Stories Too Scary To Skip! Terrifying Text Tales from Pre-Code Horror Comics - E-book - ePub

Plucked from the pages of classic pre-Comics Code horror and suspense comics... comes the thrilling new anthology collection Stories Too Scary To Skip!These terrifying text tales culled and curated by author A. J. Payler include selections from many classic issues highly prized by collectors today. Offering fascinating turns of phrase, breathless experiments in pacing, the most vivid of imagery packed into the smallest available space-each of these stories has something to offer far exceeding the lowest common denominator bar often expected of them.
So dig in-and don't be surprised if you find yourself with a big grin on your face, as thrilled as any impressionable kid in the 1940s or 50s might have been!Contains over two dozen vintage stories and an introduction by editor and compiler A. J. Payler. Featuring:"Fiend of Fire" By Eando Binder"Ghost Mother" by Mrs. J. Yakayima"Proof""The Painted Grave""Kill a Witch!""Horrible Toys""The Mermaid Mole""Little Lady" by John Martin"The Haunted Hoard""The Mystery of the Five Fingers""Horror on the Hill" by John Martin"Chills in the Night" by Jesse Merlan"By the Light of the Lantern""The Empty House""Rescue Out of the Unknown""The Ghost of Company C""Double Trouble""The Town From Beyond""The Moss Man""The Chamber of Death!""Horror Man""Aunt Mag's Cat""Horror in the Swamp""Timeless is the Night""Nightmare!""Reunion""Seeing Rabbits"