Horror comic books issue 1

2nd Edition (Revised and Updated) - 1st printing.

By Michael Brunas, John Brunas, and Tom Weaver.

Revised and updated since its first publication in 1990, this acclaimed critical survey covers the classic chillers produced by Universal Studios during the golden age of hollywood horror, 1931 through 1946.

Trekking boldly through haunts and horrors from The Frankenstein Monster, The Wolf Man, Count Dracula, and The Invisible Man, to The Mummy, Paula the Ape Woman, The Creeper, and The Inner Sanctum, the authors offer a definitive study of the 86 films produced during this era and present a general overview of the period.

Coverage of the films includes complete cast lists, credits, storyline, behind-the-scenes information, production history, critical analysis, and commentary from the cast and crew (much of it drawn from interviews by Tom Weaver, whom USA Today calls the king of the monster hunters).

Unique to this edition are a new selection of photographs and poster reproductions and an appendix listing additional films of interest.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 616 pages, Text (with B&W Photos).

Cover price $39.95.

1st printing. Collects Universal Monsters: Frankenstein (1993), Creature From the Black Lagoon (1993), Dracula (1993), and The Mummy (1993). Painted cover by Eric Powell. Featuring long out-of-print artwork by the white-hot Tony Harris (Ex Machina, Starman) and artist Art Adams (Monkeyman & O'Brien), as well as a brand-new introduction and painted cover by multiple Eisner Award Winner Eric Powell (The Goon), this collection tells the original stories of the Universal Monsters - Frankenstein's Monster, the Mummy, Dracula, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon. From the 1930s to the 1950s, Universal Studios changed horror cinema forever with its legendary run of monster movies. Since then, these timeless tales of terror and tragedy have enthralled generations of audiences and inspired countless creators of the macabre. Now, read the stories of the Universal Monsters as envisioned by some of comics' finest talents. Softcover, full color. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing.

By Michael Mallory.

From the 1920s through the 1950s, Universal Studios was Hollywood's number one studio for horror pictures, haunting movie theaters worldwide with Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon, among others.

This is the most complete record of the horror films of this legendary studio, with biographies of major personalities who were responsible for the most notable monster melodramas in film history. The stories of these films and their creators are told through interviews with surviving actors and studio employees, accompanied by a lavish photographic record, including many behind-the-scenes shots.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 252 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $34.99.

Pulp Graphic Novel Edition - 1st printing. Story and art by Junji Ito. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 206 pages, B&W Cover price $15.95.

Pulp Graphic Novel Edition - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Junji Ito. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 206 pages, B&W Cover price $15.95.

1st (2001) Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Junji Ito. Kirie Goshima has lived all her life in the coastal town of Kurôzu-cho, a sleepy community where the citizens live quiet lives away from the bustling city. But soon, all that will change. When normal citizens become obsessed with the ever-reducing shape of the spiral, strange accidents begin to happen that have Kirie, and her sensitive boyfriend Shuichi, puzzled and frightened. Now, with the spiral phenomenon spreading and the body count rising, Kirie and Shuichi must fight its growing number of followers or die trying! In This Volume: It all started one overcast day in the town of Kurôzu-cho. When the father of Kirie's boyfriend, Shuichi Saito, became obsessed with spirals, Kirie thought it was just an eccentric curiosity. But weeks later, when Mr. Saito is found inside a circular tub twisted into an impossible spiral shape, both Kirie and Shuichi begin to realize the gravity of their situation. Soon, other townspeople begin to join the list of strange, spiral-related incidents. Will Kirie and Shuichi make it out of Kurôzu-cho alive, or will the spiral claim them too? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 208 page, B&W. Rating: T+ NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $15.95.

1st (2001) Edition - Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Junji Ito. Kirie Goshima has lived all her life in the coastal town of Kurôzu-cho, a sleepy community where the citizens live quiet lives away from the bustling city. But soon, all that will change. When normal citizens become obsessed with the ever-reducing shape of the spiral, strange accidents begin to happen that have Kirie, and her sensitive boyfriend Shuichi, puzzled and frightened. Now, with the spiral phenomenon spreading and the body count rising, Kirie and Shuichi must fight its growing number of followers or die trying! In This Volume: It all started one overcast day in the town of Kurôzu-cho. When the father of Kirie's boyfriend, Shuichi Saito, became obsessed with spirals, Kirie thought it was just an eccentric curiosity. But weeks later, when Mr. Saito is found inside a circular tub twisted into an impossible spiral shape, both Kirie and Shuichi begin to realize the gravity of their situation. Soon, other townspeople begin to join the list of strange, spiral-related incidents. Will Kirie and Shuichi make it out of Kurôzu-cho alive, or will the spiral claim them too? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 208 page, B&W. Rating: T+ NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $15.95.

2nd (2007) Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Junji Ito. Kurôzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the town is haunted not by a person or being but a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral - the hypnotic secret shape of the world. It manifests itself in everything from seashells and whirlpools in water to the spiral marks on people's bodies, the insane obsessions of Shuichi's father and the voice from the cochlea in our inner ear. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 206 pages, B&W. Rating: T+ NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

2nd Edition - Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Junji Ito. Kurôzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the town is haunted not by a person or being but a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral - the hypnotic secret shape of the world. It manifests itself in everything from seashells and whirlpools in water to the spiral marks on people's bodies, the insane obsessions of Shuichi's father and the voice from the cochlea in our inner ear. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 206 pages, B&W. Rating: T+ NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

1st printing.

