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Creepy Susie and 13 other tragic tales

posted 20 years ago by Beliar
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Has anyone ever read the graphic novel this show was "based on"? It was 14 short stories illustrated and written by Angus Oblong. It really is nothing like the show--- every story is a morbid, depressing little venture into the minds of troubled children, most with alcoholic or abusive parents. It was written in the style of "Adams Family"; full of macabre humor. Helga, Milo, Creepy Susie, The Debbies and I think a couple of others from the show are in the novel, but that's it. Some things from the book found themselves in the show-- remember the episode where Helga tries to fit in with the debbies? That's in this-- except she kills them at the end of it. Pretty disturbing. In fact, most of the stories end with the troubled youth KILLING their oppressors--and usually in a grotesque way. For instance, Helga chops up the Debbies with a pair of scissors.

It's bizarre, somewhat humurous and rather depressing....worth a look.

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[–] JahWoo 20 years ago

FanDamnTastic book. a bit wacky but great none the less.

[–] wendy-126 19 years ago

Beliar, what is the name of the book? is it Creepy Susie and 13 other Tragic tales? I would really like to read it! Where can you get it from?

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[–] youngmancane_13 18 years ago

I ordered mine from our local B. Dalton but you can probably find it just as easily online. Great book for the freak in us all.
Sorry, i'm not Beliar, just thought i'd throw in my two cents.

[–] Mickorola 18 years ago

I got to read the first story (The Helga one you mentioned!) on Amazon.com. It was good, pretty psychotic. I liked it.

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[–] TelevisionJunkie 18 years ago

Check out creator Angus Oblong's site for more depraved stories and pictures. Angus is a god!

http://www.angusoblong.com

[–] explainmyself 18 years ago

He's amazing. I wonder what dinner conversation with him would be like.

[–] daria67cdn 18 years ago

"...Pretty disturbing. In fact, most of the stories end with the troubled youth KILLING their oppressors--and usually in a grotesque way. For instance, Helga chops up the Debbies with a pair of scissors.

It's bizarre, somewhat humurous and rather depressing...."

THEN... 'worth a look.'

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[–] gummyrockstar 18 years ago

Yes, I own it. I got it when I was younger because I thought it was for kids. Um...it's not.

[–] MastuhBlue1986 18 years ago

Yeah, it would be so easy to chop the Debbies in half with scissors. They all have stick bodies that somehow hold their bulbous looking heads and their 5-pound hairdo's.