Four new tales of the macabre, including a journey through a labyrinthine tomb and the penultimate installment of the epic Denaeus.
o New stories from the 2012 Eisner Hall of Fame inductee!
"Shadows on the Grave is as fun and clever as it is horrific."-All-Comic
If youre a fan of Tales of the Crypt or fairy tale-style horror stories that punish its evil characters in bizarre and ironic ways, Richard Corbens Shadows on the Grave will give you a lot of enjoyment. Its a fun horror anthology series, and it retains the recommendation I gave it last issue. Read Full Review
Ultimately, fans of blood n gore may not find much to their liking. But while SOTG is peeled back in this sense, it is very much one foot in the grave when it comes to churning up suspense and leaving readers with too much to think about. Richard Corben wields the pen with a sort of poetic justice that isnt always found in the horror genre, and so perhaps throws up more surprises than we expect. All in all, its not the anthology that readers are likely to lose sleep over, but certainly one which will add to the legacy Corben has established in his adaptations of Edgar Allen Poe and H.P. Lovecraft. Read Full Review
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