Tales From The Crypt 8 Diary Of A Stinky Dead Kid

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Caryl Biedenbender says...

TALES FROM THE CRYPT from Papercutz is a 'cut' above other collections of the growingly popular graphic novels.First of all the book is written and designed and illustrated as a parody, which does not at all mean that it strays from its title of horror stories: the stories contained are ghoulish and even frightening, but the difference here is that the strange warped stories are so well written in both words and images that when the reader adjusts to the parody aspect of the tales the level of sophistication in the humor is more apparent.



The book contains three stories: 'Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid' by Stefan Petrucha and Rick Parker - as honest a survey of the undead as is available anywhere! - in two parts, 'DieLite'by Stefan Petrucha, Maia Kinney-Petrucha and Miran Kim, a sicko love story about a vampire andmaiden he desires, and 'Carrier' by John L. Lansdale, James Romberger and Marguerite Van Cook, a man builds a vault in his house in which he can transform into a werewolf etc.The art work is exceptional, with each story bearing its own trademark of imagery form drawings on lined paper (for 'Diary') to finessed realism in 'DieLite' to traditional comic book style for 'Carrier'.At the end of the book is a fine explanation of how Papercutz arrived at the concept of Parody based on the famous Tales from the Crypt series.There is considerable artistic energy in this little volume and a promise that this company will continue to produce successful art forms equal to this fine little volume (this being volume #8).Grady Harp, November 09

Posted on November 11, 2010

Yee Weglin says...

I bought this book for my son who is a big fan of the 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' books. It was not at all funny and a big disappointment.

Posted on November 11, 2010

Sina Madamba says...

Hi,

I was killed by my brother years ago and I really, really love this series of books.

They really nail what it's like to be dead and to be resurrected as a stinking zombie!

Some folks have complained that the books aren't for kids. That their kids like the Wimpy Kid books.

So buy them the Wimpy Kids books! What are you blind or something? Listen, being dead can be a drag and these books are a fun respite from the daily drudgery of eating the brains and entrails of my old tormentors in life.

For all you moms who think your kids can't handle the truth, I'd say get a life, but you obviously have one (albeit uptight and boring).

I'd say drop dead, but this place is already overflowing down here. So let me just say shut the hell up and stop being such tight-asses and either buy the correct lame-ass books for your lame-ass kids or get with the program and let your kids have some fun.



Dead Boy

Posted on November 13, 2010

Karie Gocha says...

This book is a graphic novel.I didn't think it would be quite so "graphic," however.The product description says it is for the 9 to 12-year-old reader.My son falls into that age group, but this is by no means the kind of book I was looking for for him.He loves the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and I thought this sounded like a fun parody of those books.I certainly didn't expect a book with color illustrations of a vampire's severed spine and head lying in a pool of blood and I definitely don't consider those images to be something that I would want my child or, for that matter, any 9 to 12-year-old to view.This book is definitely not "kid-friendly" and I would advise you to look closely at a copy of it before you purchase it for a child within the suggested age range.

Posted on November 13, 2010

Golden Weisz says...

This graphic novel is a collection of four stories, "Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid" Parts 1 and 2, "Dielite" and "Carrier". Each story is introduced with sick commentary from Crypt cartoon characters.



"Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid" is a zany parody of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid". Follow the adventures of Glugg as he is accidentally killed by his brother Crowley then returns as a zombie to haunt those who tormented him in life. The story layout is unique and the artwork is comical.



"Dielite" is a hilarious send up of "Twilight". Dedward is a pathetic vampire with a hopeless crush Lou Anne Lugosi who wishes he would just drop dead. The artwork here is detailed and extraordinary.



"Carrier" is the wacky story about Dan Warren, a truck driving, reluctant werewolf and his murderous friends. The style is classic comic book and the artwork is action-packed.



Fans of "Mad Magazine" will love this book. Once they read it, middle school age boys will be hooked on the Tales from the Crypt series. Caution: You could die laughing.

Posted on November 13, 2010

Carolann Sasportas says...

I usually read reviews of things I buy on Amazon. I must have been in a hurry when I placed this order because I completely agree with other reviewers, this book is violent and gory. It is inappropriate for children and, frankly, I find it a waste of trees as I don't think ANYONE should read a comic that shows severed body parts and people being ripped limb from limb. If I gave this to my 11 year old as planned he would have had nightmares for MONTHS. I am returning this, buyer BEWARE!

Posted on November 15, 2010

Stephany Mcclester says...

I searched high and low to get this book because it was always recommended for kids who liked Diary of a Wimpy Kid books.However, it is a parody like one would find in Mad Magazine in the 70's and 80's.My 7-year old son found the art to be disturbing and the story to be boring.We did not even read the other parodies to him that are in the book.My wife is a huge Twilight fan, but she did not like that parody because it was "like someone who had done some serious drugs was allowed to draw a cartoon book while they were seriously strung out."So she felt that the Twilight parody pictures were also disturbing.Both stories attempt to poke fun at the original texts, but they fall far short.We have no prior history with the third story so I cannot comment on how it relates.The art is consistent in that it is dark and graphic.Every picture throughout the book screams "PAIN!" at you as you go through it.



I think that this might be an interesting read to 20-somethings that really dislike the pop culture aspects of Twilight and who somehow read Diary of a Wimpy Kid and were equally turned off by that series.Unfortunately, I think that there are a lot of parents like myself who simply purchased it because their kid was really into Diary of a Wimpy Kid and their child is hungry to read another book.My advice: DON'T DO IT!You may scar your child and damage their interest in reading.

Posted on November 16, 2010

Melaine Gadewoltz says...

Just a note to the authors: Are you not creative enough to come up with your own subject matter? Pride, Prejudice, and Zombies was good for a laugh. For about 5 minutes. 5 years ago. This whole shtick of taking a popular book and adding "Vampires!" and "Zombies!" to it is stale, boring, and pathetic. These are not topics any healthy 10 year old should care about, and coupling them with a popular series does nothing to make it funny, clever, or acceptable. You might be laughing all the way to the bank, but if you have a single shred of integrity in your art, there should be a little voice in the back of your head whispering "hack."



And jokes about Anne Frank being a dead stinky kid? Seriously? I guess Holocaust humor is edgy and fun in your book, but most grown-ups would just consider it sick - both psychologically and socially.Let's go ahead and further condition kids to laugh about death - but wait - not just death in general. Death in gas chambers for Jews! You guys are a real class act. Thanks so much for contributing to the social conscious and social health of the next generation. Truly, you are a wonderful group of human beings.



Find your own voice and quit leeching off of an already known work in a sad attempt to claw your way into notoriety. It's disappointing to fans of the series, and seriously annoying for the parents of those fans. Better yet, get a job cleaning toilets somewhere - where you'll have the least possible contact with other human beings.





*edited to replace "serious" with "series" in the last paragraph.

Posted on November 17, 2010

Bee Agpaoa says...

If you use the Search Inside feature, you will find a joke which points out that Anne Frank is not, in fact, the Dead Stinky Kid they are referring to.Tasteless and cruel.I cannot believe this book is recommended for ages 9-12.

Posted on November 18, 2010

Weston Steelman says...

My son loves the Diary of a Stinky Kid series and enjoys watching Tales from the Crypt on TV, so he thought this would be a perfect fit for him. Instead the book was dull, no fun at all, the drawings kind of ugly and confusing - really not at all what my son had expected. He hated it and ended up throwing it away!!!

Posted on November 21, 2010