[Once again I'm going to attempt to do
a horror(ish) movie review a day for the entire month of October. I've done
this the last few years on The Cleveland Movie Blog. Most of the time I
succeeded. Other times I didn't. We'll see if I can pull it off this year.]
Review by Bob Ignizio
Time for a comic book break. For last year’s 31 Days of
Halloween, I reviewed the first issue of ‘Spook House 2’, a four issue
anthology miniseries that operated under the concept, “scary stories fit for
kids”. This year ‘Spook House’ is back, but sadly only as a one issue Halloween
Special. But hey, a little ‘Spook House’ is better than none at all.
The first story this time around features Megaghost, star of
his own Albatross comic. In “It’s the Candy Kaiju, Megaghost!”, young magician
Martin Magus goes trick-or-treating with his ghostly pals. But his arch enemy
Ultra Ghoul has plans to ruin the festivities by unleashing a giant monster
made of puked-up candy. Gross? Sure. But it’s the kind of gross that kids love.
Gabe Soria’s story features the same blend of humor, horror, and
action that makes his regular Megaghost comics must-reads, and Gideon Kendall’s art recalls “Jolly” Jack Davis while still having
a personality of its own.
