Tower of Death!

Boppin' along with Bill Everett's beautiful blonde bombshell creation-- the ever vivacious Venus! I had planned to give you a double post today but ran out of time (sorry!) ...you'll just have to come back this weekend for the last story in our Venus Fest. From the December 1951issue of Venus #17. (Brian Hirsch scans.)

Demon from the Deep!

The second Venus story from the April 1952 issue of Venus #19 (scans also from Brian Hirsch), is a superb "horror on the high seas" tale showcasing Bill Everett's undeniable talent at its uniquely creepy, beastly best... yep, six perfect pages of efficient spook story gold! Also, the third Venus story in this issue "The Box of Doom!" is as amazing as the first two, you can see that one and another great tale over at Pappy's by clicking HERE! Plus! Hairy Green Eyeball has more HERE! I just hooked you up!

The Kiss of Death!

Celebrating Karswell's birthday today (and all week too) with posts dedicated to his all time favorite comicbook illustrator-- Bill Everett! And those of you who loved the sassy Scarlet O'Neil stories from last month better hold onto your britches, because we kick things off with a terrific Venus tale from the final issue of this amazingly eerie, and incredibly difficult to collect Golden Age series (thanks again to Brian Hirsch for these scans!) From the April 1952 issue of Venus #19.

Zombie Magic! / Thing from the Grave

Despite the oddly cool science fiction cover painting (and not a single story even remotely approaching S/F within the pages inside), the May 1971 issue of Horror Tales Vol. 3 #3 is chock full of gruesome goodies... take for example these two terrifying yarns about the living dead. From the contents page intro: "The stench of the open grave comes to life..."

["Zombie Magic" is a remake of "Corpses On Cue", which was posted to THOIA after this story's posting. Read it here! -- Nequam]

Need more monsters, ghouls, and assorted creeps today? Head over to AEET (Karswell's other blog) by clicking HERE!

The Skeleton / The Skin-Rippers

Our second Eerie Pub Double Header this month is a bonkers boney bonanza! Seriously, if "The Skin-Rippers" from the July 1974 issue of Tales from the Tomb Vol. 6 #4 doesn't make your flesh crawl then nothing will... but first, "The Skeleton" from the October 1976 issue of Terror Tales Vol. 7 #4, it's an insanely violent remake of an already violent pre-code classic from  Mysterious Adventures #17, (this one may even shock a few of you more jaded gorehounds with its carnage and brutality!)

["The Skin-Rippers" is also a remake, but its original story was published much later. Flash-forward to read "The Black Death" here! -- Nequam]

Satan's Cat / The Witches Coven

 Two Eerie Pub klassics, the first from the July 1974 issue of Tales from the Tomb Vol. 6 #4, the second from the July 1971 issue of Horror Tales Vol. 3 #4.