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moves in next door. He enlists the aid of horror movie star/TV host Peter Vincent to kill Dandrige and they're successful—but not before Charley's best friend, Evil Ed, is transformed into a bloodthirsty monster who delights in tormenting his former buddy. Soon Peter and Charley team up to fend off a
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Jerry Dandrige has been amassing an army of Parisian vampire prostitutes and everyone agrees that he must be destroyed. Evil Ed attempts to enlist Charley and Peter for help, but when they refuse he decides to kill Dandrige himself.
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performance, but Evil Ed convolutes matters. The experimental play has been a resounding failure, Natalia’s life is in jeopardy, her Aunt shows up to unmask the doctor as a fraud, and Peter ‘Van Helsing’ decides to save the day.
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After Evil Ed implicates Peter and Charley in a front-page gay scandal, Peter loses his job. Meanwhile, Ed toys with bartender Derek, who soon comes to the realization that his work environment is overrun with vampires.
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A 3-D reprint of “The Resurrection of Dracula” parts 1 & 2. Peter’s enrolled into “The Institute for the Performing Arts and Expansion of the Subconscious,” where he’s been hypnotized into thinking he’s
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Aiding Peter and Charley on their adventures are Charley's girlfriend, Natalia Hinnault, whose father has ties to the vampire underworld; Natalia's eccentric Aunt Claudia, who is the reincarnation of Greek
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The new DJ at "The Club" is actually Evil Ed, who seems hellbent on screwing with Charley Brewster's head. Meanwhile, Charley learns that his new girlfriend Natalia's father was killed by a vampire.
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variety of monsters, including squid-men, a spider boy, aliens, a minotaur, an evil sorceress and the nefarious Legion of the Endless Night, a vampire coven which later resurrects Jerry Dandrige.
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After Evil Ed alerts Charley to the resurrection of Jerry Dandrige, Aunt Claudia decides to form an Anti-Monster Society. Meanwhile, bartender Derek decides to take matters into his own hands.
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Peter is replaced on "Fright Night" by Pogo the Killer Clown. Meanwhile, a young boy finds himself blessed with the ability to become a Spider-Man... and not a do-gooding Peter Parker type.
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The experimental play has been a resounding failure, Natalia’s life is in jeopardy, her Aunt shows up to unmask the doctor as a fraud, and Peter ‘Van Helsing’ decides to save the day.
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surface at a local bar. Derek the bartender freaks out when he discovers his new boss, Lennie, is an alien who's planning global domination, but Evil Ed haplessly saves the day.
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Evil Ed finds himself in league with a vampire basketball player. Meanwhile, the Legion of the Endless Night make their final preparations to resurrect Jerry Dandridge.
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This issue ends with an unrelated 6-page story titled "By the Numbers" which features a psychiatrist interviewing a mental patient who believes himself to be a werewolf.
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and featuring art by Neil Vokes. There's an overtly comedic shift in tone and many characters who are established in this issue recur throughout the rest of the series.
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A 3-D reprint of “Psychedelic Death” parts 1 & 2. As Peter's trippy 1960s film debuts on TV, all of the principal characters are glued to their sets. Meanwhile,
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TV show, which features a movie about a lonely little girl who hides an unusual collection of pets in the basement, where her handicapped father can't find them.
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A 3-D reprint of "The Dead Remember." Peter and Charley have to deal with "brain bats" that are leeching onto people's heads and taking control of their bodies.
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With the help of a backwoods couple and their unusual offspring, Peter and Charley are able to defeat the Legion of the Endless Night... temporarily, anyway.
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Derek the bartender freaks out when he discovers his new boss, Lennie, is an alien who's planning global domination, but Evil Ed haplessly saves the day.
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The Anti-Monster Society takes on Jerry Dandrige and Claudia's father, Jacob, whom she discovers is the leader of The Legion of the Endless Night.
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Peter’s enrolled into “The Institute for the Performing Arts and Expansion of the Subconscious,” where he’s been hypnotized into thinking he’s
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The plans and ultimate fate of Jerry Dandrige were never revealed, since this was not intended to be the final issue. One additional story, "
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Artist Neil Vokes urged the crew to do a Count Dracula story, and this was the result, for which Vokes received a "co-plotted by" credit.
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The Anti-Monster Society tries to find a way to lift the zombie curse from Derek when they encounter a gaggle of other zombies.
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Peter and Charley find themselves running through the marshes of New Orleans, trying to escape the titular legion of vampires.
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Aunt Claudia finds herself under the control of evil sorceress Constance Beauregard, who plans to resurrect Jerry Dandrige.
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Charley and Natalia head off to Crete to visit her eccentric Aunt Claudia, whom it is soon revealed is the reincarnation of
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Peter and Charley have to deal with "brain bats" that are leeching onto people's heads and taking control of their bodies.
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As Peter's trippy 1960s film debuts on TV, all of the principal characters are glued to their sets. Meanwhile,
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and other monsters along with the sort of violence and mild profanity that is rampant throughout the
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This is a one-off in which Charley and Peter have no direct involvement with the issue's main story.
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Debut printing of “Nightmares” in which Constance Beauregard returns to summon a flock of demonic
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While visiting Squid Fest, the police enlist Peter and Charley to help them defeat the Squid-Men.
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The cover art is credited to Eric Brant but Hannibal King's signature is prominently displayed.
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Charley Brewster is an average teenager who finds his world turned upside-down when
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Although he's mentioned several times, Peter Vincent does not appear in this issue.
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While Peter endures hardships shooting a film, Charley takes over as host on the
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who are continuously in search of a savior to follow, be it good or evil.
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Beginning with this issue, each book began ending with a chapter from
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This is the only issue in which neither Peter nor Charley appear.
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This is the first issue of the series to carry the seal of the
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Fright Night #7: The Legion of the Endless Night (Conclusion)
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When Charley has his soul transferred into the body of a
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Next issue: The Return of Evil Ed? An all-new adventure!
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This issue ends with an unrelated 4-page story titled "
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Character Boris Christopher was modeled after actor
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This book included the sixth and final chapter from
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Tony Caputo
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Tony Caputo
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Jerry Dandrige
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Joe Gentile
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