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Encyclopedia > The Haunt of Fear
Graham Ingels illustrated the origin of the Old Witch in Haunt of Fear 14 (1952)
Graham Ingels illustrated the origin of the Old Witch in Haunt of Fear 14 (1952)

The Haunt of Fear was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. The bi-monthly horror comic, published by Bill Gaines and edited by Al Feldstein, began with an issue cover-dated May-June, 1950. However, the first issue was numbered #15 because it was a title change from an EC Western comic book series, Gunfighter. In the early 1950's, comic book publishers, seeking to save money on second class postage permits, would frequently change titles of their comics rather than start new ones. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 447 × 599 pixels Full resolution (1000 × 1340 pixel, file size: 220 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)The Haunt of Fear This image is a single panel from a comic strip or the interior of a single issue of a comic book... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 447 × 599 pixels Full resolution (1000 × 1340 pixel, file size: 220 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)The Haunt of Fear This image is a single panel from a comic strip or the interior of a single issue of a comic book... Entertaining Comics was headed by William Gaines but is better known by its publishing name of EC Comics. ... William Maxwell Gaines (March 1, 1922–June 3, 1992), or Bill Gaines as he was called, was the founder of MAD Magazine but he was also noted for his efforts to create comic books of sufficient artistic quality and interest to appeal to adults. ... Al Feldstein (born October 24, 1925) is an American painter of Western wildlife and an influential author-editor who wrote, drew and edited for EC Comics and MAD Magazine. ...


Over a four-year span, The Haunt of Fear ran for 28 issues, ending with the November-December, 1954 issue. The book's lead illustrator was Graham Ingels, who took over as cover artist beginning with issue #11 and also drew each issue's eight-page lead story under the heading, "The Witch's Cauldron" starting with the fourth issue. Other artists who contributed to this EC title were Feldstein, Johnny Craig, Wally Wood, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, George Roussos, Harry Harrison, Joe Orlando, Sid Check, George Evans, Reed Crandall, Will Elder and Bernard Krigstein. Graham Ingels (June 7, 1915- April 4, 1991) was a comic-book artist best known for his work at the EC Comics company in the 1950s, notably on the Al Feldstein-edited horror titles The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror and Tales from the Crypt. ... Johnny Craig is an American illustrator who was born in Pleasantville, New York, in 1926. ... Wallace Wally Wood (born June 17, 1927, Menahga, Minnesota, United States; died November 2, 1981), was an American writer-artist best known for his work in EC Comics and Mad. ... Harvey Kurtzman (October 3, 1924 - February 21, 1993) was a U.S. cartoonist and magazine editor. ... A 1956 Jack Davis page for ECs Picto-Fiction Jack Davis (born December 2, 1924) is an American cartoonist and illustrator. ... Joe Orlando was an illustrator, writer, editor and cartoonist who was born April 4, 1927, in Bari, Italy, and died December 23, 1998, in Manhattan. ... There have been a number of prominent people named George Evans: For the American congressman, see George Evans (politician) For the Australian explorer, see George Evans (explorer) For the Sergeant-Major of The Manchester Regiment awarded the Victoria Cross in World War I, see George Evans (VC) For the comic... Reed Crandall (February 22, 1917 - September 13, 1982) was an American illustrator and penciller of comic books and magazines. ... Will Elder self-portrait William Elder (aka Bill Elder) (born September 22, 1921 in the Bronx, New York) is an American illustrator and comic book artist who worked in numerous areas of commercial art yet is best known for a zany cartoon s tyle that helped launch Harvey Kurtzmans... Bernard Krigstein, or B. Krigstein, (1919–1990) was an American artist and illustrator best known for his groundbreaking work in comic books. ...


The host of The Haunt of Fear was the Old Witch, one of EC's three GhouLunatics. The other two GhouLunatics were the Vault-Keeper and the Crypt-Keeper. The character of the Old Witch was inspired by Old Nancy, the witch of Salem, host of Alonzo Deen Cole's radio series, The Witch's Tale, which aired from 1931 to 1938 on WOR and Mutual and in syndication. The Witchs Tale was a horror-fantasy radio series which aired from 1931 to 1938 on WOR and Mutual and in syndication. ...

