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Biblioteca de cómics de terror de los años 50 #1
Haunted Love
From the titanic terror team that brings you Haunted Horror and Weird Love comes a macabre mash-up of both hit series! Haunted Love features rotting tales of supernatural Pre-code romance from putrid horror comics from the vile horror comics of the 1950s. Lurid lust! Vicious violence! Creepy kisses! The zombie-fied Haunted Love #1 is just the first of 3 throbbing issues that will set your horrid hearts afire. Haunted Love will make your Valentines Day massacre and gory gift giving to your vile Valentine unforgettable and unforgivable.
52 pages, Unknown Binding
Published February 24, 2016
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January 20, 2022
One of my twitter peeps recommended this. It's a collection of pre-code horror tales in the vein of EC, all with a love theme, or as close to a love theme as you can get in pre-code horror.
All of the tales are structured like EC tales with a twist ending. Some of them work really well. Some barely work but are still fun. It's obvious they're trying to copy the EC style. For the most part, the art isn't quite as good, although I noticed Nick Cardy's name on one of the stories. One advantage these stories have over their EC counterparts is that Al Feldstein isn't choking up the available space with huge word balloons and caption boxes. The pages are scans from old comics so they can get muddy at times, although not nearly as bad as some POD books I've picked up recently.
The stories cover a wide range of love gone wrong stories: marrying a vampire, marrying an old man that turns out to be something else, marrying a witch, marrying a crab, marrying a mermaid, etc.
Despite all the things I dinged it on, I had a lot of fun with this. Four out out of five stars.
All of the tales are structured like EC tales with a twist ending. Some of them work really well. Some barely work but are still fun. It's obvious they're trying to copy the EC style. For the most part, the art isn't quite as good, although I noticed Nick Cardy's name on one of the stories. One advantage these stories have over their EC counterparts is that Al Feldstein isn't choking up the available space with huge word balloons and caption boxes. The pages are scans from old comics so they can get muddy at times, although not nearly as bad as some POD books I've picked up recently.
The stories cover a wide range of love gone wrong stories: marrying a vampire, marrying an old man that turns out to be something else, marrying a witch, marrying a crab, marrying a mermaid, etc.
Despite all the things I dinged it on, I had a lot of fun with this. Four out out of five stars.
April 16, 2017
In the past few months I've really enjoyed going back through old offbeat horror comics. In the course of reading I've discovered my new favorite comics publisher: Yoe Books. This collection of horror comics that could also easily feature in the Yoe Books' romance line (which I've come to enjoy more than the horror comics) was brilliant. I feel like Yoe's collections have probably been around forever, but I'm glad to have found them.
April 1, 2025
Los cómics de terror pre-code son una gozada; bizarros al máximo, muestran unos tratamientos de lo grotesco que, si a día de hoy impactan, imaginar lo que en su día supusieron los vuelve aún más revulsivos. En el caso de este recopilatorio encontramos historias que giran entorno al "amor" (un amor, claro está, malicioso, toxico y mortal), con comics sacados de revistas como Mysterious Adventures, This Magazine is Haunted, Tomb of Terror o Chamber of Chills Magazine.
La edición de Diábolo es espectacular, y reproduce lo más fielmente posible cómo se veían en su día estas historias, respetando las cuatricromías , los errores de imprenta y otros detalles que dan especial encanto a la lectura.
La edición de Diábolo es espectacular, y reproduce lo más fielmente posible cómo se veían en su día estas historias, respetando las cuatricromías , los errores de imprenta y otros detalles que dan especial encanto a la lectura.
January 3, 2023
Me encantan las recopilaciones del terror que se hacía en los '50. El dibujo es increíble (una maravilla ver esqueletos, vampiros y zombies incluso en este número, el infierno, dinámicos y aterradores en su ingenuidad) y la mayoría de las historias resultan encantadoras usando un plot twist al final (como el bígamo casado con dos mujeres de Europa del este). La mayoría también tiene finales morales aleccionadores, que no le quitan encanto y fantasía a historias de amor obsesivo, matrimonios por conveniencia y parejas malditas, con mucha influencia lovecraftiana.
April 26, 2019
Recull fabulós d'històries d'amor obsessivo-malatís d'abans del comic code.
Els arguments són dignes d'un adolescent i el desenvolupament de les trames és tan pertorbador com naïf. Gairebé tots els relats van sobre un home que prova d'aprofitar-se sentimentalment d'una dona i al final és ella qui acaba resultant un monstre (metafòricament unes vegades, literalment unes altres).
Que sigui tan repetitiu fa que el volum no es pugui llegir d'una tirada, perquè afarta.
Però...
És tan passat de voltes, tan macabre, tan desquiciat i producte d'una altra època, que funciona com a testimoni gràfic dels valors d'una societat pretèrita (de la qual encara queden massa restes).
