E.C. Comics generally trafficked in darkly comic nihilism but it opted for two-fisted idealism and blistering social commentary in Shock Suspenstories.
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It’s taken me many, many decades, but I’ve finally learned that comic books aren’t just for kids! They’re for emotionally stunted man-children like myself as well!
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Why is the mainstream media silent on the subject of the Crypt-Keeper’s offensive introduction for the poorly received direct-to-video horror movie Ritual?
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In a special edition of Spookthology of Terror, we explore Shudder’s new Tales From the Crypt-style anthology Creepshow, which is terrific despite its egregious dearth of gratuitous nudity.
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Tim Rother learns that getting ahead in the art world can be murder in a terrific character study of an artist on the edge undone by a dopey closing twist.
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Malcolm McDowell leads an all-star cast (George Wendt, Paul Gleason, Michael Berryman) in a groaner of a “funny” episode about a reluctant vampire who works at a blood bank.
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Pranks turn murderous and mad in this exploration of death without death featuring Beau Bridges and Tony Goldwyn as medically-minded brothers with a VERY complicated relationship.
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In a special edition of the Spookthology of Terror we take a gander at another intriguing horror anthology, in this case Rusty Cunfieff and Darin Scott’s follow-up to 1995’s Tales From the Hood.
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