The Comics Canon

Episode 148 – Tales From the Crypt


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(Content warning: Lots of people get buried alive.)

Greetings, boos and ghouls! Gather 'round the campfire as the Curtkeeper and Kevin From the Black Lagoon wrap up The Tomb of the Crypt, their miniseries on horror comics, with a handpicked selection of spooky stories from EC Comics' Tales From the Crypt!

Join us as we dig up The Curse of the Full Moon, The Maestro's Hand, Ghost Ship, The Hungry Grave, A Fatal Caper, A Shocking Way to Die, and The Thing From the Grave, from The EC Archives: Tales From the Crypt Vol. 1, published by Dark Horse Comics!

How scary are these stories, really? And do they belong in that Vault of Horror known as ... The Comics Canon?

Discussed in This Episode!

  • The thinner the moustache, the more evil the person?
  • The Bad Werewolf Friend
  • Marvel By the Month: The Comics Code of 1954
  • All of the Marvels by Douglas Wolk
  • The Crossroads at Midnight by Abby Howard
  • P. Lovecraft's The Hound and Other Stories by Gou Tanabe

Join us in two weeks as we prepare for Spider-Man: No Way Home with a look at a Spider-Man story with a different three-word title: One More Day!

Until then: Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Twitter or Facebook!

And as always, thanks for listening!

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