"You Don't Dare Dig the Gruesome Groupies!"

Satanic Saturdays are back, and we're re-sellin' our souls for rock 'n roll with this darlin' lil ditty about makin' it big in the 'ol music biz! DC never stopped trying to make the most out of popular pop culture trends by putting spooky twists on everything the kids were currently into back then... and I guess things haven't really changed much with the rather out of touch way that things actually work / don't work in the industry. Still makes for 100% pure entertainment! From the December 1971 issue of The Unexpected #130.

Lady Killer

Some of you are aware that Mr. Karswell has a vintage mannequin collection, and todays tale from the December 1970 - January 1971 issue of The Unexpected #122 is a pretty good example of how one form of that macabre level of "mannequin madness" can actually get started. Just saying...

Hell House

Stumbled upon a beautiful page of original Sanho Kim art over at Comicartfans HERE, and immediately had to dig up the full story, originally featured in the January 1973 issue of The Many Ghosts of Dr. Graves #36. And even with the familiar old "night in a haunted house inheritance" set-up, and rather abrupt ending, it's still full of chilling specters, and highly atmospheric moments.

Film Freak

It's probably no real stretch to assume that if you're a fan of horror comics, then you're also likely a fan of horror movies. But how hardcore are you, really? If you're anything like the nutters in this sci-fi creature feature from the Oct '74 issue of Haunted #18-- then you are indeed a FILM FREAK!

How to Become a Werewolf

I'm working on a larger story clean-up for our next post, (and since Werewolf Wednesday has suddenly pounced upon us rather unexpectedly) so here's a quick little furry fix of valuable, one-page information that you may or may not know to help transform your day into something special... in the mean time. From the July 1974 issue of Haunted #17.

A Budding Evil

Truly terroriffic Tom Sutton artwork highlights the July 1974 cover of Haunted #17, not to mention his story illustrations within are pretty darn visually demented as well-- why, a few of the more nightmarish panels in particular could possibly even give Rob Bottin a run for his monstrous money!

The Death Raven Curse

Kickin' off the new year finally with another weird Armand "Professor" Broussard "Werewolf Hunter" entry, since it's been awhile. Illustrated by the gorgeously great, Lily Renee, these were fun little supernatural filler tales from the back pages of this fantastic Fiction House series, and loaded with lots of lovely good girl art. For just 5 pages, they really packed it in! From the December 1945 issue of Rangers Comics #26. 

The Ashes of Death!

Oh my, did you guys think that last post was the final THOIA entry of 2022? No no no... we have one more visitation from our favorite vampy Atlas era heroine, Venus, via the October 1951 issue of Venus #16! This is Everett once again doing some fine work, though maybe not as iconically horror driven visually as he would later become. There are still some nice chilly moments to be had here though, errr, I mean as chilly as things can get down at the creepy old crematorium! Everyone have a great New Years Eve, we'll see you ASAP in 2023 as we dispose of the awful ashes of 2022 with--