When You Believe

Bill Everett’s weird little story today marks the grand finale' of our Christmas horror scans and our glorious return back to the pre-code golden age stories of the 50’s. I hope everyone is having a safe and happy work break, and thanks to all for hanging around with us for our most unholy look at the holiest of holidays.

Originally presented in the August 1953 issue of Spellbound #16

Santa’s Claws

Here’s another evil black and white xmas tale, this time from Frank Brunner and the final issue of Major Magazine’s Web of Horror series. WOH had tons of talent onboard from the start, guys like Bernie Wrightson, Syd Shores, Jeff Jones, Mike Kaluta, etc. To find out more info about this very interesting, yet very short-lived 3-issue series check out Richard J. Arndt’s site HERE.

From the April 1970 issue of Web of Horror #3

Creepy Kid

As long as we’re having a Creepy Magazine fest for xmas here’s a picture of my friend Eric taken in the mid 70’s. Check out that awesome shirt! Santa’s lap obviously wasn’t creepy enough for him so he’s sitting on the knee of St. Louis celebrity newscaster Cliff St. James, (who also doubled as Corky the Clown for the local kiddies.)

Dollie

Taken from the “Worst Gifts of All Time File,” comes another gory little story about a truly killer xmas present.

From the July 1977 issue of Creepy #90

A Scary Little Christmas (MUSIC)

Aside from a Dollie, there's no better gift for the little ghouls and gremlins on your holiday list than this eerie collection of classic holiday songs—with a slight gothic twist!

Click HERE for sound clips and to order your copy!

Anti-Christmas

Today marks the start of our Christmas scan posts, and as mentioned in yesterday’s comments section there really wasn’t a whole lot of golden age pre-code horror stories for us to present. So instead, we'll be flashing forward a few decades with a clawful of deliciously morbid scans from Warren’s highly influencial Creepy Magazine. And kicking things off for Double Post Saturday are two excellent Richard Corben classics to get you totally into (or completely out of) the holiday spirit.

From the January 1975 issue of Creepy #68

Creepy Christmas Covers

Both xmas covers from today's Double Post Saturday stories.

Bless Us, Father…

Got another Creepy Corben Christmas tale! Try saying that 10 times fast. From the January 1974 issue of Creepy #59

Horror in the Moonlight

To celebrate Vampira’s birthday today I proudly present my all-time favorite Bill Everett masterpiece from the August 1952 issue of Marvel Tales #108. Aside from the opening and closing narrative, this tale is essentially wordless, though full of dynamic storytelling imagery. Someone else has their scans on display over at the Atlas site, but they are much too small for my tastes. This story needs to be viewed in full KARSWELL-SCOPE!

Vampire's Blood

Here’s another female bloodsucker classic from Superior Publishers Limited, complete with a sexy vampire, an old dude named Bela, and a supernatural camera that can expose / predict the evil ugly truths about people.

From the May 1953 issue of Journey into Fear #13

The Devil’s Puzzle (FUN & GAMES)

Print this out and invite all your evil friends over for a real knee-slapper of an evening! Wait a sec… does anyone know what 9-Down has to do with any of this?