This volume of Craig's crime and horror work collects comics stories he
wrote and drew for Vault of Horror, Shock SuspenStories, and Crime
SuspenStories, as well as the complete collection of all his "Dateline"
stories from Extra!. 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 The Postman Always Rings Twice and Double Indemnity;
and his signature horror story "...All Through the House" (twice adapted
to film -- for 1972's Tales From the Crypt movie and HBO's 1989 Tales
From the Crypt 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 (Moon Girl) as well. Thirty-one stories
in all, with essays and commentary by EC experts. Introduction by Grand
Master crime novelist Max Allan Collins.