Exploring horror in comic book form
Welcome, readers and constant listeners, to Episode 14 of The Longbox of Darkness, available on iTunes, Stitcher, Podbean, and TuneIn! LOD Episode 14 For clarity's sake I've decided to cobble together a quick blog post to promote the sheer brilliance of Mike Mignola's Screw-On Head. Expect some jaw-dropping art to follow. The main character himself... …
Continue reading Podcast Addendum: Episode 14’s The Amazing Screw-On Head
Greetings, Horrorlings! This is The Longbox of Darkness, coming back atcha with this week's new HORROR COMIC RELEASES. So feast your beady bloodshot little eyes on the following delectable titles: AMERICAN GOTHIC PRESS Famous Monsters Presents Tales From The Acker Mansion HC (Deluxe Edition) $79.99 CALIBER ENTERTAINMENT Nightlinger Creature Of The Night TP $12.99 Weirdsdale …
Continue reading The Return Of The List That Wouldn’t DIE! New HORROR COMIC RELEASES 4/04/2018
Greetings, Horrorlings. It's Monday, and that means it's time to prep your wallets and update your credit cards for this coming Wednesday, aka The Wednesday of DOOM! (Heralding doom for my finances, that is). For your perusal and convenience, I have decided to compile a weekly list - which should henceforth be available every Monday …
These are some of the scans from my volume of Hino's HELL BABY, as promised on a recent episode of The Longbox of Darkness Podcast. Just click on the above image to peruse all the gory pics. Enjoy! ARIGATO to you all for listening to the episode.
Last Wednesday (3/14/2018) Archie Comics released the first issue of the newest series in their Archie Horror Line, VAMPIRONICA, and boy let me tell you what a treat it was to read. Artist and writer Greg Smallwood, along with his scripting partner and sister Meg, have crafted a brilliant first issue that left me salivating …
Marvel Comics might sport an amazing array of characters inspired by the horror genre, but in my humble opinion, no publisher does it better than DC. Ever since the early 1960s, titles such as The House of Mystery and the House of Secrets have been captivating and frightening readers with intelligently written one-and-done stories that …
A few years ago Archie Comics launched their horror line, now known as Archie's Madhouse, with their debut title Afterlife with Archie, a quirky zombie tale that delighted in showing the gruesome deaths of more than half of The Riverdale Gang at the hands of some all-too familiar zombies. Afterlife exceeded everyone's expectations in a …
“Vengeance be mine!” sayeth The Swamp Thing. Ok, he never actually said that. Old Swampy is a great many things (pardon the pun), but loquacious isn’t one of them. But seriously, if there's a dude you DON'T want mad at you in the realm of comics, it's the SWAMP THING. Case in point: The Death …
Indisputable fact: 2017 has been a landmark year for horror comics. Do I sense a modicum of doubt among you, faithful readers? Well then, here are some examples to back up my claim: - Marvel has released (or re-released) more horror comic reprints this year than any in recent memory. Tomb of Dracula, Werewolf By …
Continue reading Shocktober Reads: 10 Comics to tide you over till Halloween
We all know that horror has its roots in literature, and horror literature is filled with great story titles. This is especially true when it comes to short-fiction. The naming of a story is what draws the reader in, more so than the actual first line. Here are a few of my favorites (some are …
