Hold the phone! The Plague Doctor is in the house and now he can be in yours! If you really want him around, that is. This folk horror inspired illustration of a Plague Doctor is artwork based on an original pen and ink drawing. A plague doctor was a medical physician who was sent to “treat” victims of the bubonic plague. They wore a special outfit with this terrifying beak, to protect the doctor from the poisonous vapors of the disease. Plus, they just like to look like birds. The mask would be stuffed with herbs and spices. Not 11 secret herbs and spices. So it didn’t smell like KFC. The presence of the plague doctor meant that death was imminent.