Eerie Archives, Vol. 1 by E. Nelson Bridwell, Ron Parker, Carl Wessler, Larry Ivie, Eando Binder, Archie Goodwin

3.76 AVERAGE

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sir_pete's review

3.0
dark funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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leslivresdelacrypte's review against another edition

4.0
dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced
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pelks's review against another edition

4.0
If you like evocative illustrations and being inundated with bad spook-puns, I can highly recommend this book. There are some real spooky gems of stories buried among what otherwise feels like tons and tons of cautionary tales about raising people from the dead. My criticism isn't really a spoiler because if you know anything about the horror genre, you'll already be abundantly aware that raising people from the dead almost always backfires. This is still a point belabored by this collection of stories, however. Overall, though, it was a really rotten read...in the best sense, of course.

tizaster's review

2.5
adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

michaelclorah's review against another edition

4.0
Solid little horror yarns with good "twist" endings, mostly scripted by the under-appreciated Archie Goodwin. The art, however, is the book's real selling point - Williamson, Crandall, Toth, Torres, Orlando, etc. Nearly every page is a delight.

boyd94's review

4.0
adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

mrpetej's review against another edition

4.0
dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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larry_yonce's review against another edition

4.0
Cousin Eerie competes with and compliments Uncle Creepy

More horror fun from the folks that published Creepy magazine. Good, but nothing truly outstanding. No less than 4 of the 29 stories feature vampires. In addition, body horror, vengeful ghosts, mirror portals, elder gods, clinging vines, demons, witchcraft, werewolves, rats, mummies, and split personalities are featured. Ironic comeuppance and poetic justice are common themes. Highlights include a sorcerer hoisted by his own petard , and a story where the banality of everyday life becomes a nightmare!

zare_i's review against another edition

4.0
Excellent collection of short horror and supernatural stories that could very easily be part of the "Twilight Zone" TV show.
Stories are short (but to the point) and varied, you have everything from ghouls and vampires to greedy people, lunatics and murderers.

Art is great, I was especially thrilled to see works of Al Williamson - his work is very reminiscent of Alex Raymond. it is wonderful to see true masters (though not maybe fully established when magazine was started) working on black and white panels and accomplishing a lot with shadings and playing around with the light effects.

Highly recommended for all fans of truly beautiful comic art and very interesting short horror stories.

amarieb's review

3.0
Interesting collection of old school comics. Like a collection of short stories but in comic form.