Category: Horror

Bram Stoker’s Dracula by Thomas & Mignola Gets the Hardcover Treatment!

Posted on April 6, 2018March 31, 2018 by Craig Zablo

IDW is reprinting Roy Thomas and Mike Mignola’s adaption of Francis Ford Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula in a 136 page hardcover edition. This was Mignola’s last work before directing his attention to his Hellboy creation. Mignola is happy to have Bram Stoker’s Dracula back in print…

“I cannot tell you what a relief it is to have this book back in print… People have been asking about this one for ages—More than any other book of mine—and I honestly didn’t think it was ever going to be possible to see an edition, but here it is. Thank you Scott Dunbier and IDW… One of the very few older jobs I’m still pretty proud of.”

Source: Bleeding Cool.

Staz Johnson Teams Rambo and John Matrix!

Posted on April 4, 2018April 7, 2018 by Craig Zablo

Folks here are going to dig Staz Johnson’s take on Rambo and John Matrix (Commando)! It was a commission request, and surprisingly not by me. Whoever came up with the idea came home with a winner!

The 10 Best 70s Horror Movies

Posted on April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 by Craig Zablo

Guy Vizard came up with The 10 Best 70s Horror Movies for ComingSoon.net. Vizard’s list is a good one. It includes…

Alien
Carrie
Dawn of the Dead
The Exorcist
Halloween
The Hills Have Eyes
Jaws
The Last House on the Left
Phantasm
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

What’s cool is that for each movie listed, the original trailer is attached. Fun stuff. So, what film(s) did he miss and what would come off the list?

Gerardo Moreno’s “Dawn of the Dead” Poster!

Posted on March 30, 2018March 30, 2018 by Craig Zablo

Gerardo Moreno is back with his riff on George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead poster!

Kelley Jones on Swamp Thing, Completing Wrightson’s Frankenstein

Posted on March 29, 2018March 25, 2018 by Craig Zablo

Bermie Wrightson is a legend. If you’re reading this, you probably know that. If not, Google Wrightson and then come back.

Wrightson is mostly remembered for his work in the horror genre, specifically Frankenstein. Wrightson’s final project was Frankenstein Alive, Alive! with writer Steve Niles. When Wrightson realized he couldn’t finish the project, he asked artist Kelley Jones to finish it.

Jones’ interview with Alex Dueben at Comic Book Resources is one of the most moving, touching and emotional interviews I can ever remember: Kelley Jones on Swamp Thing, Completing Wrightson’s Frankenstein

Christopher Shy’s “Salem’s Lot”

Posted on March 28, 2018March 25, 2018 by Craig Zablo

Christopher Shy’s Salem Lot poster is a fine example of the type of work Shy creates. You can see more of Shy’s paintings at his gallery. Plan to spend a bit of time if you click over.

Source: /Film.

Stanley Kubrick’s ‘The Shining’ Got the Cinephilia and Beyond Treatment!

Posted on March 27, 2018March 25, 2018 by Craig Zablo

Stanley Kubric / The Shining / Horror fans are going to love it that Stanley Kubrick’s ‘The Shining’ Got the Cinephilia and Beyond Treatment!

Click on the link and you’ll find…

Kubrick’s Original Treatment for The Shinning
A rare interview with Kubrick
Rare Behind the Scenes Footage
Another rare Kubrick Interview
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick Video
View from The Overlook Video
Kubrick Talks About The Shining Video Interview
and much more!

Mike Mignola’s “Bride of Frankenstein”

Posted on March 20, 2018March 17, 2018 by Craig Zablo

Seeing Mike Mignola’s Bride of Frankenstein piece makes me wonder why someone isn’t licensing the classic Universal Monster movies to bring out as comics. I’d think there’s a market for them.

Source: I Can’t Stop Thinking About Comics.

Stephen Franck’s Silver Coming to Free Comic Book Day!

Posted on March 19, 2018March 17, 2018 by Craig Zablo

May 5, 2018 is Free Comic Book Day. Dark Planet is making Stephen Franck’s Silver #1 available. Franck summarizes Silver as…

… an original universe built around Bram Stoker’s original Dracula, and it begins 40 years after the events of the novel, into the noir/pulp era of the 1930s. You meet James Finnigan, who is the most notorious conman/gentleman-thief of his day, as he teams up with Rosalynd “Sledge” Van Helsing (granddaughter of the original Van Helsing, and altogether the last of the Van Helsings), to steal a mystical treasure hidden in Dracula’s castle. Finn, of course, brings his known associates—a fun assortment of conmen and grifters of all kinds—as well as the kind of amoral attitude that puts him immediately at odds with Sledge. Lastly, the team enlists Tao Leu (or more accurately, he enlists himself), who is a 10-year-old boy with the gift of second sight and who might be the biggest scoundrel of them all.

If this sounds like something you’d like or you’d like to see more click over to Free Comic Book Day’s Interview with Stephen Franc or to see a bigger preview of Silver.