Creepy Archives, Vol. 2

Creepy Archives #2

by Archie Goodwin (Editor / Contributor), Shawna Gore (Editor), Wallace Wood (Artist)

This veinchilling second volume showcases work by some of the best artists to ever work in the comics medium, including Alex Toth, Gray Morrow, Reed Crandall, John Severin, and others. Each archive volume of Creepy is packed with stories (usually up to eight short stories were featured in every issue!) running the gamut of gruesome subject matter, from reimagined horror classics such as The Cask of Amontillado, to spectacularly mindtwisting shorts such as The Thing in the Pit, or the macabre maritime yarn Drink Deep.

* This volume collects Creepy #6-10.

"Since the stock is much finer than the authentic newsprint, visually, these pages are better than the originals, with moodly, dark blacks that punctuate the shock endings." Publishers Weekly

Cover art by Frank Frazetta

Genres: Horror, Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Comic Book, Mystery, Anthologies

296 pages, Hardcover

First published November 18, 2004

About the author

Archie Goodwin was an American comic book writer, editor, and artist. He worked on a number of comic strips in addition to comic books, and is best known for his Warren and Marvel Comics work. For Warren he was chief writer and editor of landmark horror anthology titles Creepy and Eerie, and for Marvel he set up the creator-owned Epic Comics as well as adapting Star Wars into both comics and newspaper strips. He is regularly cited as the "best-loved comic book editor, ever."

Reviews

[Tara · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. Definitely not as strong a collection as the first volume, but there was one short story in it, “Brain Trust,” that’s probably my all-time favorite horror comic story, period. So an extra half a star for that one, which is available for free here:

http://creatfeatforever.blogspot.com/...

[Garth · Rating 4 out of 5]

2023 - 365 Days of Horror

Day 104 - Issue #6: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Stories in this issue include: The Thing in the Pit! by Larry Ivie and Gray Morrow; Thumbs Down! by Anne T. Murphy and Al Williamson; Adam Link in Business! by Otto Binder and Joe Orlando; The Cask of Amontillado! by Archie Goodwin and Reed Crandall (from the story by Edgar Allan Poe); The Stalkers by Archie Goodwin and Alex Toth; Abominable Snowman! by Bill Pearson and John Severin; and Gargoyle by Archie Goodwin, Roy G. Krenkel, and Angelo Torres. Includes letter by future comics pro Frank Brunner. Cover art by Frank Frazetta.

Day 105 - Issue #7: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Stories in this issue include: The Duel of the Monster! by Archie Goodwin and Angelo Torres; Image of Bluebeard! by Bill Pearson and Joe Orlando; Rude Awakening! by Archie Goodwin and Alex Toth; Drink Deep! by Otto Binder and John Severin; The Body-Snatcher by Archie Goodwin and Reed Crandall (from the story by Robert Louis Stevenson); Blood of Krylon! by Archie Goodwin and Gray Morrow; and Hot Spell! by Archie Goodwin and Reed Crandall. The Creepy Fan Club page debuts. Cover art by Frank Frazetta.

Day 106 - Issue #8: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Stories in this issue include: The Coffin of Dracula by Archie Goodwin and Reed Crandall; Death Plane by Larry Ivie and George Evans; The Mountain by Johnny Craig (credited to Jay Taycee); The Invitation by Larry Englehart, Russ Jones, Maurice Whitman, and Manny Stallman; Adam Link's Mate! by Otto Binder and Joe Orlando; Vested Interest by Ron Parker and George Tuska; and Fitting Punishment by Archie Goodwin and Gene Colan. Fan club page includes Gray Morrow profile. Cover art by Gray Morrow.

Day 107 - Issue #9: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Stories in this issue include: Dark Kingdom! by Archie Goodwin and Gray Morrow; The Castle on the Moor! by Johnny Craig (credited to Jay Taycee); Adam Link's Vengeance! by Otto Binder and Joe Orlando; Overworked! by Archie Goodwin, Wally Wood, and Dan Adkins; The Coffin of Dracula, part two by Archie Goodwin and Reed Crandall; Out of Time by Archie Goodwin and Alex Toth; and The Spirit of the Thing! by Archie Goodwin and Steve Ditko. Includes Berni Wrightson's professional comics debut (a pin-up of a man being dragged into a grave by a trio of creatures). Cover art by Frank Frazetta.

