PopKulture's photos with the keyword: horror

Eerie indeed, this reluctant fellow is forced to confront the "Salesman of Death" and his flock of vultures on this outstanding pre-code, horror comic cover. Out of the Shadows - Issue No. 6, October 1952.

Lovecraft and a great, early horror/suspense cover. Top that! Bart House No. 4 - The Weird Shadow Over Innsmouth by H.P. Lovecraft, 1944.

Could this greedy attic bandit have been the first real picker? Beware - Issue No. 12, November 1954.

"It's Wanda! She's overcome by a fiendish spell! She's been forced to join the sacrificial worshipers of Baal!" And wear really sexy dresses! Baffling Mysteries - Issue No. 11, November 1952.

This horror comic cover is resplendent with requisite elements of the genre, from bats and the risen dead to skeletal photographers, all set in your typical, creepy boiler-room! Journey Into Fear - Issue No. 13, May 1953.

I'm neither one of the undead nor hell-spawn (at least not that I know), yet I don't generally leave the house as well-appointed as this dapper werewolf. Forbidden Worlds - Issue No. 4, January-February 1952.

Dick Briefer's Frankenstein series started out as oddball satire, but by the later issues, like the one pictured here, the title featured more horror stories to compete with the growing trend. Frankenstein - Issue No. 20, August-September 1952. Cover art by Dick Briefer.

Bruiser Terry Dunn is over-matched when he squares off against Death on this terrific Forbidden Worlds cover from 1953. Forbidden Worlds - Issue No. 26, February 1953.

This is about the time when watchdog groups and parents began to take note of the comics their children were reading, and, not surprisingly, issues like this fanned the flames of censorship. Mister Mystery - Issue No. 13, September-October 1953.

Every time I look at this cover, I find the composition ambiguous or misleading in the regard that the skeleton's position almost looks as if it's behind the boaters rather than in front, even with the perspective cues, like perhaps it's an over-sized skeleton. I think it's aided by the fact that the skeleton's posture looks like it is sneaking up on them. Maybe I'm just crazy... Mysterious Adventures - Issue No. 6, February 1952.

Almost every E.C. cover could be considered a classic, from the logo itself to the stark, in-your-face subject matter. Shock Suspense Stories - Issue No. 10, August-September 1953. Cover art by Jack Kamen.

One of several Marvel/Atlas suspense titles, this post-code cover sports a scene that would be right at home in a "Twilight Zone" episode. Mystic - Issue No. 38, July 1955.

An endless bag, hmmm... sounds like a cautionary tale about reckless spending! ;-p Marvel Tales - Issue No. 129, December 1954. Cover art by Joe Maneely.

This striking issue of Astonishing employs an interesting visual device of a split sky for its cover story, "The Rainmaker." Astonishing - Issue No. 39, June 1955.

Whatever the usage, the cover itself is unquestionably a macabre masterpiece! Adventures Into Weird Worlds - Issue No. 25, January 1954. Cover art by Joe Maneely.

A scant four issues later, just as this title was facing cancellation, Marvel ran a try-out story for a new character, the Spider-man. This particular issue, however, features more of that wonderful mixed bag of monster fare that defined Marvel before the superhero boom. Amazing Adult Fantasy - Issue No. 11, April 1962. Cover art by Steve Ditko.

What's not to love on this masterpiece of illustration by George Evans for Shock SuspenStories ? The dramatic action, the use of light and shadows to heighten the mood, the coloring, the bound man's left foot breaking the text box at lower left? Add to that the perfect logo and the E.C. pedigree, and you have yet one more jaw-dropping cover in a long line of classics. Shock SuspenStories - No. 16, September 1954 issue. Finely-rendered and high impact cover art by George Evans.

First post-war pilots had to worry about flying saucers, and now giant vampire bats?? Adventures Into The Unknown! - No. 31, May 1952 issue.