On the hunt for something entirely different on YouTube, I happened to come across this short film that should be of interest to horror comics fans.
HAUNTED THRILLS (U.S., 2021) is a documentary written and directed by Mike Lyddon. Lyddon is a writer, producer, director and special makeup effects artist who has won numerous awards for his work, including three for HAUNTED THRILLS the year it was released: Best Documentary Short (American Golden Picture International Film Festival, Best Documentary (Horror Bowl Movie Awards) and Best Documentary Short (Indie Suspense Horror Sci-Fi Film Festival.
Lyddon had the good fortune of tracking down and interviewing Vince Carrabotta, Everett Raymond Kinstler and Joe Sinnot, three surviving artists from that period who were still alive at the time (they have sadly all passed since).
I highly recommend you watch this short-but-sweet look at the pre-Code horror comic phenomenon as seen through the eyes of a devoted fan and a few that were actually there when legends were made,
HAUNTED THRILLS was also screened internationally at the Horror-on-Sea Film Festival, in Southend-on-Sea, U.K. on January 13–15 and 20–22, 2023.
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