Doors and keys have long been used as storytelling devices. In horror fiction this is no less true.  What creeping horror lies on the other side? Is it salvation or terror?  After a terrible incident, a family tries to make a fresh start in their old family home.  Will it be the renewal they need? Or merely the beginning of a new dark chapter?  Join us as we explore the first volume of Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez’s Locke and Key.

Next week we dive into Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez’s Locke and Key.  Can slower paced methodical horror work in comics? Is the book worth your time and money? Join us next week as we find out together.

On behalf of everyone on the show, I just wanted to wish all of our listeners a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Kwanzaa or New year.  Make sure you spend at least a little time reading after opening your presents.  It”s what Hellboy would want.

When the toys witness their Boy taken by the Boogieman, they immediately mount an expedition to retrieve him from the Dark.  Can this small ragtag group survive against the forces of all the forgotten toys?  Can everyone be trusted?  We’ll learn the answers to these questions and more as we talk about The Stuff of Legend.

When a boy is taken by the Boogie Man, what can the likes of a teddy bear, toy soldier and princess do?  Can they save him from a terrible fate or will they discover that they are just toys?  Join us next week as we head into the Dark to find out what these toys are truly made of.

I find myself explaining to many people that comics are a medium not a genre, filled with the same variety in story type that exists in every other medium.  Mouse Guard really crystallizes this for me.  This is an all ages book that would probably appeal to almost anyone.  If you like adventure, intrigue, politics and stories of friendship, this is the book for you.  Half the time you’ll forget that the main characters are mice and you’ll see them instead as just the strong characters they are.  I encourage you, even if you don’t normally listen, check this one out. This is a book that everyone can enjoy.

Mice have a world all their own.  Smaller than most other creatures, they must band together to survive.  Their Champions are the Mouse Guard, but can these champions stave off all their foes?  Join us next week as we find out.

Many folks look at corporations as some of the greatest monsters of our time.  What happens when they ressurect one of history’s greatest villains?  Can they contain that kind of power? Will they be the master of Dracula or will he master them?   Join us as we dive into Dracula: Company of Monsters and find out.

A company that is potentially failing begins to grasp at straws in order to survive.  Who knows more about survival than one who has cheated death and led a nation?  Can our characters truly control Dracula? Or will they be pawns for him to play with?  Join us next week as we find out.

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