Jayman

You can most definitely see the bend/warping in your side photos. I’m guessing when the inner wells are heat sealed this is occurring as it cools. The faster it cools the more bend you get. Again, just a guess…

On 5/14/2024 at 9:08 PM, The humble Watcher lurking said:

@Jayman

They say that Bela Lugosi had a similar opening in Dracula 1931, but I can`t find it anywhere?

I’m sure my father saw Dracula too, but I guess the Frankenstein movie was more memorable to him.

I did find this tidbit on Wikipedia though:

wikipedia notes: When the film finally premiered at the Roxy Theatre in New York on Feb. 12, 1931, newspapers reported that members of the audiences fainted in shock at the horror on screen.

On 5/13/2024 at 10:39 PM, Silver Surfer said:

Great stuff and while they were not scary they sure were cool, especially Frankenstein.

My father, long since passed, was born in 1922. He told me once that he saw Frankenstein in the theater when it was originally released. He remembered the scene where the monster walked out and you get to see him for the first time, people were literally screaming and covering their eyes! He did too. Modern society has become very jaded as to what we deem scary anymore.

On 5/14/2024 at 3:17 PM, The Lions Den said:

I agree completely.  

I’ve noticed from the beginning of the reading club up til now, it’s been Creepy at #1 for quality. Vampirella has passed Eerie for the #2 spot IMHO and Eerie has been trailing last ever since…

On 5/14/2024 at 6:26 AM, mstrange said:

Picked this up recently reprints the later run of Venus including #17-19.  Just another reason to show my Venus #19 

 

Yay, they published Vol. 2 finally! Thanks for posting. 
Nice #19 too! 

Eerie #37

A favorite cover of mine. Truly an atmospheric horror painting by Enrich. I happen to have a cover proof of this issue which makes me appreciate it all the more.

Unfortunately the cover will be the best part of this issue. Onto the contents…

The Monster Gallery seemed like something you’d have found in a Gold Key UFO & Flying Saucers issue. I did find this image of Cousin Eerie asking for more letters amusing though.

The Other Side of Atlantis:

Yes the art was nice but the story was weak. First of all, thank you oh great Poseidon for only sparing one kingdom of Atlantis with your magic rings!

I honestly thought this was a long two part story the way it ended. My first impression was that it was going to continue next issue. Atlantis sunk originally, now it’s further punished by some unseen force? Not a well thought out story IMO.

Horror at Hamilton House:

I really liked the opening splash page. The story however was pretty cookie cutter.

The Ones Who Stole it from You:

I liked the prologue art and story better than the main tale. I do get the theme of not letting others take your humanity away, but it felt like they just shoehorned the ghoul back into the story for shock value.

A Rush of Wings:

Might be my favorite story. I agree with  @OtherEric that it was a bit cookie cutter, but we get a different creature to look at and the art was quite good.

Dethslaker:

Title definitely does not roll off the tongue easily. Interesting mix of photos in the artwork did not really save this one from a story that was not so well thought out. The man was only out for revenge against the wizard who turned his wizard into a sword. His reward? No more magical protection sword ( when he could have really needed it!). Yeah, then I guess putting the king’s crown on in the middle of a peasant uprising wouldn’t be the smartest thing to do.

Not too impressed with this issue. Some shining moments but the bad outweighed the good in this issue.

On 5/13/2024 at 8:55 AM, CGC Mike said:

It really isn't that hard to make 50 legitimate posts.  However, I will not allow a new user to spend 10 minutes posting emojis just to hit 50.  If they are caught, their post count will be reset to 1.

Fully agree there! That’s why I said strike up a conversation or post your opinion. 

Then there’s Zakarella…

These are pretty cool. The only one I’ve seen before is the Weird Tales of the Macabre. What were the contents, reprints also or original?

There was nothing better than a Roger Corman horror movie! Glad he lived a long life and is so endeared by his peers. RIP Mr. Corman.

On 5/7/2024 at 8:51 AM, Jayman said:

Btw, forgot to address the cool nod to Henry Hull as the werewolf in this story.

Before I put the book away, here is the page in question for comparison.

On 5/11/2024 at 12:02 AM, Artifiction said:

Me, too. He did warn us that something might happen.

When was that? I may have just not picked up on the sincerity of his post and brushed it off as idle chatter.

Went into the theater to see this with high expectations and was pleasantly surprised. I’m a lifelong fan of the original movies. While liking some of the new franchise movies more than others, I’m more interested in the future storylines where the apes are already established as the ruling class. So this movie was right up my alley.

The good:

The scenery and settings of the old city ruins were spectacular. 

Liked how they reinforced that the orangutans are more scholarly and the gorillas are more militant.

Some decent nods to the original movies with the soundtrack, scarecrows and the baby doll.

The bad:

Very CGI heavy. Like Avatar, I realized this going in and not necessarily bad, but at times was thinking there’s like only 2 real actors we see in this movie.

The movie did not close on a big “Oh, that’s cool!” moment for me. Nova turns out to be more than what she seems but the payoff was not that spectacular for me.

All seven of us that went enjoyed the movie. We did all agreed on some of the shortcomings and ridiculous moments though. Overall it was decently entertaining and a good steppingstone in the franchise.