Contrary to the popular song,
Mort Todd thinks
HALLOWEEN is the most wonderful time of the year!
The last week of October and first week of November will be noted by several items of terroriffic interest creeping from the brain of Mort! There's the
WORLD PREMIERE of the documentary about
Sadistik, entitled
THE DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL, that Mort produced debuting at the
Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival in Italy... The three night
CAVESTOMP garage rock festacular that Mort created the poster and merchandise for... A new CD cover for the
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion that is a homage by Mort to his first
Back from the Grave album cover... and last, but
certainly not least, there's Mort's contribution to the world's most classic and respected horror comic!
Yeah, your favorite little horror-meister has finally contributed to the granddaddy of ALL horror comics in the new
TALES FROM THE CRYPT!Long known for his horrific
BACK FROM THE GRAVE album covers from CRYPT RECORDS and as creator, editor and oft contributor to the legendary
MONSTERS ATTACK! magazine, Mort has written a tale of the crypt for issue number 3, out in time for
Helloween!
The cover featured "A Murderin' Idol" tells of a certain contestant on a certain music talent show who will do
anything to see that he becomes the idol of America! Here's the cover to look out for:
And be warned: TftC editor
"Jarring" Jim Salicrup has promised that Mort will be allowed to illustrate one of his future terror epics!
Here's the poop on this terroriffic issue and how to get it:
TALES FROM THE CRYPT 3Writers: Mort Todd, Stefan Petrucha, Jim Salicrup
Artists: Steve Mannion, Don Hudson, Rick Parker
The premier pulse-pounding horror comic is back with all-new petrifying, picto-fiction parodies of today's pop culture! "A Murderin' Idol" by "Monsters Attack!" writer Mort Todd and artist Steve Mannion reveals shocking secrets behind the top-rated TV talent contest. Find out how far someone is willing to go to win it all! "Slabbed!" by "X-Files" writer Stefan Petrucha and artist Don Hudson takes a look at the dark side of comics collecting. When Derrick tries to sell his stolen comic to a dealer, he finds out what comics are really worth, and it's not anything listed in the Overstreet Price Guide! Creepy introductions by the Crypt-Keeper, the Old Witch, and the Vault-Keeper, insCRYPTed by writer Jim Salicrup and drawn by "Beavis and Butt-head" artist Rick Parker.
48 pages, full-color, $3.95 (Oct.)
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MORT sent ya!