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(The latter story especially rings true with me thanks to a raging case of arachnophobia combined with a minimal spider infestation at my home).

Pictured above is my personal favorite issue, featuring stories about a tortured vampire living in post-World War I Germany and a giant-ass arachnid that causes problems for some villagers. Sutton, Rich Larson and a pre-Marvel Mike Zeck along with cinematic stories make this one the horror comic equivalent of going to your local grindhouse theater.

Such a missed opportunity.Īrguably the most obscure entry on this list, Creepy Things from Modern Comics (an imprint of Charlton) is a grimy reading experience. In fact, the only thing from keeping Bigfoot from being a classic is a tragic lack of Lance Henriksen. Who cares about the threadbare plot though? The real appeal is the gruesomely over-the-top kill scenes in which the titular hominid destroys every poor bastard in its path. Featuring pleasingly throwback art from Creepy and Heavy Metal legend Richard Corben, Bigfoot follows tortured thirtysomething Billy as he teams with a grizzled sheriff to get revenge against the Sasquatch that killed his parents.

Leave it to 30 Days of Night‘s Steve Niles and Rob Zombie to keep the spirit of 1970s Sasquatchploitation flicks alive with this four-issue mini-series from IDW. Ripley’s Believe It or Not! was the comic equivalent of a campfire ghost story that used crisp art and well-written stories instead of a roaring fire and moonlight to create a scary good time. Look back upon these issues now and you’ll definitely be taking the “or not” stance.

Most issues featured the dubious claim that the tales of terror featured within were “weird, eerie and authentic,” which is odd as the supposedly fact-based tales seemed about as feasible as seeing Bigfoot riding a unicorn down the street. Printed sporadically from 1965 to 1980, the comic primarily featured the subtitle True Ghost Stories throughout its 94 issue run - although True War Stories, True Demons and True Weird Stories occasionally took the spotlight as well. Before the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! television series featured Jack Palance giving viewers the heebie jeebies on a weekly basis, Gold Key terrified readers with their title based on the franchise.