Franklin C. Watkins (1894-1972) was born in New York but pursued his work as painter and teacher in Philadelphia. Over his long and distinguished career, he was awarded many honors and prizes, and his paintings hang in the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Corcoran Gallery, the Detroit Institute of Art, the Baltimore Museum of Art, as well as in many other museums, university collections, and private collections. During a series of highly informal meetings betwen Franklin C. Watkins and author Ben Wolf-both deeply engrossed in art, one asking and listening, the other searching for answers with the naked honesty that distinguishes both the man and his work-this book found its natural though unorthodox form. The transcriptions of the actual conversations between the author and the painter are framed by an introductory essay on the origins of the book and by an account of the painting of Watkins's mural-sized canvas for the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University. But the book's contents resist classification. Ninety-four of Watkins's paintings are reproduced, together with a catalogue containing his comments on individual pictures.

An ancient city rising... Hideous monsters emerging... It's a Cataclysm of Chaos! Atlantis is rising from the depths, wreaking havoc across the world with its emergence, and apparently, Santa is the only one who can stop it. When diplomacy fails to dissuade the Atlantians from pursuing their devastating goals, Santa realizes a new fight to save the Earth has just begun. Driven by his desire to save his people, King Hydreon of Atlantis makes a contract to ensure their survival. Thanks to the portal leading to a new age, he secures a means to ensure the Atlantians' future for eternity-even if it will personally cost him everything. But the bargain he has struck aligns him with a force older than the creation of Earth itself-a dark power with its own machinations for the planet and its population. Can Santa, Snoot, and their friends stop the rise of Atlantis? Will Hydreon succeed in saving his people? Or will an awakening in the deep threaten the world with unbridled chaos? Should Eldritch Horrors Be Forgot is the third book in the hilarious Santa Saves Christmas series, a mashup of urban fantasy and time travel genres. Readers of Matt Dinniman's Dungeon Crawler Carl series and Shayne Silvers's Nate Temple series will love these books. Curl up by the fire with a mug of heavily spiked apple cider and start reading now! Praise for What the Frost? "Zombie reindeer, carnivorous mermaids, ice-shooting velociraptors, and a shotgun named Cherry. Everything I need to get into the holiday spirit. What the Frost? is gonzo, action-packed insanity sprinkled with nutmeg. Goes down like warm eggnog spiked with a little too much moonshine. This book is hilarious. 5 golden rings." -Matt Dinniman, Author of Dungeon Crawler Carl "This book is what would happen if you took the two classic Christmas movies, Die Hard and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and forced them to have a baby... and zombies." -Hunter Blain, Author of The Preternatural Chronicles "Take a red-nosed dive into Ben Wolf's cup of holiday adventure. Driven by starlight and laughter, he sleighed all of my Christmas expectations. Puffins and timeless villains are just what every reader should have on their wish list." -Kimbra Swain, Creator of the Trailerverse "What the hell did I just read?" -Hillary Clinton (probably)