image, while perfectly rendered in its own rite, invites and graciously allows the colorer to contribute their own creative voice...to make it your own, if you will.My only wish is that the pages were one-sided and perforated. I understand there is a Beauty of Horror Ultimate Nightmare book coming out that features frameable pages, so hopefully that means they will at least be one-sided.By the way, the images I included with this review show pages I have started but not yet completed. This is how I color, but was so impressed with my experience so far, I didn’t want to wait until each page was finished to share.

This book is filled with so many wonderful nightmare creations that it makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck. I'm a big horror fan and just love the Beauty of Horror books that I have already. I can't wait to sink my teeth into volumes 3 thru 5. If they are just half as good as one and II it will be absolutely delicious. If you are a fan of horror and have not ventured into the Beauty of Horror world, by all means, take the leap the art is perfect for beginners to expert so don't be afraid just sit back and color till your hearts content. I've posted a few of my pics from the bookI do have only one complaint. That is the pictures are double sided so you have to be careful what kind of coloring media you use. you can use gel pens but you have to color with a light touch or it will show through on the back side. Color pencils are your best bet to prevent from ruining any of the pictures.

This is absolutely worth every penny and I’ve already ordered his second book for my daughter who loves to color! I can’t wait to finish these ones and order the rest! They are so beautifully made! My only issue is the two page scenes, it’s difficult to color in the seams but I can absolutely overlook this because everything else is amazing!

Love this coloring book! Definitely let me be creative and kept me busy for a while

Great attention to detail. Love the variety of options

It is a beautiful book with beautiful pictures. I just wish you could tear the pages out to hang up

Livro muito bom

Un gros 5 étoiles juste magnifique en plus de l’avoir reçu en avance toute les dessin son magnifique avec beaucoup de détails ju le recommande fortement

The media could not be loaded.  El material del libro es de calidad, sin embargo no recomiendo usar marcadores de alcohol pues se traspasa, pero con lápices de colores y acuarela no hay mayor problema

Mi hermana lo vio y le encantó porque le gusta mucho colorear

The quality of the paper is amazingAnd detail is outstanding, the imagination is out this world all Alan roberts books are awesome and definitely worth buying