Day 108 - Issue #10: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Stories in this issue include: Brain Trust by Archie Goodwin and Angelo Torres; Into the Tomb! by Archie Goodwin and Joe Orlando; Monster! by Archie Goodwin and Rocco Mastroserio; Midnight Sail by Johnny Craig (credited to Jay Taycee); Backfire! by Archie Goodwin and Gray Morrow; Thing of Darkness by Archie Goodwin and Gene Colan; and Collector's Edition! by Archie Goodwin and Steve Ditko. Cover art by Frank Frazetta.

[Chris Merola]

this volume banged - genuinely solid tales in here rounded out by some of the most inventive art yet

[Andy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I never read comics as a kid, but I discovered a few years ago that I liked old horror comics. This especially goes for old pre-code comics, but these post-code horror comics from Warren are quite good as well. That said, it took me over 2 years to get through this, I just don't read comics as much as I use to.

Since it's been so long since I read volume #1, it's hard to compare the two, but I'd say the first was a bit better than this one. Also the quality of these issues went down a bit as they went along I thought. Still, there's always at least a couple great stories in each issue, and most others are decent at least.

When I read something I like to take a few notes -- comics are no exception...

6 - **** Very impressed with this one, not all of the stories are great, but a few really stand out. The first one is genuinely scary and the last three are all great I think. The art is great, some gore but not a lot. __The Thing in the Pit - Ted is driving through the Tennessee mountains when he swerves to avoid a man in the road and crashes. The man takes the dazed Ted to his home where he and his mother offer to put Ted up for the night. The house is isolated, his hosts are terribly disfigured and the house is filled with a terrible screaming, that of their sister which is even more horrible looking than they are. Ted can't resist his curiosity... __Thumbs Down! - In ancient Rome, games master of the arena Bracchus knows the public comes to see bloodshed, and he gives it to them. He even has his most admired gladiator Cassius killed by a raging bull just for asking for his freedom. Next day is the Feast of Apollo and he plans to have lions feast on Christians, but the dead Cassius has other plans. __Adam Link in Business - Adam gets a reprieve and is allowed to live with the help of his journalist friend Jack Hall. He even moves in with Jack, but feels he must prove himself to the world, so he opens a scientific consulting business and hires a secretary named Kay who he realizes he's falling in love with just as much as Jack is -- she loves him too, but he decides he can't step between the love of two humans and tries to hide out from human society yet again. __The Cask of Amontillado! - A great version of this tale, with a nice shock ending. __The Stalkers - Alex Colby goes to a psychologist because he fears for his sanity. If first started one night while he was changing a tire. Someone called his name, and a group of aliens stepped from the shadows, then disappeared when another driver happened by. Another encounter happened while he was leaving his office late one night, and a final occurred at a party. A beautiful woman he was dancing with suddenly transformed into one of the aliens. __Abominable Snowman! - A scientific expedition led by Knowles is trying to take a yeti alive, but whenever they get close the beasts manages to escape. The other three men in his party want to shoot one of the monsters, but Knowles is convinced they are intelligent, and he wants to capture one to prove it. But soon the members of the expedition are picked off, one by one. __Gargoyle - Valdeux the Alchemist wants desperately to learn the secret of making gold, but his efforts have all been frustrated. He walks outside as the funeral procession of the Baron de Walde passes who was killed by some sort of monster. Valdeux sees Gerba, a dwarf who sculpts gargoyles and snickers at the funeral. Gerba is beaten by the Marquis for his disrespect and Valdeux accompanies him home where he sees his lab and suspects he knows the secret of making gold. That night when he witnesses Gerba make a gargoyle come to life to revenge himself on the Marquis he realizes the dwarf knows much more.

