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Post by dem on Jun 30, 2012 22:17:51 GMT
Will Eisner - The Spirit's Casebook Of True Haunted Houses And Ghosts (Tempo, 1976) Good Ghost of Llanwellyn
Visitor at Lawford's Gate
The Ghost of Inmate 23
Admiral Tryon's Ghost
The Barbados Ghost
Ghost Cavalry of La Bassee
Fair Ghost on the HMS ASP
rhe Ghost of Johnny Daniel
The Will of Chaffin's Ghost
The Swimming Ghosts
The Messenger Ghost
The House Ghost
Ghostly Justice
The Trapped Ghost
The Curse of Cornstalk
The Ghost at 226 5th Ave
Mrs. Webb's Ghost
Ghost of Midnight Watch
The Handless Ghost
The Silver Ghost
The Trip of Mrs. Wilmot
The Impatient GhostThis is lovely, pitched somewhere between Lee Coye's Weirdisms and Tales From The Crypt minus the gloating commentary. The Spirit (thanks, Stavner  )- you suspect he's not a man given much to smiling - relates a series of these 'true' ghost stories, the best of which are delightfully horrible. To give those who may not have seen a copy some idea. Good Ghost of Llanwellyn: Off to a false start with this Welsh legend of a spectral do-gooder who rides to the rescue of Rev. Jones when he's set upon by a scythe-wielding bandit. Visitor at Lawford's Gate: This is more like it! Poltergeist jiggery-pokery in the Giles household over the winter of 1761. A maid is felled by a flying wineglass, but she gets off lightly in comparison with little Molly Giles who is half-throttled, bitten and misused as a human pin-cushion by the vindictive visitor. The hand! The terrible disembodied hand! The Ghost of Inmate 23: 'Crazy Mary' Murphy, vagrant, hangs herself in New Orleans' Fourth Precinct Police Station, the first of a succession of prisoners to either kill themselves, die mysteriously or go hopelessly insane after spending a night in that particular cell. A prostitute, cut down in the nick of time, swears she was approached by a spectral hag who goaded her into ending it all. Crazy Mary likes company. Ghostly Justice: Blackburn, Lancashire, 1636. When he learns that his comely housekeeper, Anne Walker, is pregnant by another man, collier Mark Sharp brutally kicks and pick-axes her to death then dumps her body in a coal pit. Anne doesn't take it lying down.
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stavner
Crab On The Rampage
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Post by stavner on Jul 1, 2012 2:06:25 GMT
Shouldn't the Shadow be the Spirit?
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Post by DemonSpawn on Jul 2, 2012 1:11:44 GMT
I did not know that this even existed, but I want to read it.
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Post by Michael Connolly on Aug 13, 2018 14:34:12 GMT
Will Eisner - The Spirit's Casebook Of True Haunted Houses And Ghosts (Tempo, 1976) Good Ghost of Llanwellyn
Visitor at Lawford's Gate
The Ghost of Inmate 23
Admiral Tryon's Ghost
The Barbados Ghost
Ghost Cavalry of La Bassee
Fair Ghost on the HMS ASP
rhe Ghost of Johnny Daniel
The Will of Chaffin's Ghost
The Swimming Ghosts
The Messenger Ghost
The House Ghost
Ghostly Justice
The Trapped Ghost
The Curse of Cornstalk
The Ghost at 226 5th Ave
Mrs. Webb's Ghost
Ghost of Midnight Watch
The Handless Ghost
The Silver Ghost
The Trip of Mrs. Wilmot
The Impatient GhostThis is lovely, pitched somewhere between Lee Coye's Weirdisms and Tales From The Crypt minus the gloating commentary. The Spirit (thanks, Stavner )- you suspect he's not a man given much to smiling - relates a series of these 'true' ghost stories, the best of which are delightfully horrible. To give those who may not have seen a copy some idea. Good Ghost of Llanwellyn: Off to a false start with this Welsh legend of a spectral do-gooder who rides to the rescue of Rev. Jones when he's set upon by a scythe-wielding bandit. Visitor at Lawford's Gate: This is more like it! Poltergeist jiggery-pokery in the Giles household over the winter of 1761. A maid is felled by a flying wineglass, but she gets off lightly in comparison with little Molly Giles who is half-throttled, bitten and misused as a human pin-cushion by the vindictive visitor. The hand! The terrible disembodied hand! The Ghost of Inmate 23: 'Crazy Mary' Murphy, vagrant, hangs herself in New Orleans' Fourth Precinct Police Station, the first of a succession of prisoners to either kill themselves, die mysteriously or go hopelessly insane after spending a night in that particular cell. A prostitute, cut down in the nick of time, swears she was approached by a spectral hag who goaded her into ending it all. Crazy Mary likes company. Ghostly Justice: Blackburn, Lancashire, 1636. When he learns that his comely housekeeper, Anne Walker, is pregnant by another man, collier Mark Sharp brutally kicks and pick-axes her to death then dumps her body in a coal pit. Anne doesn't take it lying down. Damn! I used to have this book. I never read it. |
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Post by Michael Connolly on Aug 15, 2018 12:32:16 GMT
While the Spirit often fought real ghosts, zombies and aliens etc, his strip was at its best in its post-World War II film-noir mode (even in colour). Someone once sent me a postcard with this splash page. If today was the first time that I saw it, I would want to read the story. It is called "Death of Autumn Mews".  |
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Post by bluespectre on Dec 16, 2020 10:20:50 GMT
Great book! And hard to find. First discovered it in the school library, in 1985.
Quite eerie, and a good read. Having forgotten about the gruesome little paperback, until recently. I tried searching for it, but couldn't remember the book's title or author - but I did remember the vivid cover art (screaming girl) - and did a quick google search for books on ghosts. I'd got a hit, and on seeing the cover again, decades later, the memories came flooding back.
I was lucky enough to find a battered copy (with original cover art) on eBay. Read it twice in one day. Would love to see it get republished.
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Post by Swampirella on Dec 16, 2020 12:24:03 GMT
Never heard of this until today but I love it! Just bought a copy at a great price.
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Post by cauldronbrewer on Dec 16, 2020 18:26:34 GMT
Never heard of this until today but I love it! Just bought a copy at a great price. I think I know which copy, because I just received a “sold” notice when I clicked on it. The early bird gets the grave worm!  |
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Post by Swampirella on Dec 16, 2020 18:28:47 GMT
Never heard of this until today but I love it! Just bought a copy at a great price. I think I know which copy, because I just received a “sold” notice when I clicked on it. The early bird gets the grave worm! Sorry!  Did you get the next cheapest copy? |
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Post by cauldronbrewer on Dec 16, 2020 18:36:50 GMT
Sorry! Did you get the next cheapest copy? The next cheapest copy wasn't in very good condition, and the next cheapest after that didn't feature the original cover, so I'm going to bide my time. I'll be curious to hear what you think of the book! |
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Dec 16, 2020 19:00:00 GMT
I'm going to bide my time. Meanwhile, prices are skyrocketing on this item. It is the "Vault Effect." |
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Post by bluespectre on Dec 16, 2020 21:56:19 GMT
The original artwork is superior - and more suited to the ghoulish subject matter: ![]()  Alternate, less offensive cover:  I may get another copy for the alternate cover art. |
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)- you suspect he's not a man given much to smiling - relates a series of these 'true' ghost stories, the best of which are delightfully horrible. To give those who may not have seen a copy some idea. 
Did you get the next cheapest copy?