SCARY (2012)

"A comic so good it's SCARY! Imagine you were a kid in the 1950s reading contraband horror comics under the bed covers by flashlight! You were devouring the very comic books you parents, your teachers and anti-comics crusader Dr. Fredric Wertham were trying to keep out of your hands! Now you can recreate that same experience, because the comics that were banned are back in actual comic-book format! The people that brought you Dick Briefer's Frankenstein, Bob Powell's Terror and Zombies are now producing a comic book series filled with the best of worst vintage horror comics that will rot your mind! Don't dare miss the first issue of Scary from the Chilling Archives of Horror Comics fiends!"

"Back from the opened grave are more masterpieces of the macabre from the horror comics of the 1950s. Genius horror artists of the known and unknown variety poured their tortured souls into these comics. The best and rarest stories have been chosen with the help of top horror comic collectors and all lovingly restored and presented in full-creepy color. You will be thrilled, chilled and maybe even a little sickened by the over-the-top ghouls and gore in the thick 52 page Haunted Horrors. From the fiends that brought you Dick Briefer's Frankensten, Bob Powell's Terror and Zombies in the Chilling Archives of Horror Comics. Grab Haunted Horror before some do-gooders ban it! "

"Various (w & a) o Tony Mortellaro (c) From musty graves the passionate editors and dedicated collectors of the highly acclaimed Haunted Horror comic dig up more spine-tingling, rare stories from the moldy contraband of 1950s--the horror comics crushed by government investigations. The coolest stories and art, lovingly restored and beautifully printed, are now yours for a minute fraction of what the originals comic books would cost--if you could find them! Order your copy today, fright fiend! "

"The critics are screaming about Haunted Horror! 'We're talking 1950s contraband horror comics. How sexy is that sentence?' -Bree Ogden, This Literary Life 'The best in classic horror comics.' -Lonnie Nadler, Bloody Disgusting 'Classic stories that haven't seen the light of day in decades.' -Pedro Cabezuelo, Rue Morgue Magazine 'Juicy vintage comic book horror!' -Larry 'Lost Skeleton of Cadavra' Blamire, film director 'With Haunted Horror, you now can be just like one of those juvenile delinquents that Wertham warned about!' -Todd 'The Mayor' Franklin, Neato Coolville"

"You can judge THIS comic book by its cover: a zombie from the sea is jettisoned onto a blonde in a revealing negligee--and what's behind the scanties just keeps getting better! Top artists of the golden age in rare horror stories! These creepy, eerie comics from vaults of horror will appall you, shock you, horrify you, disgust you, make you throw up in your mouth a little--in other words... you'll LOVE them! Read the comics that your mom, Dr. Fredric Werthless, and the U.S. Senate didn't want you to see! Don't miss this!"

"These creepy, eerie comics from vaults of horror will appall you, shock you, horrify you, disgust you, make you throw up in your mouth a little--in other words... you'll LOVE them! Read and see the brilliant art of the best 1950s comics that your mom, Dr. Fredric Werthless, and the U.S. Senate didn't want you to see! Don't miss this!"

"Listen to what fans are screaming about our full color reprints of banned 1950s comics: 'The dead walk again in Haunted Horror!'-Martin Hirchak 'Haunted Horror is absolutely disgusting, gory, & VERY entertaining!'-Tommy Stanziola 'From straight A student to teen junkie, the stories in this ghoulish gallery made me the man I am today!'-Ghastly Gilbert Smith 'The stories the Comics Code Authority didn't think you could handle!'-Sean MacLellan"

"'Dear Pre-Code Horror Fans, A BIG thanks to all the folks that come up to me at conventions where I've been a guest and said how they 'got' and love what we are doing with this comic: reprinting beautifully reproduced, never seen, rare horror comic book stories with amazing art or wild concepts. All this love for Haunted Horror by fans and the support by comic shop owners is deeply appreciated! Please join the Facebook group Horror Comics: 1950s and Beyond for news, comic covers, foreign treasures, rare original art, and the fun fellowship of a great group of collectors and horror comics fans.' -Craig Yoe, aka the horror host Forelock the Warlock."

"This issue digs up a bevy of more grisly, gory, gratuitous comics that were banned in the fifties and should probably be banned again--but we're publishing this sick stuff anyway! Amazing spine-tingling art, bizarro stories the kind horror fans love!"

