Crypt of Horror
#11
(2011)
AC,
2005 Series
The Creekmore Curse
comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Dr. Gaunt; Debby; Rand; Mr. Andrews; Roger Barrow; Alexander Watkins; George Pryor
- Synopsis
- Dr. Gaunt worked the dark arts to create demonic minions. His activities began in Whispering Hollow, within the county of Creekmore. In 1770, a lightning strike kills Gaunt and burns his house to the ground. Two centuries later, a research historian named Rand rebuilds the property using the surviving stonework. He and his assistant Betty move in. Gaunt enters the house in the form of a black dog. Soon, he is active once more. Dr. Gaunt chases Betty and Rand into the cemetery. The ghosts of his 18th century murdered victims and lightning prove to be his demise.
- Reprints
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from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #3 (February-March 1949)
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Alice in Terrorland
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Richard Young; Alice Young; Freddy Young
- Reprints
- from Lost Worlds (Pines, 1952 series) #5 (October 1952)
-
Deity of Death
comic story / 8 pages
- Characters
- Jim Cullen; Ruth; Kurreli; Zeni
- Reprints
- from Forbidden Worlds (American Comics Group, 1951 series) #21 (September 1953)
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Suppressed Desire
comic story / 5 pages
- Job Number
- C-589
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Psychoanalytic treatment releases a suppressed desire of a husband to kill his nagging wife.
- Reprints
- from Spellbound (Marvel, 1952 series) #17 (September 1953)
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The Demon Master!
comic story / 7 pages
- Characters
- Bob; The Demon Master
- Reprints
- from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #46 (August 1953)
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The Men from Mars
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense; science fiction
- Characters
- Henry; Mary; Charlie; Dr. Dave Page
- Synopsis
- Henry sees people around him as Martians. Visiting Dr. Page, he learns Martians invaded Earth by assuming human forms and slowly drove humans to extinction. Page has a mirror which shows his true form. Henry fears he's the only real human left, but when he sees himself in the mirror he realizes he's a Martian. Henry shoots himself in the head.
- Reprints
- from Adventures into Weird Worlds (Marvel, 1952 series) #25 (January 1954)
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The Tomb of Terror
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Forbidden Worlds (American Comics Group, 1951 series) #5 (March-April 1952)
-
The Mad Mamba
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Lola Britton; Jolie Martin; Senor Garcia; zombies
- Synopsis
- Lola schemes to win Jolie's fame. On a trip to Haiti, Lola meets an old woman who offers to show her the voodoo dance. Thinking it's the edge she needs against Jolie, Lola agrees. The woman summons forth zombies who force Lola to dance with them until she dies... then keep dancing.
- Reprints
- from Adventures into Weird Worlds (Marvel, 1952 series) #25 (January 1954)
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The Vampire's Bane
comic story / 8 pages
- Characters
- Bob Chase; Volara; Dr. Hutchins; Jim Hastings; Trudy Williams
- Reprints
The Devil on Your TV-Dial
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Chilling Tales of Horror (Stanley Morse, 1969 series) #v1#6 (October 1970) which is reprinted
- from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #42 (April 1953)
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The Zombie's Eyes
comic story / 9 pages
- Characters
- Dru Parry; John Kirkwood; Johnson; Old Man Stevens
- Reprints
- from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #25 (November 1951)
-
Howl of the Hunter
comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Chilling Tales of Horror (Stanley Morse, 1969 series) #v1#6 (October 1970) which is reprinted
- from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #24 (October 1951)
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King of the Vampires
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Mr. Leroy; Tom Wright; Susan Wright; Jane
- Reprints
- from Out of the Night (American Comics Group, 1952 series) #1 (February-March 1952)
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Slave of the Living Hell
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Chilling Tales of Horror (Stanley Morse, 1969 series) #v1#7 (December 1970) which is reprinted
- from Forbidden Worlds (American Comics Group, 1951 series) #15 (March 1953)
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The Gravimonster
comic story / 6.67 pages
- Reprints
- from Black Magic (Prize, 1950 series) #v8#3 [48] (July-August 1961)
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The Wings of Darkness
comic story / 7 pages
- Characters
- Marge Davis; Terry Winslow; the Vampire
- Reprints
- from Forbidden Worlds (American Comics Group, 1951 series) #13 (January 1953)
-
The Mountain That Was
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- from Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds (Charlton, 1956 series) #11 (January 1959)
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River of Blood
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Henri Fabret; Marie
- Synopsis
- A prison guard comes to get Henri Fabret and leads him to the guillotine. Henri is very excited because he loves to see blood. He loved it as a child, he loved the war because he got to see blood and he loved to watch boxing because of the blood. He had a girl he liked but when she cut her finger he got so excited that he killed her. Now, he is needed at the guillotine.
- Reprints
- from Black Cat Comics (Harvey, 1946 series) #48 (February 1954)
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The Door
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Weird Mysteries (Stanley Morse, 1952 series) #11 (July 1954)
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Dust Unto Dust
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Chamber of Chills Magazine (Harvey, 1951 series) #23 (May 1954)
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Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
[no title indexed]
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2.
The Creekmore Curse
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3.
Alice in Terrorland
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4.
Deity of Death
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5.
Suppressed Desire
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6.
The Demon Master!
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7.
The Men from Mars
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8.
The Tomb of Terror
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9.
The Mad Mamba
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10.
The Vampire's Bane
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11.
The Devil on Your TV-Dial
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12.
The Zombie's Eyes
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13.
Howl of the Hunter
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14.
King of the Vampires
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15.
Slave of the Living Hell
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16.
The Gravimonster
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17.
The Wings of Darkness
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18.
The Mountain That Was
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19.
River of Blood
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20.
The Door
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21.
[no title indexed]
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22.
Dust Unto Dust
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- Katy Hayhurst
- Dan Stevenson
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