From the April 1954 issue of Mysterious Adventures #19
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
The Coffin
In the past we’ve featured stories narrated by a variety of madman, werewolves, vampires, murder victims etc… But today’s shuddery little tale of terror has the unique distinction of being narrated by--- a coffin! So hop in and get comfy because this coffin sure loves to talk…
From the April 1954 issue of Mysterious Adventures #19
From the April 1954 issue of Mysterious Adventures #19
> But today’s shuddery little tale
ReplyDelete> of terror has the unique
> distinction of being narrated by-
> -- a coffin!
Nope - not unique, believe it or not. Fantastic Fears #7 (May-June 1954) featured the story "I, the Coffin" narrated by -- a coffin! Given the cover dates, could they have swiped the idea that fast?
Narrated by a coffin? There's a cough-in joke in there somewhere... sorry, just dropped by to point fans of horror in the direction of my review blog.
ReplyDeleteI was hoping Lester would get 'axed' by old man Knolls. Must be something about a dead man, they can dig their way out of a grave and not leave a trace but a living person can't.....
ReplyDelete>Nope - not unique
ReplyDeleteIt's unique to me if I've never read or seen it, or posted a story here narrated by--- a coffin!
GREAT STORY.....IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH TO TOP YESTERDAYS POST THOUGH WHICH I THOUGHT WAS REALLY SUPERB!
ReplyDeleteGreat posts , thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletethis looks beautiful!
ReplyDeletegoing to snuggle up with the Coffin with my coffee
right now.
i liked the color scheme in the text boxes. nice touch-
ReplyDeletei also hope my own coffin (in the FAR DISTANT future!) loves me as much as this one loved it's "owner"
FYI: The last week of November I'm going to do an entire week of "sci-fi" oriented horror, specifically: alien threats, invasions from outer space, other worldly whatevers etc... no mad scientists or time travel or stuff like that, just weird martian madness. If you have anything to contribute let me know, cuz the way it's looking now as I search for stories in my collection I'm mostly just finding workable stuff from Atlas and I'd like to get a better mix from various publishers. Let me know what you have. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWild story! Unique to me too.
ReplyDeleteGreat fun--the old stuff is the best!
ReplyDeleteThe coffin is unique, but there is a similar story where a grave is the narrator. I can't remember the exact date of the comic that has a similar tale, wherein a man and his wife conspire to murder his elderly aunt. She comes back and hauls them into the grave with her. The happy grave now has three occupants and is the envy of the other graves. I found this one in an old book that my father has. It was probably a crypt keeper or vault keeper scenario. I'll try to look for the book the next time I'm visiting him. So many things have been rearranged in that house.
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I've always wanted to be cremated after I die, but perhaps that's selfish of me. I never considered that I would be contributing to the further neglect and loneliness of some poor coffin out there. Happiness is a cold cadaver.
ReplyDelete>contributing to the further neglect and loneliness of some poor coffin
ReplyDeleteBut not being cremated means that now you're neglecting the lonely incinerator, the sad flames, and the poor little urn for your ashes.
Nothing's ever easy it it? I suppose I can have my head cremated and the coffin can have my body. Anybody else want a piece of me!?
ReplyDelete>Anybody else want a piece of me!?
ReplyDeleteI can hear the cold, lonely dark waves a'calling you for a burial at sea.
Two words: Funeral Quest
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Old man Knoll was only 58!
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