Welcome back to A Podcask of Amontillado, where we delve into the dark, dreadful, and terrifying parts of the world.

Archie comics have been a staple of Americana since 1942. And while it's mostly been a humorous book about the average teenager's struggles with school, their love lives, rivalries, parents, and the like, from time to time it has gone to some very surprising, sometimes dark, places!

Erin & Gary are joined by Archie Superfan Chris Cummins of Sci-Fi Explosion to discuss the humorous and the dark stories that have come up more often than you might expect! Listen in as they cover the zombie apocalypse of Afterlife with Archie, the witchy terrors of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, the versatility of the Archie cast, their cultural significance & influence on pop culture, Puritanical themes & clothing, the difficulties of watching shows from older eras, standout performances, Gary not knowing what he's talking about, good people vs good witches, and the sexy side of evil.

Harvey Comics on Wikipedia

The traumatizing origin of "Kaspar" in Crazy

Pop hit of 1969, Sugar, Sugar

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Monsterama, August 8th - 10th in Atlanta

Dragon Con, August 28th - September 1st in Atlanta

Opening and closing music is "Softly Shall You Sleep," by Valentine Wolfe.

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Humor to Horror: The Archie Evolution