The most terrifying comic-book ad in history?

By Cyriaque Lamar Published May 29, 2010, 8:15 pm ET

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This 1990 comic-book advertisement for the TurboGrafx-16 horror classic Splatterhouse was 100% nightmare fuel. Imagine reading Spider-Man and BLAMMO! This terrifying tableau pops up on the next page — this is how you sell a video game, gosh dangit. [VG Museum]

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