Graham Ingels' Old Witch
Graham Ingels' Old Witch

The first issue of The Haunt of Fear had no host introducing the stories, since it was prior to the creation of the Old Witch. However, the Johnny Craig cover shows the beginning of the concept with a cover character vaguely resembling the Vault-Keeper beckoning the reader to enter. The second issue debuted The Witch's Cauldron feature with the Old Witch introducing herself in a splash drawing by Jack Kamen. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...


The third issue (17) featured a Johnny Craig cover with all three GhouLunatics stepping out of doorways, and it also launched a letter column, "The Old Witch's Niche." The last story in that issue, "Horror Beneath the Streets," written and illustrated by Feldstein, tells how Gaines and Feldstein left the EC offices at 225 Lafayette Street one night, climbed down an open manhole and waded through sewers. Frightened by the Vault-Keeper. the Crypt-Keeper and the Old Witch, they were forced to sign contracts with the trio: "Well, Al! They got us! I guess we'll have to publish their stuff!"


Finally, in the fourth issue (November-December, 1950), Ingels drew his first "Witch's Cauldron" for The Haunt of Fear, with the Vault-Keeper and the Crypt-Keeper also settling in as back-up hosts elsewhere in the issue. The numbering was reset, as the Old Witch explained, "After publishing issues 15, 16, and 17, the United States Post Office requested that the fourth issue actually be numbered No. 4 rather than No. 18... Well, 'ya can't fight City Hall!'" Ironically the EC war comic Two Fisted Tales took over the numbering, starting with issue 18, and never ended up resetting its numbering. Cover illustration by Harvey Kurtzman Two-Fisted Tales was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. ...


The Haunt of Fear was one of five comics voluntarily killed by Bill Gaines in 1955 due to the increasing controversy surrounding horror and crime comics. Stories from this comic would eventually appear in the movie version of Tales From the Crypt as well as the TV series.


