Showing posts with label silver scream. Show all posts
Showing posts with label silver scream. Show all posts

Friday, July 24, 2026

Frankenstein y el Hombre Lobo

We looked at a comic book Frankenstein story exactly one week ago today, right HERE --and in the comments, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man '43 was mentioned (by the guy who always mentions Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man whenever he possibly can!) So hey, let's make it another Frankenstein Friday and take a look at Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, shall we? But let's make it extra different and dig out the Junior Films #3 (1946) adaptation from Spain, featuring tiny frames of FvsWM fun, with the entire film claustrophobically crammed into just 4 puny pages! That cover collage is pretty sweet, too! But awww, you can't read Spanish? Well, your phone can! Just use your handy dandy Google Translate app feature! Now THAT'S mad science! But now you say that you prefer your Frankenstein even weirder, as well as from Japan? Hmmmm, howz'about checking out Jin Katagiri's Udonkensteins from the Kenelephant figure collection at the very end of this post then! Yep, if you ever wondered what Frankie would look like in 4 different color variations and with his entire hulky form composed of tasty, uncut / scored udon noodles, well-- now you know! Thanks again to Mr. Cavin for these so f%$kin' incredible sofubi treasures! I definitely do believe that you are simply not going to encounter a more foreign Frankie post on the web today than right here at THOIA, --or EVER for that matter!

Friday, April 3, 2026

Dripping Fangs / Vampire Bat Kill!

At THOIA, we prefer our detective mysteries laced with a dripping, double dose of horror, --and here are two that fit the frightening bill nicely. First up, King O'Leary and his frisky sidekick Kitty are on the chiller-diller case of murder at a midnight monster movie, via the December 1945 issue of Zoom Comics #1! Followed by a 3-page, not-so-perfect quickie crime, utilizing a bloodthirsty bat as a murder weapon (ummm, the flying mammal kind, not a baseball bat!), from the April 1950 issue of The Perfect Crime #2. George Appel's art on the first story is quite nice though, and loaded with atmosphere, even reminding me of King Ward in a few places, most notably the freakish faces, and interesting angles. So get ready! Match wits with the coppers, and see how quickly you can solve these crazy crimes!