7 - *** This almost deserves four stars, almost. The art is great, there's some gore here n' there, but not a lot. I'd say the best stories are the surreal "Rude Awakening" and well-paced "The Body-Snatcher," but they're all at least decent. __Duel of the Monsters! - A town is stalked by both a werewolf and a vampire, and they're impeeding on each others territory. The vampire is a crafty civil servant who works the night shift, and after he discovers a cross in his coffin he decides to go after the werewolf. He tries to discover who it is and finally decides it must be the cemetery night watchman, but both he and his rival get a surprise when they meet. __Image of Bluebeard! - With the backdrop of a spree of "Bluebeard Murders" Monica arrives at the creepy mansion of her new husband Brian. Monica is lonely, and noticed Brian begins to act strangely, forbidding her entering his guesthouse. After she discovers a book on Bluebeard, she becomes convinced she's married to a modern-day copycat. __Creepy's Loathsome Lore! - One-pager about Fox-Women, Weretigers and other exotic werewolf variants. __Rude Awakening! - Fred has a recurring nightmare that he is held down by hooded men and stabbed by a weird figure with thick glasses and a knife. He lapses into this nightmare everywhere he goes, and it soon ironically comes true. __Drink Deep! - The rich Reggie Beardsley hires a ragtag crew to pilot his yacht and lives up to reputation of mistreatment and cruelty with them. He also tells his guests how he got his money -- through his pirate ancestor Black Beardsley (!) who robbed and killed on the seven seas. When his crew quits Reggie has to hire another, a very strange crew who take him to the very spot where his ancestor committed an atrocity. __The Body-Snatcher! - A good re-telling of Stevenson's classic. __Blood of Krylon! - Remick is a vampire who drinks the blood of the last man alive on his spaceship. He recalls how he was forced to leave earth which became increasingly secure from any sort of crime, so when he heard about a spaceship leaving to colonize a new planet, he signed up to go. Too bad for him, he soon realizes this new planet is especially hostile for vampires. __Hot Spell! - Three centuries ago in a small New England village Rapher Grundy is burned alive by a mob of his fellow villagers, and he places a curse on the town. In the small town of Warrenville today many people have had terrible accidents where they were burned to death. The townsfolk know of the curse, and suspect a young artist who moved to town about the time the deaths began. These hotheads, like their ancestors decide to take matters into their own hands.

8 *** It's been a while since I've read any of these, and I've been reading far more sophisticated stuff, so pardon me if I didn't get too much out of it. The stories that impressed me the most here were the first and last one's, the third has a good rural atmosphere, but the last one is most impressive for it's macabre art. __The Coffin of Dracula - Lord Varney is exploring some antiques left to him by his uncle when he climbs into Count Dracula's coffin and is transformed into a vampire. He shows up at his own costume party, makes away with Mina, Dr. Harker's wife. Harker has to try and track her down. __Death Plane - In the midst of World War II both the Germans and the Americans find themselves plagued by a "ghost plane" which is killing them off in equal numbers. They join forces to try and get rid of it. __The Mountain - The town hussey is pursued into a blizzard by torch-bearing townsfolk and takes refuge in a cabin on a mountain. Luke who lives there makes her agree to kidnap the mayor, who he can hypnotize with black magic -- but Luke is hardly what he seems to be. __The Invitation - Dr Cabore arrives in a deserted village at the home of Baron Von Renfield, but is told by the house servant how Renfield ran into a pack of vampires who agreed to spare him, he if lured them victims -- one by one he did so...you can tell where this is going. __Adam Link's Mate - Adam Link is prepared to let his battery run down and die when he's convinced by a Dr. Hillory to create a woman robot for himself. He does so, even getting Kay whom he loved to train the robot to be like herself. But later Hillory uses a form of mind control on them both for evil purposes. __A Vested Interest - A washed up news photographer sees a werewolf murder a man in a back alley, but when he finally convinces the police to come for help, all evidence of the attack is gone. He's convinced he just needs a picture of the werewolf and his reputation will be repaired. __Fitting Punishment - Max robs graves, opening them with crowbars and blow torches, often searing off the flesh of the dead. This goes well for a while, until he's nearly caught and hides in a tomb.

