Ghostly Tales #130

Charlton's long-running horror anthology reaches issue #130 with a cover by Tom Sutton that makes its intentions unmistakably clear — a terrified man screams and recoils as thick green tentacles coil around him across three escalating panels, pursuing him from room to room in a relentless, stomach-dropping sequence. The multi-panel cover layout gives the whole thing an almost cinematic dread, the sound effects ("AAAAAHHH!" and "GGGSHHHH!") amplifying the sheer panic on the poor fellow's face. Inside, Nicola Cuti and Sutton — handling writing, art, inking, and lettering himself — bring "An Ancient Rite" to life, promising the kind of eerie, pulpy storytelling that made Ghostly Tales a reliable home for late-1970s horror fans.