Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble!

These aren't the greatest scans, but it's a wild, Shakespearean entry from the January 1954 issue of Adventures into Terror #27, and the Chuck Winter artwork is freakin' amazing (you guys liked the skeletons in our previous post, --wait'll you get a load of this one!) Has Macbeth ever been so macabre? 

You're Next

Oh, what the Hell! Let's squeeze one more story in and finish out the month of January 2024 on a screaming high note, eh? And let's do it the way we started off the month, with an Atlas quickie, this time from the April 1953 issue of Astonishing #24, and graced with some sizzlin' hot art by wild man, Chuck Winter. And what's up next for THOIA in Fearbruary, you ponder? Stay super tombed and you shall see!

The Baby-Sitter!

The weekend is still a few days away, but who's got big plans coming up? I guess in our current age of social distancing and hot spot closures it's tough to find some of that much needed entertainment and excitement. But when you do find it, oh boy-- call The Babysitter!!! Just be sure you have all of your P's & Q's in order before stepping out, because you never know what frightening frame of mind people are actually in these days. From the February 1954 issue of Marvel Tales #120.











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Too Horrible / How Beautiful?

The May 1953 issue of Adventures into Weird Worlds #18 utilized the tricky old "Eye of the Beholder" / covering of the face for added drama routine most famously seen in the classic Twilight Zone episode, in not one, but two stories in this issue. (FYI: The TZ episode didn't actually air until 1962.) And as creepily clever as Atlas is, they managed to make each tale in today's Double Header uniquely fun, and also frighteningly funny at the same time. And dig that spooky Bill Everett cover too!

The Baby Sitter / The Glasses!

The aliens have landed, as we continue unraveling the marvelous mysteries of the April 1954 issue of Marvel Tales #122. And it's a creepy creature double feature for you as well, with Tony Dipreta and Chuck Winters reminding you that we are most certainly not alone in the universe!

Shweck's Bad Boy / The Night Caller

Getting back to the spellbinding spookery of 50's Atlas era horror with a deadly double header as we draw ever nearer to Halloween! Our first tale is from the June 1954 issue of Spellbound #23, it's a Chuck Winter classic with some really great moments-- followed by an eerie Bill Walton weirdie, from the April 1954 issue of Spellbound #21.

Beyond Death!

Ready for a marvelous time this March? Guess we'll start things off with a trip beyond death (and back, and forth, and back, and forth) for as long as this theme has an ounce of life left in it... and this Chuck Winter weirdie (originally presented in the May '54 issue of Mystic #30), is a great place to start. Or end.