9 *** It's been nearly a year since I read the last issue of Creepy, I have to say I was fairly impressed by this one. I thought the stories got consistently better and the best ones were toward the end. The best stories were Overworked, and the very impressive finale The Spirit of the Thing. __Dark Kingdom - A Spartan warrior dying in battle tries to fight his way through the hideous underworld back to life. __The Castle on the Moor - The owner of Everleigh Castle gives tours of the dreaded old place, but after one of the tourists accidentally releases a monster from a cell, they all have to fend for their lives. __Adam Link's Vengeance - Robot Adam Link has been nearly destroyed by his lover who was under the control of an evil doctor, he drags himself to civilization for repairs, and revenge. __Overworked - A horror comic artist finds himself pursued by the monsters of his own creation. His psychiatrist tells him take some time off work, but he refuses and things continue to get worse. __The Coffin of Dracula - Jonathan and two companions are in a race to save Mina from Lord Varney who was made into a vampire. They pursue Varney to his castle. __Out of Time - Joey accidentally kills a man after robbing him and is pursued down a deadend alley. Fortunately he is transported into the house of a 17th century occultist, but this escape comes with a cost. __The Spirit of the Thing - A strange figure creeps up the steps of a boarding house and attacks a young man. With his dying breath he explains how it was caused by spirit transference.

10 - *** Another pretty good issue, I would say a little better than the previous one. The best stories would probably be "Brain Trust," "Thing of Darkness" and "Collector's Edition." As usual, the art is quite good, even when the stories aren't great. __Brain Trust - The new doctor in a small town tries to help a strange hermit who smells of death and discovers a dark history. __Into the Tomb - A woman and her fiance explore a dreaded tomb, led by a mysterious man who secretly wishes not only to raid the tomb, but to take the place of the pharaoh. __Monster - A monster emerges from the sewer of a small village and tries to piece together his past, discover why he is sought for murder, and who is really to blame. __Midnight Sail - A group of young people going out for some late-night sailing are told a story by an old sea captain of a voyage cursed by a vampire. __Backfire - Out west a man arrives in a town after he was pushed out of another for killing a man. Here his past victims pursue vengeance. __Subway track walker Sid Avery is nearly run over by a subway car. After his recovery he recalls the horrible creature he encountered down there, and only feels safe in the light. __Collector's Edition - Collector of the strange and macabre Mr. Danforth is thrilled when the shady old bookseller Murch claims he can gets his hands on a particularly dreaded tome. Little do they know the power the book has over it's possessors.

[Holly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm so pleased that these have been printed. I enjoyed the hell out of these scary comics when I was a kid; I never liked the superhero comics. At some point, though, the industry gave up on the horror comics and I gave up on reading comics as a result. So I'm going to start collecting the volumes in the Creepy Archives. Bonus: They look great on the bookshelf!

[G.A. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Queste storie brevi, per quanto siano 'creepy', non mi prendono per niente.

[Prof. Purple · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whispers from the Tomb: A Review of Creepy Archives, Volume 2

Horror, when done well, lingers. It does not simply startle or disturb—it follows you, creeping through the corridors of the mind long after the lights have gone out. The best horror tales do not just terrify; they haunt.

And so we come to Creepy Archives, Volume 2, which collects issues #6-10 of Warren Publishing’s legendary horror magazine, continuing the unholy resurrection of the pre-Code horror comic tradition that had been buried—prematurely—by the Comics Code Authority in 1954.

For those of us who first stumbled upon the original magazines in the back of a dimly lit comic shop in the 1980s, their allure was immediate and irresistible. Here was forbidden storytelling, uncensored and unrepentant, illustrated by artists whose mastery of black-and-white ink turned shadows into living things.

And now, thanks to these painstakingly restored archival editions, we can experience them again—not merely as nostalgic relics, but as essential works of horror storytelling, as unsettling today as they were nearly sixty years ago.

If you read Creepy Archives, Volume 1 and thought, This is as good as horror comics get, then brace yourself.

Because Volume 2 is even better.
The Warren Revolution: A Second Wave of Horror Comics Excellence

By 1965, Creepy had already proven itself a success, and publisher James Warren had no intention of letting the momentum slow.

Creepy was now firmly established as the spiritual successor to EC Comics, filling the void left by Tales from the Crypt and The Vault of Horror.
Because it was a magazine, not a comic book, it remained immune to the Comics Code Authority, meaning writers and artists could push their stories further into the macabre.
And unlike the assembly-line approach of many superhero comics, Creepy treated each issue as a showcase for artistic excellence, making it one of the most visually stunning horror publications of its time.

