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2023 - 365 Days of Horror
Contains issues 1-4
Issue 1: The first two issues were published as Boris Karloff Thriller (same as his 60’s TV show) and we’re 84 pages. A combo of illustrated stories, urban legends and myths with (at least in the first issue) a “true” text story. In this issue it was the story of journalist Ed Sampson who dreamt of the explosion of Krakatoa in 1883 before it happened and caused his story to be erroneously published. Did this really happen? There is no copy of The Boston Globe (the paper Sampson worked for) that proves it nor any other surviving evidence. Interesting story, true or not. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Issue 2: Enjoyed the two text stories, more urban legends that I had grown up reading. Sort of like Nimoy’s In Search Of… Another ⭐️⭐️⭐️ outing.
Issue 3: First of the regular sized issues. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for this issue solely based on one of the true stories; The Secret of Oak Island. I mentioned In Search Of… last issue. That show was where I first heard of Oak Island, back in the 70’s, and it still fascinates me today. There was also a story on St. Germain, another legend I first learned of on ISO. Methinks Nimoy may have been a fan of Tales of Mystery.
Issue 4: No fun In Search Of… moments. No urban legend stories at all this issue. Interesting text story on computers that everyone should read but lack of “true” stories an a story of a man summoning and killing extinct animals just to impress a hunting club, earn this one ⭐️⭐️.
Overall rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Contains issues 1-4
Issue 1: The first two issues were published as Boris Karloff Thriller (same as his 60’s TV show) and we’re 84 pages. A combo of illustrated stories, urban legends and myths with (at least in the first issue) a “true” text story. In this issue it was the story of journalist Ed Sampson who dreamt of the explosion of Krakatoa in 1883 before it happened and caused his story to be erroneously published. Did this really happen? There is no copy of The Boston Globe (the paper Sampson worked for) that proves it nor any other surviving evidence. Interesting story, true or not. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Issue 2: Enjoyed the two text stories, more urban legends that I had grown up reading. Sort of like Nimoy’s In Search Of… Another ⭐️⭐️⭐️ outing.
Issue 3: First of the regular sized issues. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for this issue solely based on one of the true stories; The Secret of Oak Island. I mentioned In Search Of… last issue. That show was where I first heard of Oak Island, back in the 70’s, and it still fascinates me today. There was also a story on St. Germain, another legend I first learned of on ISO. Methinks Nimoy may have been a fan of Tales of Mystery.
Issue 4: No fun In Search Of… moments. No urban legend stories at all this issue. Interesting text story on computers that everyone should read but lack of “true” stories an a story of a man summoning and killing extinct animals just to impress a hunting club, earn this one ⭐️⭐️.
Overall rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️