"Dead walking! Ghouls stalking! Specters talking! This chilling full-color comic book specializes in painfully restoring comics from the '50s with brilliant old-school art and the wonkiest of terrifying scripts. Every story (best read under the covers with a flashlight, and the doors and windows tightly bolted) tingles the spine! So good, it's scary! "

"Reprinting the best of golden age horror fare, unseen since the code shut these comics down! Rare comic stories showcasing the grisliest artists and the most shocking tales captured in full lurid color. The Horror Comics Review screeches, 'The coolest pre-Code comics from the annals of horror comics history!'"

"Pre-Code comic fans have been SCREAMING about Haunted Horror! Join these guys and ghouls in ordering the terrifyingly fun full-color comic reprinting the choicest banned comics from the 1950s--and join the cult-like fiendishly friendly horde on the Horror Comics: 1950s and Beyond page on Facebook!"

"You're out of luck if you buy this unlucky 13th issue of Haunted Horror jammed full of nasty, gross, scary inappropriate, disgusting, lurid, banned comics from the 1950s! We are not responsible if possessing Haunted Horror gets you in trouble with your local PTA, religious groups, your 4th period English teacher, Boy Scout leaders, crusading psychiatrists, book burners or other censoring zealots and your MOM! You may be grounded for life!"

"A very special issue of spook-tacular tales handpicked by heinous horror host, Mr. Karswell, infamous for his spine-tingling web collection of pre-code horror, thehorrorsofitall.blogspot.com. Zombies, ghosts, man-eaters, and more gore than your mangled little mops can ever hope to handle await! You'll lose you head over the Shelly Moldoff cover! You'll scream with delight over the banned comics, 'Death's Revenge', 'Horror of the Cannibal's Dinner', 'The Murderous Mimics', 'Headless Horror', 'I Walked at Midnight', 'The Devil from the Deep' and too much more!"

"Beware! The dead are walking again! Under this terrifying Bernard Baily cover you'll find a crypt-full of never reprinted Pre-Code classic horror comics by brilliant artists! The comics the U.S. Senate, Dr. Fredric Wertham, and your mom didn't want you to see! You'll discover grisly, gory, gruesome art and shocking stories in these banned comic--all lovingly restored! "

"The dead walk, and the living are terrorized in this selection of top never-before-reprinted full-bloody color Pre-Code comics!"

"Another terror-ific must-have issue of the fan-favorite with never-before-reprinted Pre-Code classics! Listen to the critics scream: Bloody Disgusting says Haunted Horror is 'The best in classic horror comics.' "

"Stories from various seducers of the innocent that were too ashamed to sign their names!"

"A terrifying Spook-tacular Halloween Ish! Steve Banes of the infamous 'The Horrors of It All' pre-code comics blog, assembles, Frankenstein-like, this Halloween horror-winner of a comic book! Tremble and read if you dare this frightful fare: 'Out of the Black Night', 'Trick or Treat' and many more morbid tales! This Halloween eye-candy won't rot your teeth-just your brain! "

"The critics are screaming! Fangoria says 'Grimy, ghoulish, and sinfully devilish, HAUNTED HORROR is effectively bringing old horror to a new generation.' Bloody Disgusting says 'HAUNTED HORROR proves that good storytelling never grows old!'"

"From the same wicked fiends that bring you the Chilling Archives of Horror Comics hardback series the Haunted Horror comic book gives good skull. Classic banned horror comics from Pre-Code 1950s! "

"Join special guest host Mike 'The Howler' Howlett for this sordid selection of Pre-Code Horror screamers! Artwork from Basil Wolverton, Sid Check, the Iger Shop and other horror masters bring you eight envelope-pushing tales of grue and gore from the days of yore. The twist here is that all of these stories were redrawn in the 1970s by the slimy Eerie Publications staff! The publishers of Haunted Horror assume no responsibility if your eyes pop clear out of your skull."

"This is a lovingly put together collection that really showcases the range of macabre unleashed on the masses at the time and that EC in no way held the corner on the market. Featuring ghouls, ghosts, monsters, murder, mysticism, and revenge, there's a new horror lurking behind the turn of each page. What truly stands out is the artwork. With the turn of each page, you'll find fantastic artwork that embodies the style at the time, with each panel densely packed with details and horrors to fill night after night's sleep with nightmares. "

"The infamous Fangoria Magazine terrifyingly screams, 'While comprehensive collections of significant series such as Tales from the Crypt and Creepy/Eerie are certainly essential, this collection is snatching up old, forgotten gems and reprinting them for our sticky, little hands. We get to experience writers and artists across the board working on these spooky tales, catching quick looks at bygone creators who might have completely disappeared if it wasn't for this. Haunted Horror nails the feel of these old pulp comics, from the grim covers to the restored interiors and with the thickly written dialogue, guaranteeing the reader a good thirty minutes of shivering terror. Grimy, ghoulish, and sinfully devilish, Haunted Horror is effectively bringing old horror to a new generation.'"