Cada dos per tres estava a punt de fotografiar alguna vinyeta, absolutament desfasadíssima.
Els arguments són dignes d'un adolescent i el desenvolupament de les trames és tan pertorbador com naïf. Gairebé tots els relats van sobre un home que prova d'aprofitar-se sentimentalment d'una dona i al final és ella qui acaba resultant un monstre (metafòricament unes vegades, literalment unes altres).
Que sigui tan repetitiu fa que el volum no es pugui llegir d'una tirada, perquè afarta.
Però...
És tan passat de voltes, tan macabre, tan desquiciat i producte d'una altra època, que funciona com a testimoni gràfic dels valors d'una societat pretèrita (de la qual encara queden massa restes).
Cada dos per tres estava a punt de fotografiar alguna vinyeta, absolutament desfasadíssima.
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May 21, 2018Primer tomo de la Biblioteca de Cómics de Terror de los años 50.
October 20, 2018
Un fascinante viaje al pasado de los cómics de horror de antes del Comic Code
June 27, 2020
HAUNTED LOVE: Horror Comics
Another collection of ear-bound comic stories ***
Journey into Fear 10 – Crawling Evil
“So it was true! Granny was a witch!”
.
Mysterious Adventures 16 – The Ice Man Cometh
“Lillian swung the door wide open and looked in …”
.
This Magazine is Haunted 9 – Lady or the Tigress?
“The lady in white – and the tigress – are the same!”
.
Baffling Mysteries 14 – The Dead are Never Lonely
“And beyond the grave none may know what awaits.”
.
Adventure into Darkness 9 – Nothing Can Save Her
“What’s that? Someone crossing the road ahead!”
.
Tales of Horror #6 – The Weirdest Suicide Pact of All Times!
“As you wish .. follow me..”
.
Adventures into the Unknown #11 – Marriage of Death
“DEATH – the one grim, final reality that must come to us all!”
.
Forbidden Worlds #24 – Love me Forever
“Yes! FOR ALL ETERNITY!”
.
Tomb of Terror #5 – Marriage of the Monsters!
“Out of my way, mortal!”
.
This Magazine is Haunted #12 – The Door
“This is your host, Dr Death, welcoming you ..”
.
Chamber of Chills Magazine #12 – The Bride of the Crab
“Don’t you remember your promise? Now you can keep it .. forever!”
.
Haunted Thrills #13 – Death Do Us Part
“S-Something in her eyes! Gives me the creeps!”
.
Mysterious Adventures #22 – Two for the Money
“No.. s-stay back!
Don’t touch me!
Y-you’re a Vampire!”
.
Amazing Ghost Stories #16 – The Widow’s Lover
“And so, Moulin’s death march begins..”
.
Journey into Fear #6 – Tomb for Two
“Dead – in the same grave with his wife.”
.
The Beyond #18 – Curse of the Fire-Bird
“This time there was no escape..”
.
Beware! Terror Tales #4 – The Black Candle of Life
“Jeff! Let’s leave! I’m scared!”
.
The Unseen #14 – Monsters of the Deep
Rather ghastly!
“Ugh! No! Help!”
.
Forbidden Worlds #29 – Tour of Horror
“You’ll never get me! NEVER! NEVER!”
.
Tales of Horror #3 – The Devil’s Clock
“Betty! Just now – did you touch that clock?”
.
Forbidden Worlds #25 – United Forever!
“You’ve read the facts, reader! What do YOU think?”
.
The Unseen #14 – No Rest For the Dead!
“You’re dead, now! … but not for long! Hahahah!”
.
Another collection of ear-bound comic stories ***
Journey into Fear 10 – Crawling Evil
“So it was true! Granny was a witch!”
.
Mysterious Adventures 16 – The Ice Man Cometh
“Lillian swung the door wide open and looked in …”
.
This Magazine is Haunted 9 – Lady or the Tigress?
“The lady in white – and the tigress – are the same!”
.
Baffling Mysteries 14 – The Dead are Never Lonely
“And beyond the grave none may know what awaits.”
.
Adventure into Darkness 9 – Nothing Can Save Her
“What’s that? Someone crossing the road ahead!”
.
Tales of Horror #6 – The Weirdest Suicide Pact of All Times!
“As you wish .. follow me..”
.
Adventures into the Unknown #11 – Marriage of Death
“DEATH – the one grim, final reality that must come to us all!”
.
Forbidden Worlds #24 – Love me Forever
“Yes! FOR ALL ETERNITY!”
.
Tomb of Terror #5 – Marriage of the Monsters!
“Out of my way, mortal!”
.
This Magazine is Haunted #12 – The Door
“This is your host, Dr Death, welcoming you ..”
