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pbraue13's review against another edition
4.0
Punny, funny, and grisly - what else can you expect from the classic horror comic!
theperksofbeingmarissa's review against another edition
3.0
Overall, I loved this book! It kept me on my toes!
I did not enjoy the last story because I think it was an outdated, poorly written story involving a hearing person becoming a Deaf person.
I did not enjoy the last story because I think it was an outdated, poorly written story involving a hearing person becoming a Deaf person.
garthranzz's review against another edition
3.0
2023 - 365 Days of Horror
Issues #17-22
Issue #17: First issue of the series (continues from Crime Patrol). First "New Trend" issue to hit stands. Cover art by Johnny Craig. Death Must Come, script and art by Al Feldstein; A transferred gland preserves youth. The Man Who Was Death, script by Gardner Fox, art by Bill Fraccio; A state executioner takes the law into his own hands. The Corpse Nobody Knew, script by Al Feldstein, art by George Roussos; A couple find a body in their hotel room and play detective. Curse of the Full Moon!, script and art by Johnny Craig; Ralf thinks he's become a werewolf after being scratched by a Wolfsbane plant. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Issue #18: Cover art by Johnny Craig. The Maestro's Hand, script and art by Al Feldstein; Dr. Hellman arrives at a cabin in the woods to forget the suicide of his ex-fiancee after he unnecessarily removed the injured piano hand of her lover and he killed himself. The Living Corpse, script by Al Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A magician strikes his assistant while wearing a snake ring and then attempts to locate where her body was taken by playing dead himself as to remove the snake imprint evidence. Madness At Manderville, art by Harvey Kurtzman; When Tom Mander and his wife lose their son Billy, Tom worries the strain may be driving her insane when she tells him that she sees and hears things he cannot. Mute Witness To Murder!, art by Johnny Craig. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Issue #19: Cover art by Johnny Craig. Ghost Ship, script and art by Al Feldstein; A man and his wife are flying in a small plane when a thick fog arises and they are forced to put down at sea; Using a lifeboat for a couple of days they come across a rotted ship. The Hungry Grave, script by Gardner Fox, art by Graham Ingels; A woman hates her husband so she gives him small doses of arsenic trying to work up her nerve to finish him off, but all she succeeds in doing is allowing him to develop a tolerance to the stuff. Cave Man, script and art by Johnny Craig; A man thaws out after 200,000 years in ice and attacks his exhibitors. Zombie!, script and art by Johnny Craig. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Issue #20: First issue of the series (continues from The Crypt of Terror). Cover by Johnny Craig. "The Thing From the Sea," script and art by Al Feldstein; During a sea voyage a passenger discovers that stateroom 13 has the reputation of being haunted. "A Fatal Caper," script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Teenagers remove a body from a casket in order to dress as a mystically-summoned monster and place one of their own inside as a prank; the undertaker is unaware of this and buries the body. "Backfire" text story. "Rx...Death," script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A sister worries that her brother is under too much stress and so asks a doctor to write a prescription for some medicine. "Impending Doom," script by Al Feldstein, art by Johnny Craig; An artist draws a frightened face with a circle around it; Thinking it odd, he goes for a walk encountering a grave-stone cutter who looks like the picture he drew carving a tombstone with his name on it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
#21: Cover by Al Feldstein. "A Shocking Way To Die," script and art by Al Feldstein; A scientist revives a man sent to the electric chair who then pursues revenge against the jury and judge that convicted him. "Terror Ride!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A lunatic owner of a 'tunnel of love' ride replaces the wax figures in his lurid displays of violence with the more realistic-looking bodies of his victims so his customers will no longer laugh at the exhibits of his genius. "Burial" text story. "House of Horror," script by Al Feldstein, art by Harvey Kurtzman; Three college freshmen disappear one night as part of a frat hazing at a local haunted house. "Death Suited Him," script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; The rivalry between two college boys for the love a woman ends when the poorer of the two murders the other, making it look like an accident, to gain his wife and money. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Issue #22: Cover by Al Feldstein. "The Thing From the Grave!", script and art by Al Feldstein; Bill and Jim are rivals for Laura's affection; After Jim proposes and Laura accepts, she worries about Bill's temper; Bill kills Jim and buries his body in the forest and disposes of his car in a sinkhole. "Blood Type 'V'!