Witches Feast at Dawn

A hungry graveyard ghoul is on the prowl in this grim offering from the November 1952 issue of Dark Mysteries #9 (artwork by A.C. Hollingsworth.)

"The Dead Rise"

Another grisly tale from the Jan '52 issue of Dark Mysteries #4. Just gaze upon that splash... yep, this one isn't going to win any great art awards, but also know it most certainly will not win any great awards for writing either. In fact, this story is so wanky-wonky in every aspect that you probably can't resist loving it anyway for all the wrong reasons. "The Dead Rise" also contains the stupidest female character in the history of precode horror... like, whoa.

Vintage AD

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The Creatures of the Mist / Medusa

You can't very well have a Dark Mysteries Fest and not include a story by THOIA friend and favorite Hy Fleishman-- so how about TWO stories from him! First up: "The Creatures of the Mist" from the January 1952 issue of Dark Mysteries #4, this one has a really great, super gruesome ending. And our second Fleishman feature "Medusa" from the November 1952 issue of Dark Mysteries #9 contains this sensuous line: "The sight of Elfreda stroking the thick black coils of the snake filled Jeff with a strange attraction so great that he could feel the sweat break on his upper lip!" You definitely don't want to miss this one!

The Strange Affair with... Death!!

For the next week or so things are gonna get dark and mysterious around here as we take some time to melt a few brain cells with the goofy/gory glories that can only come from the Dark Mysteries series. If you thrilled to past THOIA posts like "Horror of Mixed Torsos", Cannibal's Revenge", "If the Noose Fits-- Wear It", and "Born in a Grave" then this stuff'll kill ya! But let us start things off slow 'n easy with one from the Feb/March 1952 issue of Dark Mysteries #5.

UPDATE: I've started a new job this week, so THOIA posts (and at AEET too) might be a bit sparse here and there depending upon my schedule. I do promise to continue delivering quality posts though... just a heads up, thanks for stopping by!

The Dead Won't Die

What the Hell, how about one more Harvey Horror tale this month? So let's check out a familiar, trusty, supernatural pre-code crime theme-- the good 'ol haunted hitchhiker tale! This one from the debut January 1951 issue of Witches Tales #1 (art by Tom Gill, credits confirmed by John E. Petty, Director of Auctions, Heritage Comics, via the GCD Error List on 23 May 2003).






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The Tunnel! / The Prize!

It's Bob Powell vs. Jack Sparling in the final two tales from the May 1953 issue of Tomb of Terror #9. Sparling unwittingly became the THOIA "Spotlight Artist" this month with multiple posts, and something tells me we might see more Powell next month! Hope everyone enjoyed The Harvey Horrors of August!