The EC Archives: Tales from the Crypt Volume 2
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- Author：Al Feldstein
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Summary
From stories by the legendary team Bill Gaines & Al Feldstein come the classic horror tales written by Feldstein and illustrated by the all-star line-up of Wally Wood， Jack Kamen， Johnny Craig， Feldstein himself， Joe Orlando， Graham Ingels， Jack Davis， and Marie Severin。 Reprints 24 stories from Tales from the Crypt with a foreword by Joe Dante， director of Gremlins。 Reprints issues #7-12 （24 stories） of the comic book Tales From the Crypt， originally published in 1951 and 1952， and the inspiration for the hit movie and HBO series！
Reviews
Scott Neumann
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Always a good time， these were the comics I read as a kid。 Love that they have re-released them in these multi volume bundles。
Fernando
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Podría pasarme días escribiendo sobre estos cómics que ayudaron a poner los pilares del terror contemporáneo y que， después de las décadas aguantan con soltura la obsesionada corriente de "presentismo" que no deja de ser otra forma de censura condenatoria y， sobre eso， estas viñetas saben mucho。。。 Son los cuentos que queremos seguir escuchando en torno a una fogata o al encender el maldito televisor。 Cierto， quizá puedan resultar inocentemente moralistas en un primer vistazo para un lector profa Podría pasarme días escribiendo sobre estos cómics que ayudaron a poner los pilares del terror contemporáneo y que， después de las décadas aguantan con soltura la obsesionada corriente de "presentismo" que no deja de ser otra forma de censura condenatoria y， sobre eso， estas viñetas saben mucho。。。 Son los cuentos que queremos seguir escuchando en torno a una fogata o al encender el maldito televisor。 Cierto， quizá puedan resultar inocentemente moralistas en un primer vistazo para un lector profano pero， cuando se profundiza， se descubre que su moraleja resulta profundamente perversa enarbolando una bandera de humor negrísimo en honor de los monstruos， esos compañeros que， para muchos， han sido siempre los mejores amigos que hemos tenido en nuestra vida。 Porque los monstruos， los fabulosos monstruos， también nos producen una sensación de que hay algo más en el mundo que asfalto， sinsabores y guerras （bien a escala mundial， nacional o doméstica）。 Esopo se hubiera sentido profundamente orgulloso de todos los perversos seres humanos que terminan reclamados por la única justicia posible en un mundo injusto， la de lo ultraterreno que poco tiene que ver con perspectivas de Cielo e Infierno sino de ese escorzo perverso del monstruo que se alza para cobrar venganza y termina erigiéndose casi en un super héroe de los actuales。 Un monstruo que， en multitud de ocasiones， no deja de ser ese Destino burlón y su justicia poética como le ocurre en una de las historias a un pintor injustamente tratado que， a través del vudú， se toma la justicia por su mano y acaba preso de su propia maldición。 Nada más terminar el segundo tomo ya estás deseando tener en las manos el tercero porque Diábolo publica titánicamente con la calidad del libro como insignia estas joyas que ya merecían una edición tan cuidada y repleta de mimo。 Simplemente， fantástico。 。。。more
Michael Harring
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Series seems to find its rhythm。 Some fun and strange stories， others with descents twists。 Plenty that are fun just because they’re so far fetched。
Annalisa
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These stories were so fun！ I loved them
Michael Miller
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Love it！Anyone who enjoys a good plot twist， give it a shot I promise you will not be disappointed by these classics
Jeff
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Tales from the Crypt hit its stride with issues 22-28， especially after adding Joe Orlando to its stable of artists。
Matthew
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Fun， classic horror anthology。 It’s always good to see where movies like Creepshow and the Tales from the Crypt show drew their inspiration。 The artwork was very well done。 While some of the stories did not age well due to various ethnic stereotypes， as a whole the collection was enjoyable。
Greg Kerestan
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By the second volume， "Tales from the Crypt" has improved a little， finding its own roots in a variety of horror tropes rather than trying desperately to be Ray Bradbury。 Too many of these still suffer from forced not-even-a-twist endings， but there are moments here， like the cursed voodoo painting， the tree that causes a man to age in reverse， and the ventriloquist dummy with a possessed， deformed head for a hand， which are truly memorable。 By the second volume， "Tales from the Crypt" has improved a little， finding its own roots in a variety of horror tropes rather than trying desperately to be Ray Bradbury。 Too many of these still suffer from forced not-even-a-twist endings， but there are moments here， like the cursed voodoo painting， the tree that causes a man to age in reverse， and the ventriloquist dummy with a possessed， deformed head for a hand， which are truly memorable。 。。。more
LiamB
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Spooky spooky spook！
Zach
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Very cool！ Love how these are the stories from the 50s that ended up being the basis for the HBO show “Tales From The Crypt” A lot of the stories are cheesy and considered tame by today’s standards but they are all highly entertaining！
Diane Arcand
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Great readLoved them when I was younger and they are still a good read today。 Great artistry and interesting story lines。
Brett
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For some reason this collection didn't tickle me as much as the other EC horror collections I've read so far。 It's a lot of ho-hum stuff until towards the end where the latter stories are pretty much all knockouts。 Always good stuff in general， though。 Highlights here are "The Ventriloquist's Dummy" （much better and different than what one would expect） and "Bargain in Death。" For some reason this collection didn't tickle me as much as the other EC horror collections I've read so far。 It's a lot of ho-hum stuff until towards the end where the latter stories are pretty much all knockouts。 Always good stuff in general， though。 Highlights here are "The Ventriloquist's Dummy" （much better and different than what one would expect） and "Bargain in Death。" 。。。more
Michael