This volume represents the magazine’s first true creative expansion.

The first five issues (collected in Volume 1) were an experiment in revival—a daring attempt to see if horror comics could still survive in an industry that had largely abandoned them.

By Volume 2, the experiment had become a movement.

These issues do not just continue the tradition of classic horror storytelling.

They elevate it.
The Art: A Study in Terror and Elegance

If Creepy Archives, Volume 1 introduced readers to a murderer’s row of talent, Volume 2 cements Warren Publishing as the finest purveyor of horror illustration in the industry.

This is where the visual identity of Creepy truly takes shape.
The Return of Frank Frazetta

First, there are the covers.

By the time Creepy had reached its sixth issue, it had already established itself as the best-looking horror magazine on the stands, thanks in no small part to Frank Frazetta, whose stunning painted covers gave the magazine an aura of mythic horror.

Frazetta’s work on Creepy is nothing less than legendary.

His covers are not static images but tableaux of horror, frozen moments that feel as if they might spring to life at any second.
His color palettes are rich and eerie, his compositions filled with movement, his figures imbued with a sense of impending doom.
These are not just horror illustrations—they are gothic oil paintings, pulsing with menace.

Simply put, Frazetta’s covers alone are worth the price of admission.

But once you step inside, the real horrors begin.
The Black-and-White Masters of Terror

The interior art in Volume 2 represents the full maturation of the Warren aesthetic—a moody, high-contrast approach to horror illustration that turns every story into a fever dream.

Steve Ditko, freed from the constraints of superhero comics, delivers some of the most unsettling, surreal horror illustrations of his career. His use of shadow and expressionism, already striking in his Spider-Man and Doctor Strange work, is now completely unleashed.
Alex Toth, ever the minimalist genius, proves that horror is just as much about what is not shown as what is. His crisp, cinematic compositions turn the simple act of a door creaking open into an exercise in unbearable tension.
Reed Crandall, a veteran of EC Comics, brings a classical elegance to horror storytelling, his fine lines lending an almost storybook quality to tales that end in unspeakable dread.
Joe Orlando, another EC alum, fills his pages with gothic atmosphere and terrifying detail, his grotesque figures seemingly decaying before our very eyes.

The result?

A collection of horror comics that do not simply look good, but feel alive—as if the very ink on the page is conspiring to crawl into your subconscious.
The Stories: Nightmares in Print

The greatest horror stories do not simply frighten—they play with our expectations, twisting familiar premises into something darker, stranger, more insidious.

And Creepy was a master of this art.

Among the highlights of Volume 2:

“The Duel of the Monsters” – A bizarrely compelling hybrid of gothic horror and Frankensteinian science fiction, featuring two creatures locked in a battle that is as tragic as it is terrifying.
“The Thing in the Pit” – A masterpiece of creeping dread, in which an explorer discovers something ancient, hungry, and very much awake beneath the earth.
“Spawn of the Cat People” – A pulpy, beautifully illustrated descent into lycanthropic madness, with a final panel that will stick in your brain like a claw to the throat.
“The Body-Snatcher” – A delightfully twisted adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic, proving that Creepy was not just a showcase for new horror—it was also a celebration of literary terror from generations past.

These are stories where the wicked are punished, the curious are doomed, and the reader is left with the uneasy feeling that they, too, may not be safe.

Because, in the world of Creepy, no one is.
The Legacy of Creepy and Why It Still Matters

There is something profoundly satisfying about holding a restored edition of Creepy in your hands, knowing that what was once lost has been resurrected.

Because Creepy was never just a magazine.

It was a statement.

It was a defiant middle finger to censorship, a refusal to let horror be tamed, neutered, or declawed.

And in Volume 2, we see the series not just surviving, but thriving—establishing itself as the premier horror anthology of its time, a book that could stand proudly alongside Poe, Lovecraft, and Bierce as a masterwork of literary horror.

If you have not yet devoured these restored editions, you owe it to yourself to do so.

Because some nightmares are too good to be forgotten.

And Creepy, now as then, is the best kind of nightmare.

As well it should be.

