# Deadly Beloved and Other Stories - Hardcover

by **Johnny Craig** (Author), **Al Feldstein** (Author), **Max Allan Collins** (Introduction by)

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.

**Number of Pages:** 256

**Dimensions:** 1.5 x 9.8 x 7.5 IN

**Publication Date:** November 22, 2022

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