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It's still no Shock SuspenStories， but I enjoyed this book as much as the second Weird Science。A little too much voodoo， but the rest of the stories definitely worked。 I loved Wally Wood's "Scared to Death。" Right from the opening splash （one of the best of all time）， to the final shot of Ralph's hand disappearing beneath the lake， it just clicked。"Loved to Death" was the first EC story I ever encountered， in the HBO Crypt TV series。 Andrew McCarthy and Mariel Hemingway were in it。Graham Ingel h It's still no Shock SuspenStories， but I enjoyed this book as much as the second Weird Science。A little too much voodoo， but the rest of the stories definitely worked。 I loved Wally Wood's "Scared to Death。" Right from the opening splash （one of the best of all time）， to the final shot of Ralph's hand disappearing beneath the lake， it just clicked。"Loved to Death" was the first EC story I ever encountered， in the HBO Crypt TV series。 Andrew McCarthy and Mariel Hemingway were in it。Graham Ingel has really started to leap out as my favorite of the EC horror artists。 His "The Works。。。 in Wax" is massively creepy， and he really imbues each of his tales with a really disturbing edge that the other artists can't quite match。 He seemed to draw a lot of period pieces also， which I think also make them stand out more。 Less suburban femme fatale horror and more genuinely creepy， forgotten-world terror。 Incredible stuff。Page 3 of Jack Davis's "Bargain in Death" （issue 28， the final issue of this book）， anybody else notice that the landlady's TEETH FALL OUT in the last panel？ HAHAHAHAHAHAOrlando's "Ants in her Trance" has a bad name， but a great ending， and Davis's forementioned "Bargain in Death" has one of the most surprising and subdued endings。 。。。more
Timothy Boyd
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I really love going back in time and reading the EC comics。 Not only do I get to see some of the greats of comic art and writing as they get their start， I also get some damn fine stories from the 1950s。 These comics resisted the Comic Code Authority's attempt to censure comics。 Very nice art and plots make these a joy to read。 Recommended I really love going back in time and reading the EC comics。 Not only do I get to see some of the greats of comic art and writing as they get their start， I also get some damn fine stories from the 1950s。 These comics resisted the Comic Code Authority's attempt to censure comics。 Very nice art and plots make these a joy to read。 Recommended 。。。more
Nicholas Kawalec
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This volume， though it had some weak stories， was overall very good。 It felt like some of the writers were really hitting their stride， while some were beating one concept to death （how many witch doctors hath Haiti？）。 Overall， there were far more good stories than bad， and the artwork is always top notch。
Sylvester
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Slightly better than the first volume with some nice stories without all the "psychological" twists。 Slightly better than the first volume with some nice stories without all the "psychological" twists。 。。。more
Tara
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This book was great from beginning to end。 Packed full of thrilling short stories。 This hardcover collects issues 7-12， and the quality of this reprint is fantastic。 Full colour throughout the whole book， they include all of the old ads that were in the original issues。 If you're thinking of reading this book， you definitely should。 This book was great from beginning to end。 Packed full of thrilling short stories。 This hardcover collects issues 7-12， and the quality of this reprint is fantastic。 Full colour throughout the whole book， they include all of the old ads that were in the original issues。 If you're thinking of reading this book， you definitely should。 。。。more
Greg Harrison
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I really enjoyed this collection。In fact I gave it 4 SCARS！ AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAhahahahahaaaaaaaaa。。。
Deimosa Webber-Bey
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Quality work from the arch-nemesis of the Comic Book Code Authority。 This will keep you up at night （checking under the bed， etc）。
Jerry
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This was a fun read， though maybe not as fun as the first volume。 The stories start out strong， but lose their kick over the course of the volume。 It's like having that third jelly doughnut: still good but definitely crossing the line into over-indulgence。 Of course， I didn't go into this expecting great horror stories。 I went in looking for old-school vibes and classic riffs from the dawn of horror comics。 Volume Two delivers on that count。 The plots are "Tales from the Crypt Standard Issue": i This was a fun read， though maybe not as fun as the first volume。 The stories start out strong， but lose their kick over the course of the volume。 It's like having that third jelly doughnut: still good but definitely crossing the line into over-indulgence。 Of course， I didn't go into this expecting great horror stories。 I went in looking for old-school vibes and classic riffs from the dawn of horror comics。 Volume Two delivers on that count。 The plots are "Tales from the Crypt Standard Issue": innocent person killed by bad guy; supernatural force extracts justice and destroys bad guy。 Every story is exactly that。 A few things really irked me。 One thing was the incessant use of exclamation points。 That may have been a problem in the first volume， but I never noticed。 In this one， it felt rampant。 The other thing was the constant end-of-story sales pitch to send away for real photographs of the "ghoulunatics"。 Since this came up nearly every story， it would've been a nice touch to include those photos in this volume。 After all， I believe I paid more than 75 cents for this book。 That should cover the cost of the photos。I'm giving this four stars because despite everything I just said， this book was exactly what I wanted。 You have to love old school horror comics， otherwise you will be disappointed。 If you love them as I do， you won't go wrong with this volume in your collection。 。。。more
Russell Grant
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A much stronger collection then volume one。 The kinks have been worked out， the editors know what they are doing and everything is firing on all cylinders。 They aren't the most literate stories you'll read in the EC line， but they are fun and entertaining。 Great stuff！ A much stronger collection then volume one。 The kinks have been worked out， the editors know what they are doing and everything is firing on all cylinders。 They aren't the most literate stories you'll read in the EC line， but they are fun and entertaining。 Great stuff！ 。。。more
David Corleto-Bales
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Mostly acceptable graphic novel along the lines of the old style horror comic books。 Stories were o。k。， but nothing much special。
Beatlesfan685
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