Tales from the Crypt

Description

An in-depth look at the rise and fall of EC Comics followed by a brief overview of the subsequent movies, television series and merchandising spun off from "Tales from the Crypt." Published in 1996 prior to the release of the film "Ritual" and the Sci-Fi Channel's radio drama. Includes reprints of four popular stories, as well as the debut of "The Mother," a lost comic intended for the unpublished "Shock Illustrated #4." Filled with over a thousand illustrations and photos (primarily in color), the book was issued in both hardcover and softcover editions.

Description

Since his debut forty-six years ago, the Crypt Keeper and "Tales from the Crypt" have captured the imaginations and scared the wits out of people with their ghostly tales and grisly visions. Now open the vault and relive the experience: The official biography of the Crypt Keeper and history of EC Horror Comics. A previously unpublished Picto-Fiction horror story drawn by Jack Davis All 105 EC Horror Comic covers reproduced in "living" color A pictorial "filmography" of the award-winning HBO and Fox Television series featuring credits, synopses, and at least one "terroriffic" picture from every episode Four original (and complete) stories by Jack Davis, Al Feldstein, Graham Ingels, and Jack Kamen (based on a classic Ray Bradbury story) reprinted from the actual art and reproduced in color in their original size Brief biographies and portfolios of the key EC artists Collectibles section highlighting the coolest and most valuable Crypt merchandise A behind-the-screams look at the Tales from the Crypt Productions' feature films And much much more! Of corpse, of corpse!

Subjects

Other Editions

• Tales from the Crypt: The Official Archives including The Complete History of E.C. Comics and the Hit Television SeriesHardcoverSt. Martin's Press1996-10-01
• Tales from the CryptSt. Martin's Press1997-01-01