Issue Guide

# Date Cover Artist Story Story Artist Story Host
15(1) May/June 1950 Johnny Craig The Wall Johnny Craig None
House of Horror Harvey Kurtzman None
The Mad Magician Wally Wood & Harry Harrison None
The Thing in the Swamp! Al Feldstein Old Witch
16(2) July/Aug 1950 Johnny Craig Vampire! Johnny Craig None
Horror-Ahead! Wally Wood None
The Killer in the Coffin! Graham Ingels None
The Mummy's Return! Jack Kamen Old Witch
17(3) Sept/Oct 1950 Johnny Craig Nightmare! Johnny Craig None
Television Terror! Harvey Kurtzman None
Monster Maker! Graham Ingels None
Horror Beneath the Streets! Al Feldstein Old Witch
4 Nov/Dec 1950 Al Feldstein The Hunchback! Graham Ingels Old Witch
The Tunnel of Terror! Jack Kamen Vault Keeper
The Living Mummy Jack Davis Old Witch
Man from the Grave! Wally Wood Crypt Keeper
5 Jan/Feb 1951 Johnny Craig A Biting Finish! Graham Ingels Old Witch
Horror in the Freak Tent! Wally Wood Crypt Keeper
A Tasty Morsel! Jack Davis Old Witch
Seeds of Death! Johnny Craig Vault Keeper
6 March/April 1951 Johnny Craig A Strange Undertaking... Graham Ingels Old Witch
So They Finally Pinned You Down! Wally Wood Vault Keeper
A Grave Gag! Jack Kamen Old Witch
Cheese, That's Horrible! Jack Davis Crypt Keeper
7 May/June 1951 Johnny Craig Room For One More! Graham Ingels Old Witch
The Basket! Jack Davis Crypt Keeper
Horror in the Schoolroom Jack Kamen Old Witch
The Howling Banshee! Johnny Craig Vault Keeper
8 July/Aug 1951 Al Feldstein Hounded to Death! Graham Ingels Old Witch
A Very Strange Mummy! George Roussos Vault Keeper
Diminishing Returns! Unknown Old Witch
The Irony of Death! Jack Davis Crypt Keeper
9 Sept/Oct 1951 Al Feldstein Warts So Horrible? Johnny Craig Old Witch
Forbidden Fruit Joe Orlando Vault Keeper
The Age-Old Story! Jack Kamen Old Witch
The Gorilla's Paw! Jack Davis Crypt Keeper
10 Nov/Dec 1951 Al Feldstein Grave Business! Graham Ingels Old Witch
The Vamp! Jack Davis & Johnny Craig Vault Keeper
My Uncle Ekar! Jack Kamen Old Witch
Bum Steer! Jack Davis Crypt Keeper
11 Jan/Feb 1952 Graham Ingels Ooze in the Cellar? Graham Ingels Old Witch
The Acid Test! Jack Kamen Vault Keeper
Extermination George Roussos Old Witch
Ear Today... Gone Tomorrow! Jack Davis Crypt Keeper
12 March/April 1952 Graham Ingels Poetic Justice! Graham Ingels Old Witch
...On A Dead Man's Chest! Johnny Craig Vault Keeper
Till Death Do We Part! Joe Orlando Old Witch
What's Cookin'? Jack Davis Crypt Keeper
13 May/June 1952 Graham Ingels For the Love of Death! Graham Ingels Old Witch
Fed Up! Johnny Craig Vault Keeper
Minor Error! Jack Kamen Old Witch
Wolf Bait! Jack Davis Crypt Keeper
14 July/Aug 1952 Graham Ingels A Little Stranger! Graham Ingels Old Witch
Take Your Pick! Jack Kamen Vault Keeper
Ship-Shape! Sid Check Old Witch
This Little Piggy... Jack Davis Crypt Keeper
15 Sept/Oct 1952 Graham Ingels Chatter-Boxed! Graham Ingels Old Witch
All Washed Up! George Evans Vault Keeper
Marriage Vows! Jack Kamen Old Witch
Death of Some Salesman! Jack Davis Crypt Keeper
16 Nov/Dec 1952 Graham Ingels Nobody There! Graham Ingels Old Witch
A Creep in the Deep! George Evans Vault Keeper
...From Hunger! Jack Kamen Old Witch
The Coffin! Jack Davis Crypt Keeper
17 Jan/Feb 1953 Graham Ingels Horror We? How's Bayou? Graham Ingels Old Witch
Gorilla My Dreams! George Evans Vault Keeper
A Likely Story! Jack Kamen Old Witch
Garden Party! Jack Davis Crypt Keeper
18 March/April 1953 Graham Ingels Pipe Down! Graham Ingels Old Witch
Bedtime Gory! George Evans Vault Keeper
Pot-Shot! Jack Kamen Old Witch
The Black Ferris! Jack Davis Crypt Keeper
19 May/June 1953 Graham Ingels Sucker Bait! Graham Ingels Old Witch
Lover, Come Hack to Me! George Evans Vault Keeper
Double-Header! Jack Kamen Old Witch
Foul Play! Jack Davis Crypt Keeper
20 July/Aug 1953 Graham Ingels Thump Fun! Graham Ingels Old Witch
Terror Train Al Feldstein Vault Keeper
Bloody Sure Reed Crandall Old Witch
Hyde and Go Shriek! Jack Davis Crypt Keeper
21 Sept/Oct 1953 Graham Ingels An Off-Color Heir Graham Ingels Old Witch
Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone! Jack Davis Crypt Keeper
Corker! Jack Kamen & Bill Elder Old Witch
The High Cost of Dying! Reed Crandall Vault Keeper
22 Nov/Dec 1953 Graham Ingels Wish You Were Here Graham Ingels Old Witch
Chess-Mate George Evans Vault Keeper
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Jack Kamen Old Witch
Model Nephew Jack Davis Crypt Keeper
23 Jan/Feb 1954 Graham Ingels Creep Course Graham Ingels Old Witch
No Silver Atoll! George Evans Vault Keeper
Hansel and Gretel! Jack Kamen Old Witch
Country Clubbing! Jack Davis Crypt Keeper
24 March/April 1954 Graham Ingels Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes... Graham Ingels Old Witch
...Only Sin Deep Jack Kamen Vault Keeper
The Secret George Evans Old Witch
Head-Room! Jack Davis Crypt Keeper
25 May/June 1954 Graham Ingels The New Arrival Graham Ingels Old Witch
Indisposed! George Evans Vault Keeper
Out Cold Jack Kamen Old Witch
The Light in His Life! Jack Davis Crypt Keeper
26 July/Aug 1954 Graham Ingels Marriage Vow Graham Ingels Old Witch
The Shadow Knows Reed Crandall Vault Keeper
Spoiled Jack Kamen Old Witch
Comes the Dawn! Jack Davis Crypt Keeper
27 Sept/Oct 1954 Graham Ingels About Face Graham Ingels Old Witch
Game Washed Out! George Evans Vault Keeper
The Silent Treatment Jack Kamen Old Witch
Swamped Reed Crandall Crypt Keeper
28 Nov/Dec 1954 Graham Ingels The Prude Graham Ingels Old Witch
Numbskull Bernard Krigstein Vault Keeper
Audition Jack Kamen Old Witch
A Work of Art! Jack Davis Crypt Keeper

