Thursday, December 29, 2016
"True" Uncanny Experiences: Satan's Hair Salon
Another satanical story that didn't quite make the final cut of my DEVIL TALES collection (available HERE!) comes from the January-February 1953 issue of Skeleton Hand #3. I'm still kind of bummed about it too as I love the idea of our fearless leader of Hades being a hairdresser, haha, but alas, the story itself is a bit similar to another one featured in the book, and you all know how much I love vicious variety! Anyway, it's a short 'n sweet one, so I'll have a larger post up next... in the meantime, why not go getcher hair done up too!
Wow, I had the exact same experience at a Supercuts. Fact or fiction? What do YOU think?
ReplyDeleteSo that's why some beauty salons charge such high prices...
ReplyDeleteThis one is fun.
In the story the contract wouldn't hold up in any court (earthly, heavenly or infernal) since she signed under duress.
ReplyDeleteThis was really underhanded even by the standards of Hades, unless of course the devil in the tale was recently appointed to the sales department.
Some guys are just better off staying in the mail room and doing a good job instead of joining the sales department and making a royal mess of things.
Happy New Year to Karswell, Horrors of it all and fans of this blog everywhere!
ReplyDeleteLets hope the new year will be better than the last one was.
Yes, best wishes to you, Karswell and everyone who enjoys your efforts!
ReplyDeleteMuch appreciated.
Before New Year’s Eve arrives, I wanted to share this with all THOIA readers, this would have been an interesting conversation in a pre-code horror comic, or even a modern one for that matter.
ReplyDeleteSatan: Hey, um, you sold your soul to me last week and-
Me: No returns.
Satan: Yeah, it’s just that it’s a lot more twisted than I thought it wou-
Me: No returns.
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It's funny how this story resembles those text stories in so many horror comics, the paranormal kind that are usually presented as true ones.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much you guys, and Happy New Year to everyone!
ReplyDeleteGad zooks, why the heck does the devil do all this complicated plots in any of those other comics? This way is much easier!
ReplyDeleteThe weird "premonition" bit seems like it existed only to stretch this one out to 3 pages, it didn't make any difference to the story.
Here's the thing about stories like this: if the devil shows up, and has supernatural powers, then (even to me, an atheist) that's a pretty good sign that there is *some* sort of afterlife *and* my soul exists and is *valuable.* At that point, there's no deal; something else awaits if he has to bargain for my soul. It's kind of a no-win situation.
Ooh, I really like seeing that fifty percent Ben Day line screen in action. Typically those were totally out of service by the fifties, so somebody must have been trying to impress somebody by trotting out all the bells and whistles here.
ReplyDeleteAlso, panel six page three is destined for postmodern hipster immortality on Tumblr. It doesn't even need an edit. I can't believe Lichtenstein missed it somehow.
Happy New Year, everybody!