Skull of the Sorcerer

Even as we enter into the month of November, there are many macabre ways to keep the spirit of Halloween alive! For one, how about another spooky story set on Halloween! I actually had this Al Williamson horror adventure gem planned for last night, (could you have even handled a triple terror feature, though?!), but thought everyone would appreciate a little bit more All Hallows evil today too, what with the 'ol mundane, new month boos blues settin' in. From the gnarly November - December 1951 issue of Forbidden Worlds #3.

Witch's Curse / Annals of the Occult

Kickin' off June with an ACG double header, the first illustrated by joltin' Jon Blummer, as we find our wolfy Wednesday now devoted to weird witchcraft and gloomy glimpses into the future. The first story though, from the December 1952 issue of Forbidden Worlds #12 does contain a really great animalistic transformation, and if you like chicken demons-- well get set! I've also rounded out the post with a penetrating look into the annals of the occult (thanks for the quickie scans, T!), illustrated by the great Al Williamson and from the May 1958 issue of Adventure into the Unknown #96.















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Drum of Doom

Show of hands, how many of you knew that zombies could fly? Sounds silly, but even by the usual obnoxious ACG standards it works amazingly (and eerily) well in this super top-notch entry from the April-May '52 issue of Out of the Night #2, pencils by the great Al Williamson and inks by the underrated king of atmosphere, King Ward.

Al Williamson (1931 - 2010) R.I.P.

We interrupt Christopher Lee's Treasury of Terror with sad news about the passing of comic book legend Al Williamson. For more on his incredible life and legacy please click HERE.

And for a great pre-code Williamson werewolf story from the THOIA Archive, click the image below:

The Return of the Werewolf

Happy Leap Year... and I hope everyone had a fantastic February. As this month winds down it's time for a very different, gorgeously illustrated kind of werewolf tale today. Notice that the signature in the opening splash panel says “Harold Williams.” GCD lists the actual pencils here came from EC legend Al Williamson using a pseudonym.

From the Feb-March 1951 issue of Out of the Night #1

To see more Al Williamson ACG horror check the Friday, February 29, 2008 post at The Golden Age Comic Book Stories Blog for Demon of Destruction! It's a tremendous story co-created with Frank Frazetta!

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Coming Next in March:

We’re kicking off the new month tomorrow with a full week of blood sucking, stake hating, garlic loathing, mirror rejecting vampire stories! So strap on your crucifixes and say your prayers people because first up comes The King of them all--- DRACULA! It’s an epic, four part, 3 day story you von’t vant to miss!