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; An auto accident forces a man to seek help for his wife who has been knocked unconscious; When he returns with a doctor, the doctor is surprised to see she has suffered few cuts but nonetheless is nearly dead from massive blood loss. "The Way Out" text story. "Death's Turn!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Two unscrupulous amusement park owners offer a third partnership to a man who claims he has plans for the world's fastest roller coaster. "The Curse of the Arnold Clan!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Johnny Craig; A man finds a an old book in the attic which details a curse that stipulates every 50 years the eldest Arnold will be buried alive. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Issues #17-22
Issue #17: First issue of the series (continues from Crime Patrol). First "New Trend" issue to hit stands. Cover art by Johnny Craig. Death Must Come, script and art by Al Feldstein; A transferred gland preserves youth. The Man Who Was Death, script by Gardner Fox, art by Bill Fraccio; A state executioner takes the law into his own hands. The Corpse Nobody Knew, script by Al Feldstein, art by George Roussos; A couple find a body in their hotel room and play detective. Curse of the Full Moon!, script and art by Johnny Craig; Ralf thinks he's become a werewolf after being scratched by a Wolfsbane plant. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Issue #18: Cover art by Johnny Craig. The Maestro's Hand, script and art by Al Feldstein; Dr. Hellman arrives at a cabin in the woods to forget the suicide of his ex-fiancee after he unnecessarily removed the injured piano hand of her lover and he killed himself. The Living Corpse, script by Al Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A magician strikes his assistant while wearing a snake ring and then attempts to locate where her body was taken by playing dead himself as to remove the snake imprint evidence. Madness At Manderville, art by Harvey Kurtzman; When Tom Mander and his wife lose their son Billy, Tom worries the strain may be driving her insane when she tells him that she sees and hears things he cannot. Mute Witness To Murder!, art by Johnny Craig. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Issue #19: Cover art by Johnny Craig. Ghost Ship, script and art by Al Feldstein; A man and his wife are flying in a small plane when a thick fog arises and they are forced to put down at sea; Using a lifeboat for a couple of days they come across a rotted ship. The Hungry Grave, script by Gardner Fox, art by Graham Ingels; A woman hates her husband so she gives him small doses of arsenic trying to work up her nerve to finish him off, but all she succeeds in doing is allowing him to develop a tolerance to the stuff. Cave Man, script and art by Johnny Craig; A man thaws out after 200,000 years in ice and attacks his exhibitors. Zombie!, script and art by Johnny Craig. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Issue #20: First issue of the series (continues from The Crypt of Terror). Cover by Johnny Craig. "The Thing From the Sea," script and art by Al Feldstein; During a sea voyage a passenger discovers that stateroom 13 has the reputation of being haunted. "A Fatal Caper," script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Teenagers remove a body from a casket in order to dress as a mystically-summoned monster and place one of their own inside as a prank; the undertaker is unaware of this and buries the body. "Backfire" text story. "Rx...Death," script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A sister worries that her brother is under too much stress and so asks a doctor to write a prescription for some medicine. "Impending Doom," script by Al Feldstein, art by Johnny Craig; An artist draws a frightened face with a circle around it; Thinking it odd, he goes for a walk encountering a grave-stone cutter who looks like the picture he drew carving a tombstone with his name on it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
#21: Cover by Al Feldstein. "A Shocking Way To Die," script and art by Al Feldstein; A scientist revives a man sent to the electric chair who then pursues revenge against the jury and judge that convicted him. "Terror Ride!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A lunatic owner of a 'tunnel of love' ride replaces the wax figures in his lurid displays of violence with the more realistic-looking bodies of his victims so his customers will no longer laugh at the exhibits of his genius. "Burial" text story. "House of Horror," script by Al Feldstein, art by Harvey Kurtzman; Three college freshmen disappear one night as part of a frat hazing at a local haunted house. "Death Suited Him," script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; The rivalry between two college boys for the love a woman ends when the poorer of the two murders the other, making it look like an accident, to gain his wife and money. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Issue #22: Cover by Al Feldstein. "The Thing From the Grave!", script and art by Al Feldstein; Bill and Jim are rivals for Laura's affection; After Jim proposes and Laura accepts, she worries about Bill's temper; Bill kills Jim and buries his body in the forest and disposes of his car in a sinkhole. "Blood Type 'V'!