Dead Man's Doom / True Ghosts of History: Grim Lady of Raynham Hall

We had a request last month for more King Ward, and I am of course more than happy to oblige, --I mean, he is The King, after all! It's also quite the convenient request since the 'ol ACG long boxes were already still resurrected for our previous post! And I feel like we haven't featured a "True Ghosts of History" quickie in a while either, so please try not to shriek too loudly at the horrifically stern visage of "The Grim Lady of Raynham Hall" from the December - January 1949 issue of Adventures into the Unknown #2. But first up, it's time to turn the tables on a supernatural faker with some honest-to-badness REAL supernatural, from the September - October 1951 issue of Forbidden Worlds #2. Ward is certainly in fine form on both entries in this post, each swirling with spooky, drippy atmosphere, and maybe like me, you'll learn some deadly new terminology for fine lobster dining and seaweed! 

Skull of the Sorcerer

Even as we enter into the month of November, there are many macabre ways to keep the spirit of Halloween alive! For one, how about another spooky story set on Halloween! I actually had this Al Williamson horror adventure gem planned for last night, (could you have even handled a triple terror feature, though?!), but thought everyone would appreciate a little bit more All Hallows evil today too, what with the 'ol mundane, new month boos blues settin' in. From the gnarly November - December 1951 issue of Forbidden Worlds #3.

No Harm Done on the Witches' Sabbat + Norman Was Right!

Like many of you this evening, THOIA is also dressin' up to paint the town orange 'n black (and red) with costumes and candy and all kinds of wicked Witches' Sabbat shenanigans. Now where did I put that sacrificial dagger, anyways? And oh, look at 'ol Norman over there, hookin' up with the absolute purrrrfect girl of his screams-- err, dreams, via the April 1952 issue of Suspense #17! She will most certainly have a bone or two to pick clean with him before the night is over! But first up, let's do what everybody loves the most on a night like this, and that's playing a spooky prank on an unsuspecting victim! Yesss, hee-hee, we've got our sights set on someone in particular-- let's just hope we can actually pull it off without a horrible hitch, --from the April '54 issue of Shocking Mystery Cases #58. Everyone have a great holiday, and Mr. Karswell hopes you all enjoyed this month of petrifyin' posts. See you in November for lots rots more-- HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Case of the Witch's Curse

Just like it wouldn't be Halloween without Frankenstein, monster masks, and Edgar Allan Poe (check out the previously themed posts featured here this month if you haven't already!), but it also wouldn't be Halloween without a spooky murder mystery set in a big haunted house on a hill! We've equally been looking at whack ass wicked Halloween witches throughout the month of October, and here comes one more! And okay, we've also called in Bentley of Scotland Yard a few freakin' times here already too, why, just this past summer even, (HERE) --but whoa Nelly, here he comes again already to help solve a centuries old death curse! So hang on tight to that burning, torturous flame wheel, cuz this one might leave you scratchin' your hollow noggins' while trying to name the killer before 'ol pipe puss Bentley can! From the September 1941 issue of Pep Comics #19, art by Paul Reinman, --natch!

Deathmask for the Living

We're less than a week away from the big day, and if you haven't popped on over to your local Halloween vendor yet, then you still have a little time to get yourself that perfect mask and costume! Perfect that is, unless you go here... from the May - June 1977 issue of The Unexpected #179.