("Fangs of the Fiend" originally appeared in the July 1954 issue of The Beyond #27.)
Friday, April 20, 2018
Lou Cameron's Unsleeping Dead
In stores NOW is another fine hardcover collection from our Chilling Archives of Horror Comics line, and this time it's another spotlight artist edition focused solely on the one and only ::drumroll:: Lou Cameron! If you've followed this blog over the years then his name already means something wonderfully weird and extra special to you, and we at IDW / Yoe Books are SUPER excited about this horrifically fun, monster overload-- featuring 144 pages of slammin' jammin' Cameron! Click HERE to order your copy NOW! And as always, THOIA has a FULL STORY example of Lou's extremely delirious output, a rather biting little werewolf tale with a very different twist! Get it NOW!
("Fangs of the Fiend" originally appeared in the July 1954 issue of The Beyond #27.)
("Fangs of the Fiend" originally appeared in the July 1954 issue of The Beyond #27.)
Wacky story that seemingly makes up the rules as it goes along! As expected, great art with some of it having a interesting advertising like look to it, like the top panel on page 6 ... and, of course, the great image of the toothless werewolf!
ReplyDeleteThe coloring was strangely bright in places and a lot of yellow for a horror comic!
That was a fun ride. Sort of a "Fangs of Orlac" kind of story with stream of consciousness plotting. And who knew that you could cure a werewolf by pinning them down and ripping out their teeth? That would make a spectacularly gruesome end to a film that would have audiences really squirming.
ReplyDeleteThe name Dr. Arduino has become unintentionally hilarious in retrospect...
ReplyDeleteMy word this was an excellent story! Very inventive and grotesque. I might have liked to see it cooked a little longer, maybe give it an extra page or two if only for padding-out the story exposition.
ReplyDeleteThe art is really interesting here. I'm not used to seeing Cameron look so commercial--he's really nailing that brisk ad vibe that Howard Chaykin always used. The story might have supported moodier work, but I really enjoyed this. That comedy splash is great, and I love all the panels with silhouette people running away in the deep background. It's funny when it's the Doctor hauling ass in the wake of the werewolf home invasion. But that Singin' in the Rain poster at the top of page four actually cracked me up. I'm not sure Lou was taking this project all that seriously.
I can't wait to get the book! This is great news!
I'm just surprised the story is so lenient to Felix at the end, because unlike most werewolf characters, he gives in to it right away and even deliberately murders Eloise (among other people).
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