Scary Tales #33

Charlton's Scary Tales #33 (1982) delivers exactly the dread its title promises — a looming shadow-demon spreads its dark wings over a young couple who seem blissfully unaware of the shrieking, tortured faces erupting from the darkness all around them, set against a hypnotic swirl of pink and purple. Enrique Nieto's cover work is genuinely unsettling, packing a crowd of ghoulish, open-mouthed apparitions into a composition that feels like a nightmare closing in from every angle. Inside, Joe Molloy and Nieto bring their talents to "Read the Signs," making this a satisfying slice of early-'80s horror anthology goodness.