Written by Kate Leth. Art by Eman Cassalos and Sergio Fernandez Davila. Cover by Jenny Frison.

Vampirella takes Hollywood in this new adventure of the classic monster-slaying, thrill-seeking vampire queen!

When her stately manor is attacked, the heroine begins to unravel a plot as old as the silver screen, using her public status as a viral video sensation to discover what monsters really lurk in the shadows of the City of Angels. Everyone in Hollywood seems to have their secrets, from the mysterious Slade to her new agent, Juliette Court.

As Vampi's star rises, so do the stakes!

Softcover, 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. By Tim Greaves, Jose Larraz, and Brian Smedley-Aston. A Tribute to the Ultimate in Erotic Horror Fiction. Softcover, B&W. Mature Readers

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Vault of Horror (1950-1955 EC Comics) #12-17. Golden Age tales of horror hosted by the Old Witch, Vault-Keeper, and the infamous Crypt-Keeper. Featuring stories by Johnny Craig, Wally Wood, Harvey Kurtzman, Al Feldstein, Graham Ingels, and Jack Kamen. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 172 pages, B&W. NOTE: Originally only available in the Complete EC Library Slipcase Set.

Created by Michael Bann. Written by Robert Caton with art by Allan Gallo. B&W/color, 32 pages, slick paper stock. Cover price $3.95.

"VideoHound" chronicles the horror genre's prolific history with 1,000 entertaining reviews accompanied by photos, sidebars, and quotes. Fully comprehensive, this book covers the classics, low-budget shlock, and modern slasher flicks. Softcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 525 pages, Text (B/W Pictures) Cover price $17.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Written by Massimo Rosi. Art and cover by Vito Coppola.

In Vietnam, a unit of American soldiers is running an underground reconnaissance using men known as the "Tunnel Rats", Colton Jones being one of these men. Strange movements and unusual songs had been coming from a nearby mountain causing the men to be sent into the tunnels to search for members of the opposing force in hiding. However, inside of the mountain they'll find something they could have never prepared for.

Softcover, 110 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $14.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Text by G.H. Janus.

Classic Italian film poster art is renowned as being among the most accomplished, creative and dynamic of its kind. From the post-war period through to the 1980s, Italian artists consistently produced posters with sumptuously stunning designs and imagery, not least in the science fiction and horror genres, for which compositions almost invariably included curvaceous female figures in jeopardy, juxtaposed with the iconography of fantasy and terror. Voluptuous Terrors collects 120 film posters by a wide range of acclaimed Italian artists, created for both indigenous and foreign-language film productions.

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $29.95.

Regular Edition - 1st printing. Art and Cover by Wally Wood. The Official Wally Wood Classics series follows the hit Strange Worlds of Science Fiction with Eerie Tales of Crime & Horror, collecting the complete non-EC 1950's crime and horror comics of Hall of Fame Weird Science, Daredevil, Mars Attacks, and Mad co-creator, Wallace Wood. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $39.95.

Deluxe Edition - 1st printing. Art and Cover by Wally Wood. The Official Wally Wood Classics series follows the hit Strange Worlds of Science Fiction with Eerie Tales of Crime & Horror, collecting the complete non-EC 1950's crime and horror comics of Hall of Fame Weird Science, Daredevil, Mars Attacks, and Mad co-creator, Wallace Wood. Hardcover (Slipcase), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 200 pages, full color. Cover price $69.95.

1st printing.

Art and Cover by Wally Wood.

The Official Wally Wood Classics series follows the hit Strange Worlds of Science Fiction with Eerie Tales of Crime & Horror, collecting the complete non-EC 1950's crime and horror comics of Hall of Fame Weird Science, Daredevil, Mars Attacks, and Mad co-creator Wallace Wood.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

2nd and later printings.

Art and Cover by Wally Wood.

The Official Wally Wood Classics series follows the hit Strange Worlds of Science Fiction with Eerie Tales of Crime & Horror, collecting the complete non-EC 1950's crime and horror comics of Hall of Fame Weird Science, Daredevil, Mars Attacks, and Mad co-creator Wallace Wood.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

2nd or Later Printings.

Written by: Keith Hedges

An expansive collection of movie trivia spanning three different genres.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 145 pages, B&W

Cover price $15.00.

1st printing.

By Robert Michael Cotter.

The Hammer studio is best known for its horror film output from the mid-1950s through the 1970s.

This book lists the hundreds of actresses who appeared in those films, including ones released in the twenty-first century by a resurgent Hammer. Women working behind the scenes were just as important as the ones in front of the camera, so those women are profiled as well. Each woman's entry includes her Hammer filmography, a brief biography if available, and other film credits in the horror genre.

The book is also well illustrated, including more than 60 film stills or posters.

Hardcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 300 pages, B&W.

Cover price $49.95.

