
Part of Series
More scary comics stories sure to shock! The original EC comicbook series inspired a generation of young filmmakers, including Stephen Spielberg, John Carpenter, and George Lucas, as well as authors such as Stephen King and R.L. Stine. Who knows which future superstars' minds will be warped by this volume's collection of creepy comics? "The Garden" is the shocking tale of a man named Richard, who is promised beautiful women waiting on him hand and foot in paradise, all in exchange for completing one simple task. "Extra Life" shows Andy Dabbstein's worst nightmare come to life, when what happens to him in virtual online fantasy game, "Ogre Continent," also happens to him in reality. "Crystal Clear" offers a frightening look at what happens to a gangster, with cell phone technology imbedded in his head, when one of his victims seeks revenge. "Slabbed" depicts the dire consequences of what can happen to you if you sell a priceless collector's comicbook to the wrong dealer. All stories introduced by The Crypt-Keeper, and his fellow GhouLunatics, The Old Witch and The Vault-Keeper, in classic pun-filled CRYPT-style.
Authors

Stefan Petrucha (born January 27, 1959) is an American writer for adults and young adults. He has written graphic novels in the The X-Files and Nancy Drew series, as well as science fiction and horror. Born in the Bronx, he has spent time in the big city and the suburbs, and now lives in western Massachusetts with his wife, fellow writer Sarah Kinney, and their daughters. At times he has been a tech writer, an educational writer, a public relations writer and an editor for trade journals, but his preference is for fiction in all its forms.