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Horror Comics, Nostalgia

LOD – A Personal History

April 24, 2023 — 0 Comments

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Warped by a box full of horror comics at the tender age of five, scarred by illicit screenings of horror cinema classics under the auspices of negligent babysitters, LOD now disseminates horror film, fiction, and comic book commentary across the blogosphere. We dare you to share the darkness with us! Subscribe to the blog for extra horror content.

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On my fifth birthday a relative gifted me a black box filled with old horror, war, and SF comics. It was at that moment that my journey through The Weird began, and The Longbox of Darkness was born. Four decades of voracious reading later, and here we are.

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