Mr. Gogos made penetrating portraits of Dracula, the
Wolf Man and the Phantom of the Opera, and imbued
Frankenstein's monster with notable compassion.

By RICHARD SANDOMIR

Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's monster.


Basil Gogos, who painted penetrating and chilling color portraits of movie monsters like Dracula, the Wolf Man and the Phantom of the Opera, and imbued Frankenstein's monster with notable compassion, died on Sept. 13 at a hospital in Manhattan. He was 88.

Linda Touby, his wife and only immediate survivor, said the cause was probably a coronary.

Mr. Gogos produced dozens of covers for the horror magazine Famous Monsters of Filmland over more than 20 years. Many looked as if Mr. Gogos had invited the monsters into his studio, where he meticulously lighted them and bathed them in brilliant hues.

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