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He is the host of the "Creepy" series. Uncle Creepy introduces the reader into sundry stories and commentates them at the end.
A sentient, intelligent robot featured in the science-fiction stories of Earl and Otto (Eando) Binder. His adventures have been adapted into comics form by both EC in the 1950s and Warren in the 1960s.
Santa Claus is an amalgamation of several mythological characters; notably the Dutch Sinterklaas, Saint Nicholas and Father Christmas.
The Original Count Dracula from Bram Stoker's famous novel. His character has been explored in many comics, including those released by Marvel, DC and many other publishers.
Montresor is the name of a man who murders a friend who insulted him by burring him alive in a wall.
The literary character from the Lewis Carroll novels.
Pluto is a one eyed black cat from a short story by Edgar Allan Poe.
The popular name given to the unidentified serial killer who operated in the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. Jack the Ripper immediately became a notorious icon of public knowledge, afterwards. Through the mysterious lore of his cases, he has crossed into folklore; being used in various media as perhaps the most legendary serial killer.
Fortunato is a man who is buried alive by his ex-friend Montresor.
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Borden was a hatchet murderess revived by Satannish to serve in his Lethal Legion.
Hero of Universal's 1940 film 'The Mummy's Hand'
Herakles/Heracles, more commonly known as Hercules, is probably the most well-known of all the Greco-Roman gods. Hercules was born a demigod with physical strength surpassing even that of the gods. The greatest and mightiest hero of ancient Greece, Hercules' name is synonymous with strength.
Berenice is the wife of Egaeus.
Vampire from J. Sheridan Le Fanu's novel of the same name.
Roderick Usher's twin sister. She is sick with a disease called catalepsy.
Jenifer is a mysterious female with an attractive body and hideously deformed face that is able to control the hearts and minds of certain men, usually leading them down a self destructive path. It is unclear if this is accidental or on purpose. She may be an evil parasite or she may be completely unaware or in control of this power. She is an animal killer and cannibal, while at the same time coming across as innocent and helpless.
An ambitious but untalented artist, Baldo Smudge "created" a successful comic strip by secretly (and separately) hiring a writer, penciller, and inker to "assist" him. He finally killed his three assistants to keep his secret, only to suffer a horrible punishment from beyond the grave.
Kharis the Mummy was the main villain of Universal's Mummy films during the 1940's and has appeared in many comics.
Last High Priest of Karnak, and controller of Kharis the Mummy.
Considered one of the earliest ‘bad girls’ in comics, Vampirella is a Vampiri from Drakulon.
Frankenstein's monster is a fictional character that first appeared in Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus.
Female water spirit in germanic folklore.
The mummy was a antagonist character called Imhotep, played by Boris Karloff in the 1932 film, which later became a classic character from the Universal horror films.
Roderick Usher is a man driven insane by his own home
In Greek mythology, the Minotaur is a mythical creature portrayed in Classical times with the head and tail of a bull and the body of a man or, as described by Roman poet Ovid, a being "part man and part bull".
Ferryman of the dead. In Greek Myth he was the ferryman who delivered newly dead souls across the River Styx and into the Underworld, typically demanding coins in payment for his services. Deports souls into the Underworld for Lord Hades in Greek Mythology.
The first Detective in literature.
Satan is a fallen angel who was cast down from heaven.
Brought forth the idea of the "theory of evolution" in his book On the Origin of Species.
Nevermore.
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