Haunted Horror #4 Review


It’s like Jigsaw and The Twilight Zone had a baby!

The official description from IDW:

The critics are screaming about Haunted Horror!

“We’re talking 1950s contraband horror comics. How sexy is that sentence?” —Bree Ogden, This Literary Life

“The best in classic horror comics.” —Lonnie Nadler, Bloody Disgusting

“Classic stories that haven’t seen the light of day in decades.” —Pedro Cabezuelo, Rue Morgue Magazine

“Juicy vintage comic book horror!” —Larry “Lost Skeleton of Cadavra” Blamire, film director

“With Haunted Horror, you now can be just like one of those juvenile delinquents that Wertham warned about!” —Todd “The Mayor” Franklin, Neato Coolville

The art is done by a lot of people but as a whole it’s fun and reminds me of Sunday comics. I love the old school feel to pair with the Twilight Zone concept. It’s fairly dark and works well with the theme. There really isn’t much more to say then that. The artist achieved its goal in creating a creepy, retro world. Well done!

The writing (again by various people) is great! I really like the idea behind this line. And I imagine the creators behind this comic are either deeply disturbed or are extremely talented. I want to get in on this! Sitting around a room throwing out ideas to perplex and instill fear into the readers. Sounds like a perfect job! Because this isn’t a running storyline, I can’t say that I ever felt deeply for one of the characters or anything really on the plot. However, my favorite of the bunch was Rider in the Storm. Short, sweet, and scary.

Haunted Horror #4 gets a four out of five from me. I’m ready for more demented fun!

4/5

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