Untitled AI art by @youthful-maple8

A full-color steampunk monster portrait, shown from the waist up, with a terrifying skeletal face, sharp metallic teeth, and glowing eyes. Its skull is reinforced with brass plates and bolts, and large mechanical horns extend from the sides, connected to hissing steam pipes. It wears a detailed Victorian-style steampunk coat with layered fabric, brass buttons, and armored shoulder pads. One clawed hand is raised menacingly, covered in metal plating and tubes. The background features a dark, foggy Victorian cityscape with smokestacks, iron bridges, gas lamps, and silhouettes of airships in the sky. Gears and vents blend into the architecture. The color palette includes brass, iron, deep leather browns, smoky grays, and glowing highlights in teal or crimson. The atmosphere is moody, cinematic, and intense — perfect for a horror or dark fantasy steampunk book cover.