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; An auto accident forces a man to seek help for his wife who has been knocked unconscious; When he returns with a doctor, the doctor is surprised to see she has suffered few cuts but nonetheless is nearly dead from massive blood loss. "The Way Out" text story. "Death's Turn!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Two unscrupulous amusement park owners offer a third partnership to a man who claims he has plans for the world's fastest roller coaster. "The Curse of the Arnold Clan!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Johnny Craig; A man finds a an old book in the attic which details a curse that stipulates every 50 years the eldest Arnold will be buried alive. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
redeyedandhungry's review against another edition
3.0
Addictive, tightly-constructed, and unyieldingly entertaining. Tales from the Crypt (and, by extension, its predecessor, The Crypt of Terror) pretty much perfectly represent the kind of not-particularly-scary schlock horror that I could eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, striking a fine line between old Boris Karloff/Bela Lugosi films and more serious, sordid affairs like Georges Franju's Eyes Without a Face and Mario Bava's Black Sabbath. The earlier issues here are the weakest, but The Crypt of Terror #19 and onward all meet a bar of seductive and intrinsically compulsive yarns, with RX...Death!, Terror Ride, and Death's Turn all proving to be quite memorable tales. The noir-centric stuff like Impending Doom! and Death Suited Him! add in a bit of variety as well, and, in general, there's a good mixture of subgenres on display, with a bit of the classic (Curse of the Full Moon!, The Thing from the Sea!), a bit of the new (A Fatal Caper!, Zombie!), and a bit of the all out wacky (The Maestro's Hand) all conglomerating in pretty equal proportions. And speaking of, A Shocking Way to Die! is just begging to become a 90-minute goth action movie and the fact that it hasn't has me turning in my sleep more than anything else here.
narcon_27's review against another edition
3.0
Addictive, tightly-constructed, and unyieldingly entertaining. Tales from the Crypt (and, by extension, its predecessor, The Crypt of Terror) pretty much perfectly represent the kind of not-particularly-scary schlock horror that I could eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, striking a fine line between old Boris Karloff/Bela Lugosi films and more serious, sordid affairs like Georges Franju's Eyes Without a Face and Mario Bava's Black Sabbath. The earlier issues here are the weakest, but The Crypt of Terror #19 and onward all meet a bar of seductive and intrinsically compulsive yarns, with RX...Death!, Terror Ride, and Death's Turn all proving to be quite memorable tales. The noir-centric stuff like Impending Doom! and Death Suited Him! add in a bit of variety as well, and, in general, there's a good mixture of subgenres on display, with a bit of the classic (Curse of the Full Moon!, The Thing from the Sea!), a bit of the new (A Fatal Caper!, Zombie!), and a bit of the all out wacky (The Maestro's Hand) all conglomerating in pretty equal proportions. And speaking of, A Shocking Way to Die! is just begging to become a 90-minute goth action movie and the fact that it hasn't has me turning in my sleep more than anything else here.
toniherrero's review against another edition
5.0
La tasca que ha fet Diabolo Ediciones per reeditar aquest recull de vinyetes clàssiques de terror dels anys 50 és espectacular: l'edició és de luxe i la cura per recuperar els colors originals de les vinyetes és digna d'elogi.
El llibre en si és una obra d'art, però és que les històries que amaga a dins també ho són. N'hi ha de millors i de pitjors, com en tota recopilació, però la qualitat del corpus literari és més que notable. I moltes vinyetes amaguen molta més literatura que llibres sencers que un servidor ha llegit, cosa que no es pot dir sovint.
En definitiva: per la qualitat, per l'esforç i perquè aquests textos atemporals mai passen de moda el primer volum de «Tales from the Crypt» es mereix 5 estrelles. No hi ha discussió.
El llibre en si és una obra d'art, però és que les històries que amaga a dins també ho són. N'hi ha de millors i de pitjors, com en tota recopilació, però la qualitat del corpus literari és més que notable. I moltes vinyetes amaguen molta més literatura que llibres sencers que un servidor ha llegit, cosa que no es pot dir sovint.
En definitiva: per la qualitat, per l'esforç i perquè aquests textos atemporals mai passen de moda el primer volum de «Tales from the Crypt» es mereix 5 estrelles. No hi ha discussió.
mejay90's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
bstratton's review
5.0
Weird Science was the best of all of the EC Comics series, and this volume contains the best of the best. It boasts a murderer's row of the greatest writers and artists of the era, as well as one of my favorite sci-fi stories of all time, Ray Bradbury's "The Rocket."
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