Jim Trombetta, author, The Horror! The Horror! Comic Books the Government Didn't Want You to Read

Summary: The Horror! The Horror! Comic Books the Government Didn't Want You to Read by Jim Trombetta focuses on horror's brief renaissance in the 1950s. The first third of the book provides a historical overview of the genre, tracing horror comics' roots back to the popular crime serials of the 1940s. The rest of the book explores the numerous subgenres and tropes found in series such as Tales from the Crypt, Tomb of Terror, The Thing, and Dark Mysteries.