From the September 1952 issue of Tales of Horror #2
Thursday, January 17, 2008
The Thing in the Pool
Here’s a nice looking Myron Fass classic with a great cheesecake splash and a weirdly beaked, tentacled creature out for blood! It’s a slick terror tale, though it sure takes the long way around to telling a simple revenge story (10 pages?!) Still a winner though.
From the September 1952 issue of Tales of Horror #2
From the September 1952 issue of Tales of Horror #2
The monster looks kinda cute---like a big Amazon parrot.
ReplyDeleteREAD THE FIRST HALF THIS AT HOME THIS MORNING AND THE LAST HALF AT WORK, VERY COOL. I LIKE THE FASS ART ALOT, THE MONSTER COULD BE SCARIER THOUGH. THE HOUSE UP ON THE MOUNTAIN WITH THE CURVY ROAD LEADING UP TO IT IS A NICE TOUCH.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it's safe to say that Myron had himself a nice story layed out, but overall the monster is the weak link here and would look more at home on Sid & Marty Kroft's Sigmund and the Sea Monsters. Still, nice mood and headlight action o'plenty.
ReplyDeleteI actually kind of like the monster, the eyeball at the end of the tentacle is cool.
ReplyDeleteI also like the fact that everybody dies at the end.
I'm totally trimming my mustache to look like Corday's.
ReplyDelete>Sigmund and the Sea Monsters.thats exactly what i was gonna say!still,i have to admit theres an otherworldliness in the last 2 panels,with narration that could've been perfect for a TZ episode,i also love the splash,the monster is ogling her!and the monster is still not as bad as the one from CREATURE FROM THE HAUNTED SEA,but what do i know of sea-monsters?the guy who runs X-entertainment says the Creature from the Black Lagoon looks like a squid to him....never really made that connection,but i guess my 3-d goggles were just dusty.
ReplyDelete>Creature from the Black Lagoon looks like a squid
ReplyDeleteWhat a load... the Creature from the Black Lagoon is easily one of the greatest monster creation designs in the history of horror. Looks nothing like a squid.
It has kind of a Jack Kamen vibe to it---style in the "Modern Love" vein.
ReplyDeleteCorday is a fantastic caricature, and the head on that monster is giggle-inducing.
ReplyDeleteCan you blame Corday? Ann is a serious babe!
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