"Haunted Horror #25 marks the malignant first issue of a special three-part 'Horrors of it All' miniseries of shockers. It compiles all-time favorite atrocities as chosen by devilish co-host and THOIA blogger himself, Steve 'Mr. Karswell' Banes. A 'gravest hits' if you will, those gutsy enough to open this repugnant issue will find an absolute overload of stomach-churning evil. Supernatural creeps and ferocious fiends perform all seven levels of blood-curdling savagery!"

"The second sickening installment in THE HORRORS OF IT ALL! Featuring terrifying tales as chosen by Steve 'Mr. Karswell' Banes! A surprisingly vicious issue highlighted by a terror-ific Bernard Baily cover, as well more severed head stories inside than you can swing a sharp edged stick at! Yes, if this one doesn't scare you-you're already dead! "

"The terrifying third and final installment of THE HORRORS OF IT ALL 3-issue special screams to its corruptible close, as THOIA blogger/horror host, Mr. Karswell unleashes another unhealthy dose of Pre-Code plagues upon the unsuspecting comic book world! This one will be the final nail in your coffin!"

"Guest editor 'Toxic' Tommy O'Brien gather's Pre-Code grisly, gory, goodies by his favorite horror comics art masters! Eyeball searing monsterpieces: 'The Corpse Who Came to Dinner', 'The Day the World Died', 'Land of the Living Dead', 'The Werewolf Lurks', 'Taylor of Death' and more! "

"Social guest horror host Dr. Odd (a.k.a. David O'Dell) foists his great bug gobs of greasy grimy horror tales on the rancid readers. This face-melting issue includes: 'Dead Rite!', 'Death of a Doll', 'Mother's Advice', 'Tag You're It', 'The Body Maker', and the bloody 'Vein of Irony!' Bullet points: * 'Gloriously grotesque heinous horror!'-Dan Greenfield, 13th Dimension "

"As cool and fun as EC Comics, these face-melting stories have never before been reprinted! 'The comic book industry's most obscure and outrageous stories of the 1950s'-USA Today. Bullet points: * 'Gloriously grotesque heinous horror!'-Dan Greenfield, 13th Dimension * Join the 'Horror Comics: 1950s and Beyond' group on Facebook! "

"Not for the squeamish, these Pre-Code creepy, eerie comics from the crypt will scare the spit out of you! Read if you dare: 'The Death Head!' by Hy Fleishman, and 'The Web of the Spider' by Joe Certa! These stories will give you fits: 'If The Noose Fits-Wear it!' by Bill Fraccio and Lin Streeter draws 'The Cat Jumped Over The Corpse!' and George Roussos pen and inks 'The Thing from the Dark!' Finally, cling to your mortal life and enter 'The Valley of the Scaly Monsters!' "

"Your favorite horror anthology heads for the high seas of screams, in this sinisterly saturated selection of soaking-wet weirdness straight from Davey Jones' locker! Classic creeps from the deeps are surfacing on a tidal wave of terror! Hold your breath-Haunted Horror #32 is just around the bends! Get it? Get it! "

"Gadzooks! Haunted Horror #33 is an obnoxious cavalcade of shivery spooks 'n' killer kooks-an insane issue literally bursting with issues! Weird wild women, maniacal mad men, murder, and monsters-and even a visit from an Edgar Allan Poe classic! Tantalizing, top-tier terror guaranteed to make you bleed! "

"You can't run! You can't hide! But you can scream for a quick death as the evil, demented geniuses behind Haunted Horror continue to slowly pry away the disgusting coffin lid of pre-code comics, revealing monstrosity upon atrocity-freaks upon creeps-morbidity upon (insert something spooky that rhymes with morbidity.) 48 putrid pages of frightful, fiendish fun-in fact, put on your best red dress, HH fans, because your FUNeral is about to begin!"

"You can't run! You can't hide! 48 putrid pages of frightful, fiendish fun-in fact, put on your best red dress, HH fans, because your FUNeral is about to begin!"

"You can't run! You can't hide! 48 putrid pages of frightful, fiendish fun-in fact, put on your best red dress, HH fans, because your FUNeral is about to begin!"