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Issue Details

Issue #25
Published August-September 1951
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing William M. Gaines

Cover Details

Characters The Crypt-Keeper (inset); The Old Witch (inset); The Vault-Keeper (inset)
Genre Horror
Pencils Al Feldstein
Inks Al Feldstein
Reprinted in Tales From The Crypt (Gemstone, 1994 series) #9 (September 1994)

8 page The Crypt of Terror story "The Trophy"

Characters The Crypt-Keeper (host)
Synopsis A sportsman who is only interested in game for the trophy, ends up the victim of a lunatic who thinks the same way about humans.
Genre Horror
Script Al Feldstein
Pencils Jack Davis
Inks Jack Davis
Reprinted in Tales From The Crypt (Gemstone, 1994 series) #9 (September 1994); in Vault of Horror (Ballantine Books, 1965 series) #U2107

7 page The Vault of Horror! story "Judy, You're Not Yourself Today!"

Characters The Vault-Keeper (host)
Synopsis An old crone utters a magical spell that causes her to switch bodies with a man's young wife. He tricks her into switching back by convincing her the body she has usurped is terminal with cancer. Then, he shoots the crone, and buries her in the cellar.
Genre Horror
Script Al Feldstein
Pencils Wally Wood
Inks Wally Wood
Reprinted in Tales From The Crypt (Gemstone, 1994 series) #9 (September 1994)

1 page text story "Cunning!"

Letters typeset

6 page story "Loved to Death"

Characters The Crypt-Keeper (host)
Synopsis A rejected young man buys a love potion that works a bit too well.
Genre Horror
Script Al Feldstein
Pencils Jack Kamen
Inks Jack Kamen
Reprinted in Tales From The Crypt (Gemstone, 1994 series) #9 (September 1994)

7 page The Witch's Cauldron! story "The Works...In Wax!"

Characters The Old Witch (host)
Synopsis Henri and Marie are the owners of a wax museum where, after the show hours, Marie claims that the wax figures in the chamber of horrors tell her that they are being tortured and so she averts their eyes from their victims and lowers their weapons. This infuriates Henri who thinks his wife is losing her mind and damaging his most valuable property. Henri is a violent man and threatens his wife with death should she touch the statures again. When he awakes that evening, he goes to the exhibit floor where he finds Marie has altered the chamber of horrors to a scene more resembling a joyful party. True to his word, Henri strangles Marie. The wax figures begin to move and advance upon Henri. The next morning, when the public arrives to view the exhibit, they find that Henri has been made into a large candle for Marie's funeral display.
Genre Horror
Script Al Feldstein
Pencils Graham Ingels
Inks Graham Ingels
Reprinted in Tales From The Crypt (Gemstone, 1994 series) #9 (September 1994)