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Graham Ingels (June 7, 1915- April 4, 1991) was a comic-book artist best known for his work at the EC Comics company in the 1950s, notably on the Al Feldstein-edited horror titles The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror and Tales from the Crypt. ... The Haunt of Fear was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. ... There have been a number of prominent people named George Evans: For the American congressman, see George Evans (politician) For the Australian explorer, see George Evans (explorer) For the Sergeant-Major of The Manchester Regiment awarded the Victoria Cross in World War I, see George Evans (VC) For the comic... The Vault of Horror was part of Bill Gaines EC Comics line during the early 1950s. ... Jack Kamen is an illustrator who was born May 29, 1920 in Brooklyn. ... The Haunt of Fear was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. ... There are several notable people called Jack Davis. ... mrs plenty. ... Graham Ingels (June 7, 1915- April 4, 1991) was a comic-book artist best known for his work at the EC Comics company in the 1950s, notably on the Al Feldstein-edited horror titles The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror and Tales from the Crypt. ... Graham Ingels (June 7, 1915- April 4, 1991) was a comic-book artist best known for his work at the EC Comics company in the 1950s, notably on the Al Feldstein-edited horror titles The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror and Tales from the Crypt. ... The Haunt of Fear was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. ... Al Feldstein (born October 24, 1925) is an American painter of Western wildlife and an influential author-editor who wrote, drew and edited for EC Comics and MAD Magazine. ... The Vault of Horror was part of Bill Gaines EC Comics line during the early 1950s. ... Reed Crandall (February 22, 1917 - September 13, 1982) was an American illustrator and penciller of comic books and magazines. ... The Haunt of Fear was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. ... There are several notable people called Jack Davis. ... mrs plenty. ... Graham Ingels (June 7, 1915- April 4, 1991) was a comic-book artist best known for his work at the EC Comics company in the 1950s, notably on the Al Feldstein-edited horror titles The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror and Tales from the Crypt. ... Graham Ingels (June 7, 1915- April 4, 1991) was a comic-book artist best known for his work at the EC Comics company in the 1950s, notably on the Al Feldstein-edited horror titles The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror and Tales from the Crypt. ... The Haunt of Fear was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. ... There are several notable people called Jack Davis. ... mrs plenty. ... Jack Kamen is an illustrator who was born May 29, 1920 in Brooklyn. ... 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Graham Ingels (June 7, 1915- April 4, 1991) was a comic-book artist best known for his work at the EC Comics company in the 1950s, notably on the Al Feldstein-edited horror titles The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror and Tales from the Crypt. ... The Haunt of Fear was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. ... There have been a number of prominent people named George Evans: For the American congressman, see George Evans (politician) For the Australian explorer, see George Evans (explorer) For the Sergeant-Major of The Manchester Regiment awarded the Victoria Cross in World War I, see George Evans (VC) For the comic... The Vault of Horror was part of Bill Gaines EC Comics line during the early 1950s. ... Jack Kamen is an illustrator who was born May 29, 1920 in Brooklyn. ... The Haunt of Fear was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. ... There are several notable people called Jack Davis. ... mrs plenty. ... Graham Ingels (June 7, 1915- April 4, 1991) was a comic-book artist best known for his work at the EC Comics company in the 1950s, notably on the Al Feldstein-edited horror titles The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror and Tales from the Crypt. ... Graham Ingels (June 7, 1915- April 4, 1991) was a comic-book artist best known for his work at the EC Comics company in the 1950s, notably on the Al Feldstein-edited horror titles The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror and Tales from the Crypt. ... The Haunt of Fear was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. ... There have been a number of prominent people named George Evans: For the American congressman, see George Evans (politician) For the Australian explorer, see George Evans (explorer) For the Sergeant-Major of The Manchester Regiment awarded the Victoria Cross in World War I, see George Evans (VC) For the comic... The Vault of Horror was part of Bill Gaines EC Comics line during the early 1950s. ... Jack Kamen is an illustrator who was born May 29, 1920 in Brooklyn. ... The Haunt of Fear was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. ... There are several notable people called Jack Davis. ... mrs plenty. ... Graham Ingels (June 7, 1915- April 4, 1991) was a comic-book artist best known for his work at the EC Comics company in the 1950s, notably on the Al Feldstein-edited horror titles The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror and Tales from the Crypt. ... Graham Ingels (June 7, 1915- April 4, 1991) was a comic-book artist best known for his