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Top 20 Dylan Dog Covers

Ghastly McNasty — Sat, 19 May 2012 07:38:25 +0000

Dylan Dog was written by Tiziano Sclavi and drawn by Claudio Villa and is widely reconginsed as the most popular comic book in Italian history as well as selling countless copies around the world.

The Thirteenth Floor – Ep 53

Ghastly McNasty — Fri, 18 May 2012 08:15:21 +0000

Max’s new adventures in the store continue to throw up some surprises.

The Thirteenth Floor – Ep 52
The Thirteenth Floor – Ep 51
The Thirteenth Floor – Ep 50

The Bath from Tales from the Crypt #42

Ghastly McNasty — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:19:47 +0000

Cleanliness may be endowed with a moral quality, as indicated by the aphorism “cleanliness is next to godliness,” but what if the opposite was true as our next story suggests to be the case. Whatever the answer, you’ll definintely be more careful next time you go in The Bath. Art by Bernie Krigstein.

Top 20 Tales of Voodoo Covers

Ghastly McNasty — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:52:02 +0000

Tales of Voodoo ran for 36 issues, between 1968-1974, and was a part of Eerie Publications. Tales of Voodoo produced some wonderful covers from the likes of Bill Alexander, Oscar Novelle, Carl Burgos and Chic Stone. Take a look at the gallery below.

Top 20 Gespenster Geschichten Covers

Ghastly McNasty — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:23:48 +0000

The German horror comic series Gespenster Geschichten (Ghost Stories) appeared from March 1974 to March 2006 pumping out a massive 1654 spooky stories, making it one of the most successful comic book series in Germany.

Big thanks to the always wonderful Monster Brains website for these wunderbar scans.

The Thirteenth Floor – Ep 52

Ghastly McNasty — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:27:03 +0000

The Thirteenth Floor – Ep 51
The Thirteenth Floor – Ep 50
The Thirteenth Floor – Ep 49

The Thirteenth Floor – Ep 51

Ghastly McNasty — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 16:41:15 +0000

The Thirteenth Floor – Ep 50
The Thirteenth Floor – Ep 49

The Thirteenth Floor – Ep 50

Ghastly McNasty — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:07:30 +0000

An interesting new development for Max as he takes on a fresh role.

The Thirteenth Floor – Ep 49
The Thirteenth Floor – Ep 48

The Thirteenth Floor – Ep 49

Ghastly McNasty — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:50:25 +0000

The Thirteenth Floor – Ep 48
The Thirteenth Floor – Ep 47

The Thirteenth Floor – Ep 48

Ghastly McNasty — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:36:20 +0000

The Thirteenth Floor – Ep 47
The Thirteenth Floor – Ep 46

Christmas Greetings from Uncle Terry…

M.I.K. — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:33:47 +0000

The Thirteenth Floor – Ep 47

Ghastly McNasty — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:15:24 +0000

After a bit of a break we’re back with The Thirteenth Floor…

The Thirteenth Floor – Ep 46
The Thirteenth Floor – Ep 45

Political Pull from Tales from the Crypt #26

Ghastly McNasty — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 06:47:15 +0000

There are certain truths in life that can never be denied. That politicians are a devious bunch of fraudsters, liars and cheats is one of those irrefutable facts. This was never more true for our politicians in our next story who get to understand the true meaning of Political Pull! Art by the ghastly Graham Ingels.

Top 20 Psycho Covers

Ghastly McNasty — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:43:21 +0000

Skywald Publishing’s Psycho ran from 1971 until 1975 along with Nightmare, and Scream, as part of their awesome ‘Horror-Mood’ reign during the 70′s. The black and white pages were filled with strange and horrible tales which provd a big hit with horror fans at the time.

Blood and Gold from Secrets of Haunted House #32

Ghastly McNasty — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:52:03 +0000

Vampires at sea is a rare occurrence but not altogether unheard of, especially when there is booty involved. These vampires have a lust for murdering, blood and treasures but it’s also their undoing, proving that sometimes you can have too much Blood and Gold. Story by Bill Kelley, art by Jack Sparling and Vince Colletta, lettering by Shelly Leferman, with colours by Jerry Serpe.

Top 20 Crypt of Shadows Covers

Ghastly McNasty — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:46:22 +0000

Marvel’s Crypt of Shadows ran from January 1973 until November 1975. During this time Marvel were producing some great horror titles which seemed to be successful with comic fans looking for scares rather than superheroes. The covers on Crypt of Shadows are works of beauty, take a look for yourself in the gallery below.

Zombie! from The Crypt of Terror #19

Ghastly McNasty — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 16:40:43 +0000

Zombies seem to be springing up everywhere these days. Just this morning there were 6 in the queue at the Butchers! Never happy either, all they seem to do is moan. This story harks back to a time when you needed a bit of black magic or Voodoo in order to see a Zombie! Good times. Art by Johnny Craig.

All 15 issues of IPC’s Scream! now online

Ghastly McNasty — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:04:43 +0000

On 24th March 1984 Scream! hit the shelves of newsagents around the world. The fantastic stories within its pages had a generation of comic loving kids shaking in their shoes in a way they had never experienced before. Then, after only 15 issues, Scream! mysteriously ended. Rumours of strikes at IPC Magazines, the comic’s creators, could have been the cause. Declining comic sales in the UK another. Possibly the grizzly nature of Scream! caused hordes of desperate mothers to get the comic banned. Who knows? Maybe a darker mystery lies at the heart of this puzzle, a bizarre twist that no one has the answer to.

In 2001 backfromthedepths.co.uk was created to keep the memory of this much loved comic alive and to bring Scream fans together. Originally the site included a selection of the juiciest most horrible stories. Now, a recent update means you can read all 15 issues of Scream! online.

Scream survived as part of the Eagle masthead until March 85 then it was dropped for ever. Scream did emerge for 5 holiday specials. Check them out in the cover art section.

Visit the extensive Scream! gallery on Back from the Depths to read all 15 issues. You can also read the entire of The Thirteenth Floor and Monster as they appeared in Scream! along with a whole load of other creepy comic tales.

To get you in the mood for Scream we’ve included the classic Scream! story Sea Beast in the gallery below…

The Oblong Box from Scream #4

Ghastly McNasty — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:05:34 +0000

Skywald’s Scream was one of three horror anthologies that ruled the genre in the 1970′s. This gruesome yarn is an adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe’s short story of the same name written in 1844. It’s a simple tale of curiosity getting the better of a man. So be warned readers, do you really want to know what’s in The Oblong Box. Illustrated by Naro Mava.

Top 20 Tales from the Crypt Covers

Ghastly McNasty — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 08:39:48 +0000

A real treat for you today in our horror comic cover series with the 20 best covers from Tales of the Crypt. Back in the 50′s news racks were filled with comics vying for the attention of young readers. Featuring great artwork from the skilled hands of Johnny Craig, Al Feldstein & Jack Davis, these wonderful covers made E.C.Comics stand out in the crowd.