“Night Of The Screaming House!”
Dracula has kidnapped the daughter of vampire hunter, Quincy Harker. Now Frank Drake and his team of motley slayers must infiltrate the vampire’s newest sanctuary, known only as Whispering Hell. While they race through the fog-covered suburbs of eastern London, Dracula makes a unanimous phone call to his newest enemy, Eric Brooks – aka “Blade”.
Unbeknownst to them, Edith Harker has become bait in Count Dracula’s latest scheme to destroy all of his enemies. But, can the vampire lord achieve victory with one bold stroke? Collect the series to find out!
Reviewer Notes
This issue was a bit confusing at times, but solid entertainment nonetheless. My biggest question is, where the hell does this story actually take place. I think it’s supposed to be somewhere near London, but possibly in the city itself. Or, maybe the Whispering Hell house is way out in the boondocks somewhere. Your guess is as good as mine.
The funnest part of issue #12 is the big reveal of Blade’s mansion. I think it’s supposed to be a mansion, as artist Gene Colan draws every house enormous in size. Writer Marv Wolfman, on the other hand, describes the house as “a slab and mortar building”. I’m not a native Londoner, so can somebody please tell me if that is a good thing or bad? Overall, I liked the story, but it’s a filler issue at best. I give it three out of five stars.
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[bat form], [bats], [bird – raven], [boobie prize], [cage], [chandelier], [city – london], [claws], [cobblestone street], [country – china], [country – england], [demons], [dogs], [drink – martini], [ebony wood], [equipment – blade’s green trench coat], [equipment – blade’s stake bandolier], [equipment – blade’s teakwood knife], [equipment – blade’s yellow sunglasses], [equipment – quincy harker’s net gun], [equipment – quincy harker’s wheelchair], [firearm – luger 9mm semi automatic pistol], [flies], [fog], [fog bank], [game], [hand weapon – crossbow], [hand weapon – quincy harker’s cane-stake], [hand weapon – rachel van helsing’s crossbow], [handkerchief], [haunted house], [heaven], [hell], [home library], [hybrid – human-vampire hybrids], [hypnosis], [insult – bloodsucker], [insult – blue eyes], [insult – fangs], [jokes], [library], [lightning], [mansion], [mansion – blade’s slab and mortar building], [mansion – whispering hell], [mist-form], [mortuary], [movies], [nightmares], [planet – earth], [rainstorm], [rules], [shield], [spider – black widow], [spiders], [swing couch], [the thirst], [torches], [vampire bat], [vampire hunters], [vampire slayers], [vampires], [vehicle – 1935 rolls-royce phantom ii limousine hooper coach], [wood axe]
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[blade – eric brooks], [boris karloff], [dracula’s legion], [edith harker], [elizabeth “sonya” harker], [elizabeth langley], [frank drake], [quincy harker], [rachel van helsing], [safron “saf” caulder deville], [saint – dog], [taj nital], [vlad tepes dracula], [yahweh – god of the israelites]
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