31 days of horror Year 3 day 30 comics 05

Curse of the Weird #3

First off I love this cover. The homage to Basil Wolverton caps off what is already an eye catching cover. This issue we get a total of 4 stories. First off is "The Return of the Brain" with pencils and inks by Russ Heath Jr. The brain of  a dead Nazi scientist goes around causing mayhem. Wacky idea that works pretty well. "The Hog" is next,with pencils and inks by the legendary Joe Kubert.Good story about a guy who is a road hog. Really if it wasn't for the Kubert artwork I doubt this story would have been reprinted. But the art is up to Joe usual standards. "Till Death do us part" with pencils and inks by Vic Carrabotta is the next one. Typical husband wants to kill wife story. Sadly nothing really made this stand out,and the artwork is the normal blah stuff from this era. "Where Monsters Dwell" which is written and drawn by the great ,and sadly kinda forgotten,Basil Wolverton. Scientist make a beam that allows them access to another dimension. And it is full of monsters. Lots of great Wolverton artwork that takes what is really a below average story and raises it up a few levels. We get another few pages telling us about the history of these stories and it is a nice piece giving some much needed context. Curse of the Weird #3 gets a A.

31 days of horror Year 3 day 30

Now I have always somewhat enjoyed the various Children of the Corn films. But after part 5 I didn't bother seeing any of them. Well  good friend of mine told me to check out part 666,mainly cause it was a direct sequel to the original. But I never saw it for rental,and never saw the DVD for sale anywhere. Then earlier this month,I found a DVD set that had Children of the Corn 2,3,4,5,666 and 7. And it was priced at $5. So even though I already owned 2-5 I picked it up.

We start off with a young adult girl in her car heading for the town of Gatlin. It seems she was adopted and found out her blood parents were from Gatlin. Well she stops to pick up this old man that is hitchhiking. And he starts acting very strange. Then all of the sudden he disappears and she crashes into a cornfield. The local sheriff shows up and takes her to the local hospital.

While she is there she finds out that Isaac,who was the leader of the corn cult,is still alive. He has been in a coma since the end of the first film. But when she shows up Isaac comes out of his coma. The girl decides to stay the night and goes to the only hotel in the town.

She keeps seeing all kinds of strange hallucinations. And slowly we find out about a  prophecy that she will hook up with Isaac's son and produce the next generation of the Children of the corn. But of course there is a twist

This is ,behind part 4,the best of the Children of the Corn sequels. The acting and story are pretty good. And the kills are fun. I like how they brought back the original Isaac to the series. Children of the Corn 666:Isaac's Return gets a C+.