We Belong Dead's Amicus Special is an excellent, re-circulated, 108-pg edition on the studio's lasting legacy, in particular its bone-chilling anthologies, which Paul Watt's card-spun cover promotes, while Brux's breathtaking back cover extends into several of the company's noted, feature-length films.
Among the anthologies, we receive scholarly overviews on Dr. Terror's House of Horrors, (Dr. Diablo's) Torture Garden, The House That Dripped Blood, Asylum, From Beyond the Grave, Tales from the Crypt and The Vault of Horror.
Then there are Amicus' full-length sagas: Doctor Who and the Daleks and Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 (each starring Peter Cushing as the Earth-born Doctor); They Came from Beyond Space; The Skull; The Deadly Bees; The Psychopath; Madhouse; Scream and Scream Again; And Now the Screaming Starts; What Became of Jack and Jill?; The Beast Must Die (aka Black Werewolf); and I, Monster, the semi-disguised Jekyll & Hyde. (Separate articles on Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and Robert Bloch enhance the lineup.)
An article on City of the Dead (aka Horror Hotel) is included, and though it's not an Amicus feature, it does capture the studio's atmospheric flair. (Those in the know will appreciate the movie's inclusion.)
Alas, Amicus' Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptations are omitted, beyond glimpses of such on Brux's painting. Perhaps We Belong Dead will publish a second volume. Now, wouldn't that be just apt? I, for one, applaud the prospect!
Nevertheless, the existing, Amicus tribute is itchin' for a nice, snug spot in your library. Add it today by tapping ...
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