Marsmachine boven de Theems
1906
Imagine London completely submerged and terrified—this chilling 1906 illustration by Brazilian artist Henrique Alvim Corrêa brings H.G. Wells' 'The War of the Worlds' to life with terrifying realism. A towering Martian tripod, looking like a mechanical spider with a saucer head, hovers ominously over the flooded Thames embankment, its reflection rippling in the dark water below. Corrêa created these haunting images for a French edition of the sci-fi classic, capturing the sheer dread of an alien invasion long before Hollywood special effects existed. The scratchy, intense texture makes the night sky feel heavy and suffocating, as if the end of the world is already here.