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Michael T. Gilbert interview, Angus Scrimm interview Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. Collected for the first time in a deluxe edition are the comics that deserve it the least: the infamous Eerie Publications' horror comics! Incredibly gory and crazy, the Eerie Pubs pushed the boundaries of good taste with blood-drenched, spine-cracking tales ripped (and redrawn) from the pages of Pre-Code horror comics. Illustrated terror by Dick Ayers, Chic Stone, Domingo Mandrafina, the Iger Shop, and many other unsung masters of the morbid, presented in glorious, carefully re-mastered black and white. And who can forget those nausea-inducing covers? A dirty dozen of deadly, full-color covers are reproduced for your discomfort and revulsion. Gratuitous gore! Multi-Monster Madness! Bound Beauties! Hardcover, 148 pages, full color. Cover price $27.99.

1st printing. By Philip Athans. If you write horror, sci-fi, or fantasy you know that monsters shouldn't just appear in your story for no reason. Join Philip Athans, author of The Guide to Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction, and learn to create compelling, plausible creatures to inhabit and haunt your novels. This novel includes: An explanation of monster archetypes, including symbolism and phobia of monsters. Descriptions of classic creatures from popular films, books, and games. A foreward by The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society. And, an annotated short story by H.P. Lovecraft. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 224 pages, Text. Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. Edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling. Featuring tales byScott Baker, Pat Cadigan, Joe Haldeman, Tanith Lee, Jonah Carroll, Robert McCammon, Bruce Sterling, and more! Hardcover, 568 pages, Text Only.

1st printing. Edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling. Featuring tales by Charles de Lint, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Nancy A. Collins , Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Ellen Kushner, Joe R. Lansdale, Jonathan Carroll, and more! Hardcover, 552 pages, Text Only.

1st printing. Edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling. Featuring tales by Michael Bishop, Edward Byrant, Angela Carter, Terry more! Hardcover, 518 pages, Text Only.

1st printing. Edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling. Over 250,000 words of the finest fantasy and horror! Featuring tales by Joyce Carol Oates, Jane Yolen, Harlan Ellison, and more! Hardcover, Text Only.

1st printing. Edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling. Over 250,000 words of the finest fantasy and horror! Featuring tales by John Crowley, Thomas M. Disch, Harlen Ellison, Patricia A. McKillip, Dan Simmons, and more! Hardcover, 524 pages, Text Only.

1st printing. Edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling. Written by Margaret Atwood, Peter S. Beagle, Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Ellen Kushner, Ursula K Le Guin, Davdi J. Schow, and Jane Yolen. Featuring 46 stories, and poems range widely from fabulous realms that never were to the magic inherent in everyday life, talking penguins, and many more wonderful impossibilities! Hardcover, 538 pages, Text only. Cover price $27.95.

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1st printing. Edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling. For more than a decade, readers have turned to The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror to find the most rewarding fantastic short stories. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling continue their critically acclaimed and award-winning tradition with another stunning collection of stories. The fiction and poetry here is culled from an exhaustive survey of the field, nearly four dozen stories ranging from fairy tales to gothic horror, from magical realism to dark tales in the Grand Guignol style. Rounding out the volume are the editors' invaluable overviews of the year in fantasy and horror, a new Year's Best section, on comics, by Charles Vess, and on anime and manga, by Joan D. Vinge, and a long list of Honorable Mentions, making this an indispensable reference as well as the best reading available in fantasy and horror. Hardcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 542 pages, text only. Cover price $35.00.

1st printing. Edited by Anthony Ambrogio. Loss of identity, submergence of self, death of the soul - under various names and in various guises - befalls individuals trapped in a horror/sf/fantasy universe. An examination of the ways in which this fundamental terror is visited upon people in the movies - and what it does to them - could provide a new perspective on - and greater understanding of - the films that employ it and perhaps lead to a deeper appreciation of what it means to be human and why losing that defining aspect of our lives is so profoundly frightening. Offering a fresh look at horror films, this A-Z guide covers films such as The Alligator People, Blade Runner, Brazil, The Creeping Unknown, Fifth Element, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and many other genre films. Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 320 pages, Text (with B&W Photos). Cover price $25.00.

1st printing. Edited by Craig Yoe. Introduction by Steve Karswell Banes. From the banned 1950s horror comics that Dr. Fredric Wertham, The U.S. Senate, and mothers didn't want innocent children to devour comes a terrifying and timely anthology of comics of the undead..."Zombies". These gruesome mini-masterpieces are hauntingly delineated by some of the Golden Age's greatest artists at their very best. The nightmarish scripts of the unstoppable living dead will make your spine freeze over in terror! Hardcover, 148 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

2nd and later printings. Edited by Craig Yoe. Introduction by Steve Karswell Banes. From the banned 1950s horror comics that Dr. Fredric Wertham, The U.S. Senate, and mothers didn't want innocent children to devour comes a terrifying and timely anthology of comics of the undead..."Zombies". These gruesome mini-masterpieces are hauntingly delineated by some of the Golden Age's greatest artists at their very best. The nightmarish scripts of the unstoppable living dead will make your spine freeze over in terror! Hardcover, 148 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.