.
Chamber of Chills Magazine #12 – The Bride of the Crab
“Don’t you remember your promise? Now you can keep it .. forever!”
.
Haunted Thrills #13 – Death Do Us Part
“S-Something in her eyes! Gives me the creeps!”
.
Mysterious Adventures #22 – Two for the Money
“No.. s-stay back!
Don’t touch me!
Y-you’re a Vampire!”
.
Amazing Ghost Stories #16 – The Widow’s Lover
“And so, Moulin’s death march begins..”
.
Journey into Fear #6 – Tomb for Two
“Dead – in the same grave with his wife.”
.
The Beyond #18 – Curse of the Fire-Bird
“This time there was no escape..”
.
Beware! Terror Tales #4 – The Black Candle of Life
“Jeff! Let’s leave! I’m scared!”
.
The Unseen #14 – Monsters of the Deep
Rather ghastly!
“Ugh! No! Help!”
.
Forbidden Worlds #29 – Tour of Horror
“You’ll never get me! NEVER! NEVER!”
.
Tales of Horror #3 – The Devil’s Clock
“Betty! Just now – did you touch that clock?”
.
Forbidden Worlds #25 – United Forever!
“You’ve read the facts, reader! What do YOU think?”
.
The Unseen #14 – No Rest For the Dead!
“You’re dead, now! … but not for long! Hahahah!”
.
November 17, 2024
I had a lot of fun with this. It's great to see such compact storytelling at work, although sometimes that does require some clunky dialogue or exposition. There's a lot of charm to the artwork and the imagination on display as the writers of these tales (usually produced very quickly) tried to come up with new variants of some old horror tales. It results in some charmingly strange stories at times. Unfortunately, there's also a strong streak of misogyny here that did decrease my enjoyment. Not entirely unexpected given the time period, but still a factor for me reading it today.
January 31, 2018
3.75. Very enjoyable read, nice to see a throw back like this. Reminds me of old tales from the crypt kind of! On to #2!
April 8, 2025
love's a troubled thing
especially when murder
and vampires involved
especially when murder
and vampires involved
November 10, 2019
2.5/5
this was a fun read and reminded me a lot of late afternoon stories my grandmother used to tell to coax me into taking a nap. the stories are simple, the art and the dialogue takes you back through time and are enough to hold your attention. there are two more issues so i'm looking forward into reading them when im on a break from the x-men.
this was a fun read and reminded me a lot of late afternoon stories my grandmother used to tell to coax me into taking a nap. the stories are simple, the art and the dialogue takes you back through time and are enough to hold your attention. there are two more issues so i'm looking forward into reading them when im on a break from the x-men.
June 9, 2021
Primer volumen de esta serie de tomos recopilatorios de cómics de terror de los años 50 que después fueron censurados y perseguidos y fueron el semilla de publicaciones posteriores que se adentran hasta nuestros días. Organizados por temática, el presente trata de "amores embrujados" o malditos y, pese a mi reticencia previa, me ha resultado sorprendente, fresco, lleno de humor y cinismo. Aunque muchas de las historias ya están vistas (no en su época) se mantienen vivas por su perspectiva peculiar y grandes toques de erotismo naif con una lectura moralista (imagino que para salvar la censura). Algunas son verdaderamente atrevidas en su planteamiento y, en contra de lo que se podría esperar, también encontramos finales felices.
Un gran trabajo de Diábolo ediciones y una colección que merece estar en las baldas de todo aficionado al cómic y al horror.
Un gran trabajo de Diábolo ediciones y una colección que merece estar en las baldas de todo aficionado al cómic y al horror.
June 16, 2016
Was I entertained?
I love these old school short horror stories from the 50’s. They have a way about them that remind you of simpler time when horror was more in the implied than in the gore. As I read, I was actually remembering Tales From the Crypt. I was a very happy reader.
Was there drama?
Each story has its own novella drama that keeps you wanting to get to the end.
Am I looking forward to the next issue?
This printing will consist of 3 issues, each collecting different stories from decades ago. You bet I’m looking forward to getting through all 3 issues.
Rating 5 out of 5
Read@Book
I love these old school short horror stories from the 50’s. They have a way about them that remind you of simpler time when horror was more in the implied than in the gore. As I read, I was actually remembering Tales From the Crypt. I was a very happy reader.
Was there drama?
Each story has its own novella drama that keeps you wanting to get to the end.
Am I looking forward to the next issue?
This printing will consist of 3 issues, each collecting different stories from decades ago. You bet I’m looking forward to getting through all 3 issues.
Rating 5 out of 5
Read@Book
August 15, 2018
I love this series, it collects all of the old horror comics, which I remember from my childhood, and is only $4 an issue for the single issues. Great fun!
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