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Fraser Lewry

"Ozzy was on his hands and knees with these Rottweilers behind him. But what I didn’t realise was that Ozzy was terrified of dogs": how Ozzy Osbourne was transformed into a big scary werewolf for Bark At The Moon's iconic cover

Ozzy getting makeup, and as a werewolf.

The front cover shot for Ozzy Osbourne’s Bark At The Moon catches an almost unrecognisable Ozzy heavily made up as a snarling werewolf. Taken by renowned snapper Fin Costello, the photograph was taken in 1983 during a lengthy nocturnal session at a freezing-cold Shepperton Studios. 

It was one of three covers that Fin created for Ozzy – he also shot Blizzard Of Ozz and Diary Of A Madman – and but because of the amount of work involved to produce the desired visual effect it was the most memorable. 

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