| Characters |
The Vault-Keeper (cameo); Aldous Barstow; Rick Hudson |
| Synopsis |
A lonely woman, who had joined a lonely hearts club, accepts a marriage proposal by mail, but when she meets him, he is actually much older than she realizes. After she meets the new area health inspector, Rick Hudson, and falls for him, she murders her husband and dumps him into the well on their property so she can carry on a romance with Hudson. Then she discovers that Hudson is married and leaving town.....disappointed beyond hope, she goes over to well to draw some water to quench her mounting thirst....and gets a REAL surprise! |
| Genre |
horror |
| Script |
Johnny Craig |
| Pencils |
Johnny Craig (signed) |
| Inks |
Johnny Craig (signed) |
| Reprinted |
in Vault of Horror, The (Russ Cochran, 1982 series) #2; in Vault of Horror (Russ Cochran, 1992 series) #7 (April 1994); In Vault of Horror (Russ Cochran, 1991 series) #5 |
| Characters |
Inspector Mattern |
| Synopsis |
Inspector Mattern, and his assistant, Sergeant Finch, were working homicide detail concerning four murders that had occured under a full moon in the previous four months. They laid a trap for the killer, which appeared to be some kind of wild animal....at least, the wounds on the victims indicated such to be the case. As Mittern sat waiting to spring the trap, he looked up at the full moon and a strange tingling began coursing through his body....and he lost consciousness. When he awoke, he became aware of a heavy weight on his chest, which he discovered to be Sgt. Finch, whose throat was slashed and who's wounds appeared to be that of a werewolf! Then he noticed his hairy hands were covered in blood....and realized that the trap he had set had worked and had caught the killer werewolf...and it turned out to be himself! |
| Genre |
monster |
| Script |
William M. Gaines |
| Pencils |
? (spot illo) |
| Inks |
? (spot illo) |
| Letters |
typeset |
| Notes |
This text story was printed on the inner halves of the two pages, and to each side were EC house ads One was for Weird Fantasy #1 [with a cover by Al Feldstein], and the other ad [with covers] promoted the Picture Stories From the Bible series: the Complete Old and New Testaments, the Old Testament #1-2 and the New Testament #1. |
| Reprinted |
in Vault of Horror, The (Russ Cochran, 1982 series) #2; in Vault of Horror (Russ Cochran, 1991 series) #5 |
| Characters |
The Vault-Keeper (cameo); Ken Anders |
| Synopsis |
Ken Anders stops off at an eerie costume shop to get a costume for a party, and the weird owner outfits him with a mask and costume that is supposed to represent his true self. Opening the box upon reaching home, he discovers the costume of a rotting corpse inside. Donning only the costume, he goes over to his fiancee's house, but she begs off because of a headache....so he leaves, but then discovers he left the box with the mask inside at her house. When he returns, she is in the arms of another man....so he leaves devastated. He puts the mask on and heads to the party, and meets a woman dressed as a vampire and falls for her. They head into the garden to unmask and he discovers she really IS a vampire, who then attacks him. Anders drowns her in a lily pond....but then notes his reflection in the pond with terrifying results! |
| Genre |
horror |
| Pencils |
Jack Kamen |
| Inks |
Jack Kamen |
| Reprinted |
in Vault of Horror, The (Russ Cochran, 1982 series) #2; in Vault of Horror (Russ Cochran, 1992 series) #7 (April 1994); In Vault of Horror (Russ Cochran, 1991 series) #5 |
| Characters |
The Old Witch (cameo); Dr. Perdo |
| Synopsis |
In a small town populated by many fat people, a weird Dr. Perdo comes to town, offering to help those people through the use of a tiny weight-reducing capsule. Four accept his offer....and the capsule works on them to perfection, and the town is sorry to see Dr. Perdo move on. But then, the four people suddenly die horrible deaths....as if they had starved to death. Six months later, Perdo, in disguise, returns to the town, but is discovered and runs into the cemetery to hide....and into the mausoleum of one of his victims....where he comes face-to-face with the thing that had killed his victims: a giant tapeworm! |
| Genre |
horror |
| Pencils |
Graham Ingels |
| Inks |
Graham Ingels |
| Reprinted |
in Vault of Horror, The (Russ Cochran, 1982 series) #2; in Vault of Horror (Russ Cochran, 1992 series) #7 (April 1994); In Vault of Horror (Russ Cochran, 1991 series) #5 |