Do you remember these famous addresses in the annals of horror? 1313 Mockingbird Lane - the Munsters hangout. 0 Cemetery Ridge - the kooky Addams Family lived there. Now you can add another creepy number to your little black book - the denizens of Witchgrowe Manor, the lonely mansion located just at the end of MORBID DRIVE. Ron Cremeans presents his cartoon cavalcade of pure evil, dieting and those pesky undead.

In MORBID DRIVE, Ron chooses a rather unique way to present his malevolent cartoon creations; the book is structured as a primer on vampirism and the inhabitants of Witchgrowe Manor by the uber-evil Prince of Darkness himself. Of course, this Prince was bitten as a baby, and although over 600 years old, still looks (and sometimes acts) like a year-and-half-old infant. The text is breezy and very very funny as the Prince relates his tale, and the common misconceptions between man and vampire. You'll find yourself agreeing with the tot that man is indeed more the monster then a babe just trying to get some much needed blood. After the Prince introduces each of his 'housemates', there is a series of strips highlighting that character. And what a house it is. There's the mad scientist Prof. Hal Geigercounter, creator of monsters and regretting it ever since; Earlie Shatterbone, complete idiot; Uncle Ian, who refuses to die despite the best efforts of a frustrated Death; Buttercup, the pants-optional, rain-dancing monster of Geigercounter's chagrin; and voodoo homunculus Stickpin, now a devout Christian and the moral conscious of the Manor's motley crew and the only one able to contain the homicidal, genocidal and suicidal behavior of the Morbid Drive residents. Yep, the town sure owes him big.

Ron's writing style is very clever and always funny. The casual read slides off into amusing tangents and interesting anecdotes, with plenty of name dropping for horror enthusiasts to enjoy. His art style is broad and 'over-the-top'; perfect for capturing the antics of his beastly brood. The strip looks fine in black & white (like an old Universal film, y'know), but the bits of flesh and red that accent the stark B&W work well within the text portions of the book. Ron has a real knack for sound effects - especially screaming (go fig...). His lettering is certainly readable, but his onomatopoeia (look it up kids) is absolutely inspired! The included cartoon strips, some four-panel and a gag, others linked in a series, really capture the spirit of the characters - my only real complaint with this book is there aren't enough! Give me more, damn you Cremeans! Guess I'll be forced to buy that next volume, you money-grubbing chiseler. (Gee. Jealous much?)

Horror fans, the time has come for a cartoon strip to call our own. That strip resides on Ron Cremeans' MORBID DRIVE. Go buy. Go buy now. Order at your local Barnes & Noble (Yeah, I work at B&N, so what) or check out the latest at www.morbiddrive.com for the whole shebang. If you don't, I'm sure the Prince will want to have a word or two with you...after a little liquid snack, of course...