[Fred · Rating 4 out of 5]

These collections gather 5 issues' worth of material, so they don't necessarily make for compelling reading cover to cover. I took a more casual approach to picking through this one, and found it both enjoyable but sometimes a little forgettable.

The art in these is always top-notch. The stories, most of them scripted by editor Archie Goodwin, do get a bit repetitive at times, and owing to the movie-monster fixation of the assumed CREEPY reader, they often lean heavily on predictable plot points. Yet they still manage to surprise at times, even if the surprises tend to be a mild ones.

Looking back over the stories, I see in retrospect that the majority of them are pretty solid. They often compensate for a so-so plot with unexpected settings (ancient Rome, a medieval village, a Spartan campaign), unusual viewpoints (inside the mind of a Frankenstein monster, through the eyes of a man obsessed with a rare book), or combinations of well-known creatures (as in "Duel of the Monsters"). Amongst the weaker stories are the Adam Link serials, the adventures of a robot facing time and again a world that "just can't accept him." In addition, the two-part "The Coffin of Dracula" really feels like filler, a tired and toothless sequel to the original vampire tale.

Still, it's important to bear in mind that this material is now about 50 years old. Viewed in that context, it's surprising how well it holds up.

[Orrin Grey · Rating 3 out of 5]

First off, I was misled about Bernie Wrightson being in this volume. Or rather, he is in it, but only in the form of a piece of fan art that he sent in to the magazine.

Further, this volume seems a little less impressive on balance than Volume 1, but the high points here are extremely high, including a couple of good pieces by Steve Ditko and a completely amazing Wally Wood story ("Overworked"). The Creepy's Loathsome Lore segments are also very good again, including one of my favorites illustrated by Frank Frazetta and detailing non-werewolf lycanthropes.

[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

It feels like the magazine has started to hit its stride. The stories are less repetitive, the art is fantastic especially Frank Frazetta, Alex Toth, Steve Ditko, the list goes on, the talent pool runs deep. The tone is quite interesting. These aren't traditional horror-as-morality-play stories for the most part, but there's an almost cheerful nihilism to the inevitable violent ends these violent delights tee up.

[Fernando · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sumergirse en las páginas de Creepy es adentrarse en una galería de horrores, pero también de placeres narrativos. Este Volumen 2, publicado por Dark Horse, marca un salto notable en la madurez de la revista, un testimonio de cómo su evolución la llevó a experimentar con relatos que no solo pretendían asustar, sino provocar. Relatos que, por momentos, hacen reír con un humor tan oscuro como la tinta que da vida a sus viñetas, o bien nos lanzan a abismos que el horror clásico apenas osaba rozar.

La edición en tapa blanda que presenta Dark Horse resulta una joya tanto por su fidelidad al espíritu original como por su calidad asequible. Es un rescate cuidadoso de aquellas historias que, aunque nacidas hace décadas, siguen resonando con la fuerza del miedo más visceral. En comparación con su homónima española, esta edición sobresale por ser accesible, pero sin sacrificar el más mínimo detalle, como si supiera que cada línea es un conjuro que ha de preservarse con mimo.

Entre las historias de este volumen, algunas alcanzan cotas de rareza y brillantez que aún sorprenden. El vampiro que viaja al espacio se erige como un ejemplo de audacia creativa: un no-muerto en medio de las estrellas, donde las reglas de la vida y la muerte parecen trastocarse en un delirio espacial. Lo que podría haber sido un disparate se convierte en un extraño triunfo, una historia que, bajo la máscara de lo absurdo, nos invita a reflexionar sobre los límites del mito vampírico.

Sin embargo, si hay un relato que merece especial mención es el del aviador fantasma. Aquí, lo sobrenatural y lo bélico se funden en una narración donde los ecos de la guerra se tiñen de un halo espectral, recordándonos que no solo los vivos libran batallas. Es un cuento que juega con la modernidad del género fantasmagórico, manteniendo el pulso de otras revistas bélicas, pero logrando algo único, un equilibrio entre el miedo y la memoria.

