įour Color Fear: Forgotten Horror Comics of the 1950’s Edited by Greg Sadowski Introduction by John Benson Fantagraphics Books, 2010 Lunchmeat takes a look at the latest publications on the subject and proves that print will never die, no matter how many times you wack it with a machete. Turning the pages is like cracking open a clamshell, with terror lurking around every corner. Rising from the grave more than 50 years later, the harmony of horror comic art & the written word has almost the same impact as VHS box art & the moving pictures they represent. These horror comics have seen a renowned interest among genre fans today, with the help of a slew of recently published books & collections. except of course, the horror comic of the 1950’s – 1970’s. There are few forms of physical media that tickle this realm of the psyche quite like VHS. The tag lines, the dripping fonts, the gore that graces the front & back of each box – all of these elements (unfortunately overlooked as strategies to entice the viewer in today’s market) evoke a feeling of nostalgia within collectors that shapes & defines the very reason why we collect. But looking at VHS box art is like time travel – we instantly remember the time & place on the shelf where we first laid eyes on them. The movies themselves are, for the most part, pretty terrible & very much a product of their time. most of us collect old horror flicks on VHS because the cover art kicks major ass.
The Monkey's PawĬollected Classic Horror Stories.Let’s face it. The Death of Halpin Frayser Arthur Machen. These facts few psychologists will dispute, and their admitted truth must establish for all time the genuineness and dignity of the weirdly horrible tale as a literary form… As may naturally be expected of a form so closely connected with primal emotion, the horror-tale is as old as human thought and speech themselves. Book excerpt: The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown. This book was released on with total page pages. Illustrated written by Algernon Blackwood and published by Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing. Illustrated by : Algernon Blackwoodĭownload or read book Collected Classic Horror Stories. Book Synopsis Collected Classic Horror Stories.
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