Demon Kiss / The Devil's Matchmaker

Having survived the madhouse that is San Diego Comic Con 2013, I return with a demonic Double Feature, both tales from the November 1974 issue of Red Circle Comics Group MADHOUSE #96, the first story written and illustrated by the great Bruce Jones, (it certainly doesn't  get much better than bikinis and blasphemy for this blogger!), and the second atmospheric story illustrated by Sal Amendola. I'll have more from this scary, short-lived silver age horror series in the next few posts too.

(cover art by
Gray Morrow) 

San Diego Comic Con 2013: HAUNTED HORROR

"Forelock the Warlock" Yoe and "Mr. Karswell" Banes return to SDCC this year, with a few things planned for fans of precode comic book thrills! Join us Saturday, July 20th, 7:30 - 8:30pm for a lively discussion and Q&A session about the comics that gave you night terrors, before the U.S. Senate and Dr. Frederic Wertham shut them down during THEIR OWN reign of terror! Hi-jinx, fun, and thoughtful discourse will abound! (Click HERE for more info.)
And then Sunday, July 21st, 2:00 - 3:00pm at the IDW Publishing booth #2643 (see poster and map below) meet the creative horror host creeps behind the new hit series of 50's precode reprints-- HAUNTED HORROR! Don't miss it, it's gonna be a SCREEEAM!

(click to ENLARGE convention map)

Return of the Dead!

Time for the final remaining tale from the January 1953 issue of Beware! Terror Tales #5 (check the THOIA archives for "The Horror of the 13th Stroke", "The Lonely One!", and "The Ghoul of Eldritch Manor!") See what happens when kooky hoods tangle with a gypsy and the supernatural! Okay, another complete issue down, and just in time as I head out to San Diego Comic Con 2013 this weekend-- stay tuned for info about our panel on Saturday night, as well as the HAUNTED HORROR signing on Sunday at the IDW booth! Hope to see some of you again this year!

The Lonely One!

Sweltering summertime blues got you down? Here's another one from the January 1953 issue of Beware! Terror Tales #5 that might just send an arctic shiver down your spine-- decent art by Maurice Gutwirth, who was probably more comfy working on patriotic superhero type adventures.

The Ghoul of Eldritch Manor!

We've had quite a few inquiries about the Bernard Baily cover for HAUNTED HORROR #6 (coming in August), especially after the unnerving unveiling a few weeks ago on Facebook. And like today's corpse desecrating classic tale, it's also from the January 1953 issue of Beware Terror Tales #5-- but with one slight difference-- the HH cover features the ghoulish horror host grin of Mr. Karswell instead of the goofy Fawcett Mummy host! I'll have more from this issue in our next post/s.

hee hee!

Death in the Night

The fourth and finale story from the September 1953 issue of Mysteries #3 --it's not the craziest story in the bunch, but its got a few memorable moments of unintentional hilarity and horror for sure... check the THOIA Archive for "The Avenging Corpse", "Shrinking Horror", and "Demons of the Swamp." 

Demons of the Swamp

Here's another bat shit crazy classic from the September 1953 issue of Mysteries #3, seriously, this is one completely out of control Superior issue, and I've just decided I'll be posting the entire thing here this week (see "The Shrinking Horror" from our previous post HERE, as well as the OMG deranged "The Avenging Corpse" HERE, --that one I posted way back in 2008!) I'll have the fourth and finale story in our next post! [THOIA Archive Keyword: SWAMP for more bayou babes in weird 'n wet, terrifying troubles!]