work at the EC Comics company in the 1950s, notably on the Al Feldstein-edited horror titles The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror and Tales from the Crypt. ... The Haunt of Fear was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. ... Jack Kamen is an illustrator who was born May 29, 1920 in Brooklyn. ... The Vault of Horror was part of Bill Gaines EC Comics line during the early 1950s. ... There have been a number of prominent people named George Evans: For the American congressman, see George Evans (politician) For the Australian explorer, see George Evans (explorer) For the Sergeant-Major of The Manchester Regiment awarded the Victoria Cross in World War I, see George Evans (VC) For the comic... The Haunt of Fear was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. ... There are several notable people called Jack Davis. ... mrs plenty. ... Graham Ingels (June 7, 1915- April 4, 1991) was a comic-book artist best known for his work at the EC Comics company in the 1950s, notably on the Al Feldstein-edited horror titles The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror and Tales from the Crypt. ... Graham Ingels (June 7, 1915- April 4, 1991) was a comic-book artist best known for his work at the EC Comics company in the 1950s, notably on the Al Feldstein-edited horror titles The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror and Tales from the Crypt. ... The Haunt of Fear was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. ... There have been a number of prominent people named George Evans: For the American congressman, see George Evans (politician) For the Australian explorer, see George Evans (explorer) For the Sergeant-Major of The Manchester Regiment awarded the Victoria Cross in World War I, see George Evans (VC) For the comic... The Vault of Horror was part of Bill Gaines EC Comics line during the early 1950s. ... Jack Kamen is an illustrator who was born May 29, 1920 in Brooklyn. ... The Haunt of Fear was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. ... There are several notable people called Jack Davis. ... mrs plenty. ... Graham Ingels (June 7, 1915- April 4, 1991) was a comic-book artist best known for his work at the EC Comics company in the 1950s, notably on the Al Feldstein-edited horror titles The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror and Tales from the Crypt. ... Graham Ingels (June 7, 1915- April 4, 1991) was a comic-book artist best known for his work at the EC Comics company in the 1950s, notably on the Al Feldstein-edited horror titles The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror and Tales from the Crypt. ... The Haunt of Fear was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. ... Reed Crandall (February 22, 1917 - September 13, 1982) was an American illustrator and penciller of comic books and magazines. ... The Vault of Horror was part of Bill Gaines EC Comics line during the early 1950s. ... Jack Kamen is an illustrator who was born May 29, 1920 in Brooklyn. ... The Haunt of Fear was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. ... There are several notable people called Jack Davis. ... mrs plenty. ... Graham Ingels (June 7, 1915- April 4, 1991) was a comic-book artist best known for his work at the EC Comics company in the 1950s, notably on the Al Feldstein-edited horror titles The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror and Tales from the Crypt. ... Graham Ingels (June 7, 1915- April 4, 1991) was a comic-book artist best known for his work at the EC Comics company in the 1950s, notably on the Al Feldstein-edited horror titles The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror and Tales from the Crypt. ... The Haunt of Fear was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. ... There have been a number of prominent people named George Evans: For the American congressman, see George Evans (politician) For the Australian explorer, see George Evans (explorer) For the Sergeant-Major of The Manchester Regiment awarded the Victoria Cross in World War I, see George Evans (VC) For the comic... The Vault of Horror was part of Bill Gaines EC Comics line during the early 1950s. ... Jack Kamen is an illustrator who was born May 29, 1920 in Brooklyn. ... The Haunt of Fear was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. ... Reed Crandall (February 22, 1917 - September 13, 1982) was an American illustrator and penciller of comic books and magazines. ... mrs plenty. ... Graham Ingels (June 7, 1915- April 4, 1991) was a comic-book artist best known for his work at the EC Comics company in the 1950s, notably on the Al Feldstein-edited horror titles The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror and Tales from the Crypt. ... Graham Ingels (June 7, 1915- April 4, 1991) was a comic-book artist best known for his work at the EC Comics company in the 1950s, notably on the Al Feldstein-edited horror titles The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror and Tales from the Crypt. ... The Haunt of Fear was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. ... Bernard Krigstein, or B. Krigstein, (1919–1990) was an American artist and illustrator best known for his groundbreaking work in comic books. ... The Vault of Horror was part of Bill Gaines EC Comics line during the early 1950s. ... Jack Kamen is an illustrator who was born May 29, 1920 in Brooklyn. ... The Haunt of Fear was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. ... There are several notable people called Jack Davis. ... mrs plenty. ...

