Night of the Living Dead director George A Romero and top terror writer Stephen King neatly capture the ironic spirit of those forbidden 1950s horror comics in this lively anthology of ghoulishly funny fear tales. Zombie fathers, green space fungus, caged ancient creatures and the walking dead come alive from the pages of a comic book thrown away by a concerned parent. The creepiest tale is a "man versus nature" allegory about a paranoid millionaire and millions of cockroaches. Anyone with an insect phobia, beware! Stylishly scary stuff.

Five grisly tales from a 1950s-style comic, including a murdered father rising from beyond, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.