{"product_id":"deadly-beloved-and-other-stories-hardcover-by-johnny-craig","title":"Deadly Beloved And Other Stories Hardcover by Johnny Craig","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eFantagraphics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2022-11-22)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e256\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781683965763\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e567.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohnny Craig’s crisp, elegant, contemporary graphic style set a mood and a surprisingly sophisticated approach to these thirty-one EC crime and horror comics stories, which include his top murder mystery and his best terror tale. Introduction by Grand Master crime novelist Max Allan Collins.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume of Craig’s crime and horror work collects comics stories he wrote and drew for \u003ci\u003eVault of Horror\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShock SuspenStories\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCrime SuspenStories\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the complete collection of all his “Dateline” stories from \u003ci\u003eExtra!\u003c\/i\u003e. In our title story, a reporter stranded in a Louisiana bayou seeks shelter in a seemingly abandoned mansion, only to discover and fall in love with a beautiful woman living there. He wants to be with her, and she wants to be with him; there’s only one way that can happen. Also: Craig’s murder masterpiece, “Understudies,” in which two lovers conspire to remove their respective spouses, in a twisted twist recalling \u003ci\u003eThe Postman Always Rings Twice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDouble Indemnity\u003c\/i\u003e; and his signature horror story “…All Through the House” (twice adapted to film — for 1972’s \u003ci\u003eTales From the Crypt\u003c\/i\u003e movie and HBO’s 1989 \u003ci\u003eTales From the Crypt\u003c\/i\u003e pilot episode). Plus, the debut of EC’s enigmatic horror hostess, Drusilla, and a look at the work of EC artists Harry Harrison, Howard Larsen, Sheldon Moldoff (\u003ci\u003eMoon Girl\u003c\/i\u003e) as well. Thirty-one stories in all, with essays and commentary by EC experts. Introduction by Grand Master crime novelist Max Allan Collins.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn \"Johnny\" Thomas Alexis Craig\u003c\/b\u003e (1925-2001), a triple-threat comic book artist, writer, and editor, is best-known for his EC work on \u003ci\u003eTales From the Crypt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Haunt of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrime SuspenStories\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Vault of Horror\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlbert B. Feldstein\u003c\/b\u003e (1928–2014; Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame, 2003) was a triple-threat writer, artist, and editor, renowned for his work on such titles as \u003ci\u003eWeird Science\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTales From the Crypt\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMAD\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He received the Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMAX ALLAN COLLINS (b. 1948, Muscatine, Iowa) was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 2017. He is the author of the Shamus Award–winning Nathan Heller historical detective novels and the innovative Quarry series, recently adapted for TV by Cinemax. \u003ci\u003eRoad to Perdition\u003c\/i\u003e, his graphic novel (with artist Richard Piers Rayner), became an Academy Award-winning film starring Tom Hanks. 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