John Howe, the illustrator who brought J. R. R. Tolkien's universe to life, is now inviting the world into his mind's eye by setting up his studio in a mediaeval prison-turned-museum in Switzerland.

At Howe's 'Tower of Fantasy' studio in NeuchAtel, Switzerland, visitors can watch him as he creates and view hundreds of his illustrations John Howe, the illustrator who brought J.R.R. Tolkien's ...

Nor does he reject "The Lord of the Rings" label that has stuck to him. Some of the movie series' monsters, like the Nazgul -- spectres riding flying beasts -- or the Balrog, a giant infernal creature ...