[s1e5] Pickman's Model -

Set primarily in early 20th-century Boston, the story follows (played by Ben Barnes), a talented art student at Miskatonic University. His life takes a disturbing turn when he meets Richard Upton Pickman ( Crispin Glover ), a social misfit whose paintings depict grotesque, hyper-realistic scenes of monsters and human suffering.

: The narrative skips from the early 1900s to 1926, showing a now-married Thurber attempting to lead a normal life until Pickman resurfaces with even more terrifying work. [S1E5] Pickman's Model

: Thurber eventually discovers that Pickman does not use his imagination; he "paints what he sees," drawing inspiration from real, ancient ghouls that reside in a well beneath his studio. Key Themes Set primarily in early 20th-century Boston, the story