Tales from the Crypt HC (2007-2010 Papercutz) comic books

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Ghouls Gone Wild!" Over fifty years have passed since the last issue of the comic that inspired a hit HBO TV series was published, and Papercutz is proud to revive this frightful franchise filled with thrills, chills all laced with dark humor! It just goes to show you can't keep an old Ghoul down! Each issue will feature four new tales of undead lunacy, written and drawn by today's best comic book and graphic novel creators, and introduced by the original pun-spouting Crypt Keeper himself. Includes stories not seen in the comic books! Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Can You Fear Me Now?!" Presenting four new Tales From The Crypt by today's top graphic novel authors and artists! "The Garden" by Fred Van Lente and Mr. Exes, is the shocking tale of a man named Richard, who is promised servants and beautiful women waiting on him hand and foot in paradise, all in exchange for completing one simple task. "The Tenant" by Neil Kleid features the fearsome fate of slumlord James Winchell, who, after one of his tenants dies due to his neglect, is forced to live in one of his buildings by a creepy cemetery. "Crystal Clear" by Don McGregor offers a frightening look at what happens to a gangster, with a cell phone technology imbedded in his head, when one of his victims seeks revenge. And finally, "Slabbed," by Stefan Petrucha and Alison Acton, depicts the dire consequences of what can happen to you if you sell a priceless collector's comic book to the wrong dealer. All stories are introduced by The Crypt-Keeper, and his fellow ghoulunatics, The Old Witch and The Vault-Keeper! Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Zombielicious!" Four more fright-filled tales! First, poor Andy Dabbstein learns in "Extra Life" that playing Ogre Continent online in a virtual world can in reality have deadly consequences. Then, a would-be horror novelist meets her favorite writer and learns the shocking secret of "The Queen of the Vampires!" And not even your breakfast cereal is safe - find out the real reason why kids must eat their Chocolate Stuffed Fruit Grain Cereal in "Kid Tested, Mom Approved." Plus more, more, more, in the EC horror tradition! Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Crypt-Keeping it Real!" Written by Fred Van Lente, Christian Zanier, Ari Kaplan, Keith R.A. DeCandido, and Jim Salicrup. Art by Steve Mannion, Mr. Exes, Rick Parker, Christian Zanier, and Chris Noeth. The Crypt-Keeper and his fellow Ghoulunatics introduce the wildest, scariest collection of terror-tales yet! You'll GASP when you meet "She Who Would Rule the World!"-- an unbelievable tale of a homeless woman turned into a near-invincible, power-hungry being by a pair of misguided scientists! You'll RETCH when you see "Ignoble Rot!"-the shocking story of a cursed gigolo forced to remain alive as his body transforms into a zombie! You'll SCREAM as you read "Jumping the Shark!"-the fantastic fictional account of a Reality TV series producer that keeps pitching shows from beyond the grave! You'll SQUIRM as you try to delete "Spam!"-the e-mail scourge that is far deadlier than you ever imagined! And you'll GROAN as you read the pun-filled introductions by the Old Witch, the Vault-Keeper, and that ol' super-star of horror comics himself-the Crypt-Keeper! Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Yabba Dabba Voodoo!" Just when you thought Tales From The Crypt couldn't get any scarier, the Crypt-Keeper, the Old Witch, and the Vault-Keeper return with four more all-new "fear-y tales" to frighten the Bejeezus out of you! A man receives telepathic signals from a young beautiful woman, but it all turns out terror-ably wrong in "Glass Heads." And speaking of dangerous women, wait 'till you meet "She Who Would Rule the World," with powers far beyond those of mortal men! She makes the Frankenstein Monster look like a pussycat! Plus a couple of Voodoo tales that'll make your head spin - right off! "Chicken Man" and "Voodoo Redeux." Too scary? Don't worry, the GhouLunatics are always on hand to get you through the gruesome goings-on! Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "U Tomb!" What could possibly be better than the latest collection of fear-filled tales introduced by the ever-punning Crypt-Keeper and his fellow GhouLunatics, the Old Witch and the Vault-Keeper? Well, how about even more stories than before? That's what you get when you combine the thrills and chills of Tales from the Crypt will the short and funny style of online videos! It's called U-Tomb, and it packs even more monsters, psychos, vampires, werewolves, and zombies into the pages of Tales from the Crypt than ever before! Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "Something Wicca this Way Comes!" Four all-new tales of crime and pun-ishment in the classic Tales From the Crypt-style - only this time, they all tie together in a twisted and nightmarish way known only to the Old Witch! She's so jealous of the Crypt-Keeper's success that she's concocted a way to make her the new Keeper of the Crypt of Terror. Meanwhile, the Vault-Keeper is now trapped - in his own Vault of Horror! Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Stinky Dead Kid!" Tales From The Crypt offers its snarky spoofs of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Twilight. The cover-featured "Stinky Dead Kid" stars in two tales, the first of which follows his transformation from a wimpy kid to a stinky zombie, while "Dielite" features the lovelorn vampire Deadward, who may be the most self-centered bloodsucker alive!Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

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Volume 9 - 1st printing. "Wickeder!" Written by Stefan Petrucha, David Gerrold, and Jim Salicrup. Art by Rick Parker and Mr. Exes. Tales from the Crypt is bigger and "wickeder" than ever! After the surprise-success of Tales from the Crypt #8 "Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid," Crypt is back and offering an all-new parody of the best-selling "Wicked" book. Plus, the Stinky Dead Kid himself is back in a new story, and Star Trek writer David Gerrold contributes "Sales of a Death Man." Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.