1930s pulp noir comic style illustration. Young local newspaper journalist, male, 25–30 years old, clean-shaven, intelligent and curious expression. Not smoking. Wearing authentic 1930s journalist clothing: tweed jacket, button-up shirt, suspenders, tie slightly loosened, flat cap or fedora. Holding a notebook and pencil. Small rural town setting at dusk or night, quiet street, old houses, dim streetlights, light fog. Subtle Lovecraftian mystery elements: strange symbols carved into wood, unnatural shadows, unsettling atmosphere without visible monsters. High-contrast inked comic style, bold black lines, limited muted color palette, vintage pulp magazine aesthetic, narrative illustration. See more