Tag Archive: classic covers

The end is here! You’ve fought against it for so long that you assumed perhaps you were different. But now that your breath grows short and your heartbeat slows to a crawl, even you must admit that there’s no escape from…day thirty-one of Spooky covers! And the last thing you see is Suspense #22 : Click to …

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Bong! Bong! Bong! The clock is striking midnight. The witching hour has arrived. As the darkness surrounds you, all of your fears are made manifest. Your time is up! Feel the icy hand point your way. There’s no escape from…day thirty of Spooky covers! Your penultimate fear comes in the form of  Crypt of Shadows …

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A cold chill goes up your spine. Your skin feels clammy. A eerie voice whispers your name. And now, a strange apparition takes form in front of you. It can only be…day twenty-nine of Spooky covers! Today’s frightful feast is House of Secrets #123: Click to enlarge The cover to HOS #123 is a bit different from …

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Arachnophobia: fear of spiders Xenophobia: fear of strangers and foreigners Verminophobia: fear of germs Acrophobia: fear of heights Triskaidekaphobia: fear of the number 13 Ophidiophobia: Fear of snakes Spookadookaphobia…fear of day twenty-eight of Spooky covers! Today’s fright is Dead of Night #9: Click to enlarge. DON #9 belongs to the Monster Chase category. We could …

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Slosh, slosh, slosh. You knew that cutting through this bog would be messy, but you thought you could save a few minutes of time. But now that the lights are getting dim and the methane off the swamp is getting to your head, you realize that perhaps it wasn’t the best plan. Something in the …

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They seemed like such nice neighbors. Their kids seemed perfectly well-behaved. But at night you could hear strange noises coming from their house. What was that scratching noise? Were those muffled screams? Eventually, you go to check it out. At night you quietly sneak up to the house, creeping behind the hedges. You slowly approach …

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The dead are leaving their graves. They shuffle along the street, moaning and groaning. They pound on the doors and windows. You try to lock them out, but there are too many of them. They crave your brains…it must be day twenty-five of Spooky covers! Today’s cadaver is Vault of Horror #19: Click to enlarge. Now if you …

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Your mirror cracks. A black cat crosses you path. You accidently walk under a ladder. And your elevator goes to the thirteenth floor. It must be…day twenty-four of Spooky covers. Today’s hapless entrant is House of Mystery #109: Click to enlarge. Now, on first glance you might be tempted to label HOM #109 as a case …

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Everything is dark. You are tightly bound. The air is thick. You hear a dull, but constant thud on the the surface above you. And just before you black out you realize, you are being buried alive…by day twenty-three of Spooky covers! Oozing from today’s wounds of despair is Vault of Evil #15: Click to …

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They dared you to come here. They said you weren’t man enough. But after a few drinks, you figured that there was nothing to fear in this old graveyard. But now that you’re here, and the wind is whipping up, and the chill is dancing across your shoulders, you don’t feel so sure. You hear …

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Your head pounds. Your teeth ache. Your hands seem to elongate and grow fur. And then you notice the full moon. Finally you realize that gypsy curse was real truth. You are becoming…day twenty-one of Spooky covers. Today’s beastly fright is House of Secrets #114: Good Lord! What is going on here? This poor figure skater is …

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The room shakes. The walls drip blood. An eerie voice cries “Get Out! Get Out!” Your house is being haunted by…day twenty of Spooky covers! Today’s creature beneath the floorboards is Chamber of Chills #20: COC #20 falls squarely in The Ironic Death category (originally discussed here). Oh sure, the irony is a bit strained …

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You feel nauseous. The room begins to spin around you. Eerie faces loom and laugh at you. You cry out in vain, they don’t seem to understand you. Is this a dream? Are you hallucinating? Are you going mad? Worse…it’s day nineteen of Spooky covers! Today’s dementia comes from Fear #5: The cover to Fear #5 …

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You thought that intching on your hand was just an ordinary mosquito bite. But three days later, the itching won’t stop. You scratch and you scratch, tearing the flesh from your bones. And underneath the surface you find…day eighteen of Spooky covers! Today’s abrasion is Vault of Evil #16: Anyone who has walked down the isle …

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You’ve never believed in fortune tellers, but this one seems to know so much about you. Your inner secrets are hers to unlock. With each passing moment, she shows you more of your future in her crystal orb. And as she reveals your final doom, you gasp in horror at the sight of …day seventeen of …

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Thud. Thud. Thud. Something is following you. You pick up your step. You start to run. Thud. Thud. Thud. You stumble. You get up. You start to run again, but no matter how fast you move, you cannot escape…day sixteen of Spooky covers. Today’s behemoth is Vault of Evil #12: This cover falls into a …

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A bolt of lightning flashes across the night sky. The radio announces that a deranged criminal has escaped from the asylum. The window smashes, and in comes…day fifteen of Spooky covers! Today’s nutjob is Vault of Evil #7: As with yesterday’s cover, VOE #7 falls squarely into the category of The Big Reveal. In fact, …

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Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble. By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes…It’s day fourteen of Spooky covers! And today’s beastly image is Crypt of Shadows #18: COS #18 belongs to the category I call The Big Reveal.  Covers in this category typically involve a friend, colleague, or loved …

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Watch out! Don’t turn around! There may be something behind you! There is; it’s the thirteenth day of Spooky covers. And in honor of this auspicious day, we have the inimitable Black Magic #6: On first glance, BM #6 (boy, that abbreviation sounds pretty scary in itself) is a fairly conventional cover. And while I …

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The phone rings, but there’s no one on the line. It rings again, but all you hear is a deep breathing. It rings a third time, and a ghostly voice tells you to beware. Finally, the operator calls you and tells you that the phone calls are coming from…day twelve of Spooky covers! Today’s terror …

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