Trivia and Famous Stories

  • The Old Witch's origin was explained in issue 14's "A Little Stranger."
  • Issue 16's The Coffin and issue 18's The Black Ferris were official adaptations of Ray Bradbury short stories. An earlier story, issue 6's A Strange Undertaking appears to be an adaptation of Bradbury's The Handler, which would later be adapted in Tales From the Crypt.
  • Two stories, issue 15(1)'s The Wall and issue 20's Thump Fun are inspired by The Telltale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe.
  • Issue 19's Foul Play is infamous for its ending, where a murderer is dismembered and his body parts are used to play a baseball game.
  • The following stores were used in HBO's Tales From The Crypt television series: House of Horror (Issue 1), The Thing From The Grave (Text story in Issue 1), Ear Today, Gone Tomorrow (Issue 11), On A Deadman's Chest (Issue 12), Till Death Do We Part (Issue 12), What's Cookin' (Issue 12), Death of Some Salesman (Issue 15), Television Terror (Issue 17), Lover Come Hack To Me (Issue 19), Dig That Cat, He's Real Gone (Issue 22), Creep Course (Issue 23), Only Sin Deep (Issue 24), The Secret (Issue 24), The New Arrival (Issue 25), Spoiled (Issue 26), Comes The Dawn (Issue 26), and About Face (Issue 27).

Ray Douglas Bradbury (born August 22, 1920) is an American literary, fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer best known for The Martian Chronicles, a 1950 book which has been described both as a short story collection and a novel, and his 1953 dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451. ... Spoiler warning: The Telltale Heart is a classic horror story by Edgar Allan Poe, told from the viewpoint of a murderer who can hear his victims heart still beating after being buried under the floorboards. ... Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, editor, critic and one of the leaders of the American Romantic Movement. ... Tales from the Crypt is an American horror anthology TV series that ran from 1989 to 1996 on the premium cable channel HBO. It was based on the 1950s EC Comics series of the same name and was produced by The Geffen Film Company in association with Warner Bros. ...

External link

  • Time's Richard Corliss on EC horror comics

 

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