HAUNTED HORROR #33 - IN STORES TODAY!

Gadzooks! Haunted Horror #33 is an obnoxious cavalcade of shivery spooks ‘n’ killer kooks—an insane issue literally bursting with issues! Weird wild women, maniacal madmen, murder, and monsters—and even a visit from an Edgar Allan Poe classic! Tantalizing, top-tier terror guaranteed to make you bleed! IN STORES TODAY-- and here's a FULL STORY preview to whet your tentacles!

The Secret of Life and Death

Mad science doesn't get much more maddening than this creepy classic from the October 1953 issue of Chilling Tales #17, featuring stiff, but still strangely effective art by Steve Kirkel. And FYI fiends: there's a Kirkel story in the new issue of HAUNTED HORROR #33 in stores this week as well-- get all the gory details in our very next post! Stay tombed!

The Case of the Painted Beast!

I've had a few requests lately for any thing by Wally Wood, so here's a thingie tale from the October - November 1951 issue of Eerie #3 that I swear to gods I thought I had already posted years ago-- until someone pointed out to me that I actually hadn't! The story is a little silly with its kooky cop narrative, and boy do I ever love that beastie! Wood on the cover as well!

Murderer's Mask

Getting back into the swing of 1950's precode Golden Age horror with a short but interesting one featuring some nicely detailed art by Mean Gene Colan. From the Winter 1951 issue of Weird Thrillers #2, and highlighted by a gorgeously painted cover by Allen Anderson.

Extraordinario dedicado al Terror!

One of the best things about producing this blog over the years is meeting incredible people from all corners of the world, as well as all over the wonderful world wide web. A great example of this is Pedro Sánchez Lancharro from Valencia, Spain, who was generous enough to not only write to me about THOIA, but to also send me these super awesome scans from the March 1958 issue of Tio Vivo humor magazine--which I'm happy to report is dedicated to all things totally TERROR! Take a glimpse at these hilarious, monster madness highlights, featuring some of the most insanely fun 50's artwork I've ever posted! Spooks, ghouls, vampires, and witches-- it's all here! I can't thank Pedro enough for sharing these outrageous pages with us, and in light of our recent "something different" theme around here, for me anyway, todays post is most certainly the highpoint with this concept. Enjoy-- and once more, thank you, Pedro!!!

Buried Alive!

It's the first day of a brand spankin' new month here at THOIA, and oh yeah, happy April's Fools Day, fiends! Or wait-- is it Easter and did Mr. Karswell just pull a fast one on you and actually post a tale of death and resurrection? You will soon find out, as L.B. Cole and Jack Alderman paired up on art duties (dig that splash!) to spin you an eerie yarn of petrifying premature burial-- as well as love from beyond the grave! From the August 1944 issue of Suspense Comics #5.













And you didn't really think I'd leave you without an Easter treat this year, did you? Well, hop on over to my other blog HERE and sink your teeth into a fuzzy tale of holiday fun and fear and long ears and BIG appetites!



Hope everyone had a hoppin' great day too!

Vampire Moon

Ever see the superb old Twilight Zone episode called "The Grave" starring Lee Marvin and Strother Martin? Those of you familiar with that wonderfully atmospheric horror western themed ep (no spoilers please) may immediately recognize the similarity in the twist of today's Transylvanian set post. Originally presented in the February 1944 issue of Suspense Comics #2, with early art from John Guinta --and for yet another filmed variation of Leo Rosten's short story, "The Path Through the Cemetery", and one that's a bit modernized and more in tune with THOIA's mid century mausoleum vibe, check out the ultra low budget, fraternity prank gone wrong fright flick from 1962 called Ring of Terror.