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The Grey Phantom returns once again for more fiendish thrills…  With Halloween just around the corner, Dave Heeley and Andrew Richmond have been busy in the crypt of the Grey Phantom to bring us another tantalising issue full of chills and thrills. We’re also at a turning point (quite literally) as not only is this issue a jumping-on point for the horror anthology - but it has quite a twist in the middle. What do I mean? Well, come with me as we enter the crypt!  With ‘77 Publishing’s  previous issues, I will try to refrain from deep diving into each strip. I feel that these anthologies take away the overall enjoyment and mystery of what the creative team has in store.  As always there are a lot of strips included in This Comic is Haunted that outstrips its RRP of £9.94. Across this issue, we get a whopping 70 pages (not including both covers) full of spine-chilling tales, body shock horrors, and those tales that go bump in the night. For those who’ve yet to experi...

The Grey Phantom returns to peddle his frightful wares… Not content with letting sleeping ghouls lie, Dave Heeley has once again treaded into the depths of his cellar to bring us 40-pages of fiendish chills, pin-ups, and history lessons . With the return of some old haunts, and some fresh meat, does This Comic is Haunted #2 hit the same goosebumps as its opening horror-filled salvo?  Well dear reader, come with me as we enter the crypt to find out! As Heeley’s alter ego mentions on the opening page “ the first issue was so successful that I fear some readers may never recover!” and he’s absolutely correct. The launch issue not only filled a gap in the market for horror-based comics, it also set its own bar incredibly high. That being said, with the opening issue out of the way - and it’s readers hooked into returning - the team can really start to open the horror up, and experiment with the formula.  The Lodger - Part 2 (Jo Heeley, Ian Stoppforth, Andrew Richmond) Created by ...

Rob reviews This Comic Is Haunted... This Comic Is Haunted is the ghoulish new anthology from the folks over at The77 Publications . Welding the executioner's axe for this horror-filled anthology of the dead is Dave Heeley , who along with art director Andrew Richmond have become slaves to the mysterious 'Grey Phantom'.  With the Phantom offering their freedom in exchange for gathering a fiendish menagerie of writers and artists, Heeley and Richmond got to work.  Now with the finished article in our hands, it's time we gazed into the Grey Phantom's lair... The Lodger (Jo Heeley, Ian Stoppforth) Kicking things off is a superb suspenseful horror bought to us by writer Jo Heeley and artist Ian Stoppforth . The Lodger tells the tale of a simple council welfare check that soon turns strange. Across this opening episode, we follow Council Housing Officer, Jan as she's called to the Helleston Estate - a seemingly normal block of flats. With a distraught...

Rob speaks to Dave Heeley about his upcoming comic; This Comic Is Haunted... Back in July, The77 Publications headed onto Kickstarter for another round of crowdfunding. This time, the publisher was seeking crowd support for an entirely new addition to their ever-expanding catalogue.  The title for this new anthology is the spine-chilling; ' This Comic Is Haunted '. Headed up by the mysterious Grey Phantom, This Comic Is Haunted offers a shock to the heart for those long abandoned horror periodicals that have recently fallen into the dark superhero-saturated quagmire.  Thankfully, a few comic book readers thought the same. As its Kickstarter campaign closed, This Comic Is Haunted managed to raise £5,820 from 262 soon-to-be terrified backers.  As someone who's managed to have an early look at the finished comic - let's just say you're in for a fright!  Anyway, thanks to the Grey Phantom, This Comic Is Haunted 's human editor (and writer) Dave Heeley ...