In 1954, psychiatrist Fredric Wertham told Congress that EC Comics were creating juvenile delinquents. That horror comics like Tales from the Crypt and Vault of Horror were warping young minds with their gleeful violence and moral ambiguity. The Comics Code Authority formed, EC folded, and an entire generation grew up being told those comics had … Read more
By 1982, the heyday of the ’60s and ’70s Amicus horror anthologies was long past, and even mainstream horror comic books (thriving at Marvel and DC since the early ’70s) were winding down. Ghost Rider was flaming out, and The House of Mystery was up for sale. Many of these concepts would later get revamped, … Read more
“Do me a favor? Don’t scream. Just hear what I’ve gotta say… and then scream.” I can’t feign objectivity here. Not that I ever do. I was already a huge fan of the show, and especially the original EC comics (no seriously I could write an enpsychopedia on the Max Gaines legacy) – so I … Read more