En este volumen también encontramos el trazo inconfundible de Steve Ditko, cuyas contribuciones elevan el tono visual de la revista a otro nivel. En sus historias, la atmósfera opresiva y el trazo afilado crean un clima en el que el lector siente que cualquier cosa, por terrible que sea, está a punto de suceder. Ditko no dibuja solo sombras, sino que con cada línea nos sumerge en una tensión sostenida que parece agazaparse en cada esquina.

Por otro lado, destacan dos relatos que se expanden en números posteriores, mostrándonos cómo Creepy también supo jugar con la continuidad de sus historias. El ataúd de Drácula ofrece una nueva perspectiva sobre el vampirismo, dándole giros inesperados a una figura que parecía haberse agotado en otros medios. A su vez, la adaptación de Yo, Robot, centrada en las aventuras del androide Adam Link, fusiona la reflexión filosófica sobre la inteligencia artificial con el desasosiego de la ciencia ficción más sombría.

A medida que avanzamos por las páginas de este volumen, se aprecia el refinamiento progresivo de la revista, tanto en la variedad de sus enfoques como en la calidad de sus guiones. A veces cómica, a veces perturbadora, Creepy juega con las reglas del terror clásico y las rompe cuando le place, recordándonos que lo inquietante puede surgir de lo inesperado, y que el miedo no siempre se manifiesta de forma grandilocuente.

Lo que Creepy Volumen 2 consigue es lo que todo buen relato de horror aspira: atraparnos en su atmósfera y, al mismo tiempo, dejarnos espacio para llenar los silencios con nuestras propias pesadillas. Y es esa versatilidad la que convierte este volumen en una pieza imprescindible, no solo para los coleccionistas del género, sino para cualquiera que aprecie el cómic como medio para explorar lo oscuro, lo extraño y lo desconocido.

[Luke Shea · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think maybe reading two omnibuses of this back to back may not be the right way to enjoy these. I was head over heels at first, but feeling pretty checked out by the end of this one. But I think that's on me for doing the literary equivalent of eating nothing but popcorn for days straight. I don't think the quality dipped. If anything, they have gotten weirder and taken bigger swings, which I appreciate. Art is gorgeous. Toth stories a visual standout. Had fun, ready to eat something other than popcorn.

[Steven · Rating 5 out of 5]

Classic Creepy…

This classic creepshow is what it is. Ever since that stupid witch hunt nearly destroyed all the horror comics or was out of the picture because of the comics code. It was then in 1960s, Creepy came out, along with Eerie. Right now, this is the second volume of Creepy Archive. These are fun to read, with great artwork by the likes of Crandall, Toth, Frazetta,Ditko, and others. Recommended.

[Matt Sears · Rating 3 out of 5]

The plots of these short stories are just ok--big twists at the end that get less and less effective. Although I do like the robot stories. But the black and white art in these magazines is amazing. I would love to live in such a world. Except for winding up boarded up in a room to die when I planned to board up the other guy to die. Oops!

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some really fine stuff. My favorite artists in this volume are Steve Ditko, Gene Colan, and Alex Toth, followed by Reed Crandall and Grey Morrow. There is an episode in most, if not all, the issues of the Adam Link series of stories. The first couple were a little bland for my taste, but each "new" installment seems to get a little bit better.

[Joe · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a must read for any lovers of:
1. Old comics
2. Tales from the Crypt
3. Twilight Zone

These short horror morality tales are a hoot and go down super easy. You can almost hear the cheesy 1950's acting from the characters. Can't wait to read Volume 3.

[Jeff · Rating 4 out of 5]

The second volume collection issues 6-10 of CREEPY, the classic black and white horror comic. These stories are from the mid 1960s. The stories are entertaining and the art is superb!

[Brian Clarke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love these collected reprints. Although the stories are patchy when they shine they shine brilliantly.

[Greg Correll · Rating 4 out of 5]

as good as I remembered

The art is stellar. Mature, confident strokes from EC alum and more. Ditko, frazetta are real standouts in this collection.

[Nico Robinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Obviously not very scary, but super charming with some really beautiful art. I was thoroughly entertained.

[Renee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not quite as good as the first volume. There were a couple stories by Jay Taycee that dragged by being overly wordy. I did love that the advertising pages featured the ad to buy a real, live monkey, a thing I have heard Gilbert Gottfried speak of often but was not sure was real.

