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REMEMBERING PAT BOYETTE

The Nightstand Chillers
Pat Boyette , and J. Spurlock
Manufacturer: Vanguard Productions
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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This graphic novel features a collection of terrifying horror stories by comic book master of the macabre Pat Boyette. Here are the hair-raising tales of Aaron Parigee and the dark narrative of The Vow, space explorer General Aaden who attends to the messy cleanup of the Carrion of the Gods, the story of Skaakland-the land known as despair's dominion-and their human cattle who know The Demon is Dying, and more pulse-pounding tales of Black Death, ancient Egypt, witches, warriors, and more!

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REMEMBERING PAT BOYETTE.......2005-08-05

The name Pat Boyette may not be extremely well known among today's comic book fans which makes this collection of his work from Vanguard Productions all the more special. Boyette worked in TV and film before moving into comics in the 1960's and directed, wrote, edited, even provided the narration for one of the great 1960's "b" horror movies "Dungeons of Harrow". In fact calling it a "B" movie is perhaps being too kind. Dungeons of Harrow would make most Monogram or PRC films look like "A" features. That's not to say it's bad. It's Plan B, so bad it's good. It also has one of the more chilling and unsettling scenes of 60's horror films when the Count DeSade's wife is prowling the dungeons and gets up close and personal with the captives. It's really a scream if you ever get a chance to see it. But I'm digressing, we're talking about Boyette's work in comics and specifically this Nightstand Chillers trade which collects several of Boyettes horror tales for the first time.

Pat worked for DC, Marvel, Jim Warren, but the bulk of his comic work was done on those great Charlton comics of the 60's and 70's like Ghost Manor and Ghostly Tales and The many Ghosts of Doctor Graves. This stuff is so good and vastly under appreciated. Any fans of horror comics would be in Heaven by haunting their local comic shops or conventions and buying up these great old Charlton comics which you can get for next to nothing. This volume is filled with great stories and art by Boyette, most of which I know I never read since I didn't read many Charlton comics myself back then. Some of the great stories included are:

"The Vow" in which a man living in a plague-inflicted city is offered the opportunity (and safety) of running the crematorium, which has no shortage of business. But he'll later find he perhaps made a mistake in moving into the building with his young daughter when she grows up to have an unnatural affection for the dead.

"Carrion of the Gods" is an interesting re-thinking about how the Pyramids and Great Sphinx were created, long before Stargate came along.

In "The Geek" a lonely widower befriends a curious little creature that eats live chickens. Although the creature doesn't speak he is empathetic to the loneliness of the widower and tries to find a way to soothe his grief.

The Wake of the Monster" has a demon relating his own life story and how he's influenced men over the years.

Boyette's art is typical for the period and well suited to the black & white format that's showcased in this book. In addition to these tales, J. David Spurlock of Vanguard productions conducts a lengthy and informative interview with Boyette and Marty Baumann of the Bmonster.com website has an article on the films of Pat Boyette. Sadly, Pat passed away in 2000 but he's left behind a wealth of work for his fans to cherish for many years to come and hopefully Vanguard will issue further volumes showcasing Pat's talent.

Reviewed by Tim Janson

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