Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Writer: Rachel Deering, Ted Naifeh
Artist:Ted Naifeh, Peter Bagge, Vanesa R. Del Rey
Release Date: 9th April 2014

Uncle Creepy, the jovial old goat that he is, has some nasty little treats in store as another issue of Creepy shambles onto shelves. Cat killers, vile clock makers, wicked fathers and a nasty viral email are all stuffed into this month’s offerings.

Creepy is always a guilty pleasure. Three or four tight little stories crammed into less than 40 pages. It’s great how much ground is covered. Each story has a wildly different setting and no two are similar. The series’ signature black and white look is always fun and the variety of artists have a few weird things to show you. Just don’t judge it by its cover. This might seem obvious but the art on the cover, like every issue of Creepy I’ve read, has nothing to do with anything.

The first story, Do Not Click, is very reminiscent of horror classic the Ring. Centred on a high school, a viral email is doing the rounds and a catatonic state is the punishment for any curious soul. It’s a fun little tale that maybe spreads itself a little too thinly. There are a lot of characters and the teacher is an interesting one but with such a little space a lot is left unexplored before ending abruptly.

Like Clockwork is the pick of the bunch. It’s a gothic horror where a less than sane man, who is disgusted with humanity, decides to create the perfect romance. He basically uses his knowledge of the inner workings of clocks to reanimate a corpse. It’s such a horrific and rubbish attempt though that it really makes you wonder what he hoped to achieve. His inner ramblings are well written and the art does a good job of showing this madness. It’s an unsettling and very strange read indeed.

Throw Creepy into the mix of your usual file and you won’t be disappointed. Its vile imagination will always raise a grin.

Rating: 3/5.

The writer of this piece was: James McQueen
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