[wildct2003 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Uneven quality

[Steve Virgin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reprinting Creepy #6 - #10. Some very good artwork but stories not great. The Dracula rewrite is entertaining

[Karl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great collection of horror stories in the classic Warren Magazine style. It's the usual mix of monsters, mayhem, and macabre puns by Uncle Creepy. The stories I liked the best (in no real order) were "Collectors Edition," "Coffin of Dracula," "The Thing in the Pit," "Dual of the Monsters," "Dark Kingdom," "Overworked," and "Monster". I also
liked the adaptations of Stevenson's "Body Snatcher" and Poe's "Cask of Amontillado".

[Matti Karjalainen · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Shokki : toinen karmea Creepy-kokoelma" (Egmont, 2010) sisältää amerikkalaisen Creepy-lehden numerot 6-10, joissa ilmestyneet tarinat julkaistiin aikanaan suomeksi legendaarisessa Shokki-lehdessä vuosina 1972-1975.

Lyhyet ja karmean humoristiset sarjakuvat sisältävät kauhutarinoita, joissa vilisevät vampyyrit, ihmissudet, ruumiinsyöjät ja muut perinteiset hirviöt. Slemmy-hahmon esittelemien kauhutarinoiden perusvire on vanhoille kansansaduille uskollinen: pahantekijä saa aina palkkansa.

Valtaosan tarinoista on käsikirjoittanut Archie Goodwin, mutta ehkäpä kokoelman onnistunein tarina "Aivan kuin Siniparta!" on kuitenkin Bill Pearsonin ja Joe Orlandon käsialaa. Siinä vastavihitty morsian huomaa, että hänen kylmäkiskoisen miehensä käytöksessä on epäilyttävän paljon yhteneväisyyksia Ritari Siniparran kanssa...

Mukaan on mahdutettu myös muutamia sarjakuvaversiointi klassikkokertomuksista (R.L. Stevensonin "Ruumiinryöstäjät" ja Edgar Allan Poen "Amontilladotynnyri"). Al Williamsonin tapaisten tekijämiesten kuvitus on kautta linjan komeaa, eikä unohtaa sovi myöskään legendaarisen Frank Frazettan kansikuvataidetta.

Suomenkieliseen laitokseen on lisätty myös P.A. Mannisen laatima indeksi sekä vanhoja Shokki-lehden lukijakirjeitä, joten kyseessä on kaiken kaikkiaan mainio ja nostalginen paketti kaikille kauhusarjakuvan ystäville!

[Bob Wolniak · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another archive volume of the B&W horror anthology comic from the 60's. Nearly 300 pages of illustrated scary short stories including a forward by Roy Thomas and scripts by Archie Goodwin and the like. A virtual who's who of great illustrators makes up this volume (Alex Toth, Al Williamson, John Severin, Gene Colan, Gray Morrow, Steve Ditko, Frank Frazetta, Joe Orlando, etc.) You gotta get these when they come out because with a short print run they are very expensive to pursue after they are sold out. Also included here is continuation of the robot Adam Link storyline, an Edgar Allan Poe classic with a twist, and a sequel to Dracula in two parts.

[MagicDave · Rating 4 out of 5]

Second blast from the past

I bought the first of these collections and enjoyed stepping back into my youth. This second collection is just as good, but I came to the realization that "you can't go home again". As much as I enjoyed this book, I will probably not continue buying them. These are for young readers primarily, and I enjoy reading longer stories such as what Stephen King writes.

[Little Timmy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was lucky and collected a full set of these magazines and got a chance to read the fantastic stories and enjoy the incredible art from many of the greats, many of who got their start here, from the comic world. If you like offbeat horror, supernatural, SiFi and just plan different stories then these are the magazines for you. Very recommended

[Dave · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book and the others make for great reading
It has crrepy issues 6 -10 a great hardcover with great now hard to find stories with beautiful black and white artwork done the same as the original comics

[J. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was pretty underwhelmed by this collection, after hearing a lot of good things about it. Some great stories, some pretty terrible. Some great art, some less so. This seems like pretty standard horror fare for the time, so I'm not really sure what all the fuss is about.