Crypt of Horror
#16
(2012)
AC,
2005 Series
Nightmare
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense; science fiction
- Synopsis
- A man dreams of creatures holding him prisoner and threatening his life. He awakens in a hospital only to find the same aliens standing over him.
- Reprints
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from Adventures into Weird Worlds (Marvel, 1952 series) #25 (January 1954)
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Sand
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- adventure; war
- Reprints
- from Adventures in 3-D (Harvey, 1953 series) #1 (November 1953)
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The Soul Stealer
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Careless tourists David Fleming and Ann Jordan come into contact with a voodoo ritual. As they are haunted by nightly visions and wild dreams they seek help with psychiatrist Dr. Gordon. But things get worse and one of them is destined to become a zombie.
- Reprints
- from Ghost Comics (Fiction House, 1951 series) #8 (1953)
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Out of Control
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Bruce Hamilton ?
- Pencils
- Eugene Hughes ?
- Inks
- Eugene Hughes ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Stanley Morse (original editor)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Stark Terror (Stanley Morse, 1970 series) #4 (June 1971) which is reprinted
- from Weird Mysteries (Stanley Morse, 1952 series) #7 (October 1953)
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The Thing on the Beach
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from This Magazine Is Haunted (Charlton, 1957 series) #12 (July 1957)
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The Noose of Pearls
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Libby Carey; Ned; Aunt Sophie; Uncle Zeb
- Reprints
- from Out of the Night (American Comics Group, 1952 series) #1 (February-March 1952)
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The Store at the Cemetery
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Martha Cortwright
- Synopsis
- A society lady wants to show off with an exquisite piece of pottery for her dinner party. She seeks the services of a ghoulish potter living next to a graveyard. He does create something unique.
- Reprints
- from This Magazine Is Haunted (Fawcett, 1951 series) #12 (August 1953)
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The Crawling Corpse!
comic story / 8 pages
- Characters
- Van; Brenda
- Reprints
- from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #32 (June 1952)
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Third Grave on the Right...
comic story / 4 pages
- Reprints
- from Journey into Unknown Worlds (Marvel, 1950 series) #29 (July 1954)
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Night People
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Ghoul Tales (Stanley Morse, 1970 series) #1 (November 1970)
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Close Shave!
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Crawfish Cobbs; his wife Matilda
- Synopsis
- A shrew wife finds an electric razor annoying so she demands her husband use a straight razor. She demands he kiss her before he leaves for work, but each time he attempts to do so, she complains of beard stubble and sends him back into the bathroom to shave again. Ultimately, he cuts off his face with the straight razor.
- Reprints
- from Spellbound (Marvel, 1952 series) #14 (April 1953)
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Life Insurance
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Weird Mysteries (Stanley Morse, 1952 series) #11 (July 1954)
-
The Sea Waits for Me!
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
- from Journey into Unknown Worlds (Marvel, 1950 series) #43 (March 1956)
-
The Revolt of Wilbur Bixby!
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Wilbur Bixby (a henpecked husband); his wife Griselda
- Synopsis
- A man becomes free of his shrew wife when they travel to Greece and he drinks from a fountain that transforms him into a centaur so he can eat grass and no longer has to depend upon her favor to buy him meals.
- Reprints
- from Spellbound (Marvel, 1952 series) #14 (April 1953)
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Witches' Wrath
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Wes; Nancy; Beltane
- Reprints
- from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #22 (August 1951)
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Weird Wonders
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Belfi (signed)
- Inks
- John Belfi (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- non-fiction; horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from The Thing (Charlton, 1952 series) #3 (June 1952)
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The Devil Stole Her Soul
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Shock (Stanley Morse, 1969 series) #v1#8 (July 1970)
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Tortures of the Damned
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from The Ghost Rider (Magazine Enterprises, 1950 series) #11 [A-1 #75] (March 1953)
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Head of Horror
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- A shrunken head pays an ex-G.I. to bring it to its living brother. This scares the brother to death. The head reunites with its body but is trapped in a grave by the ex-G.I.
- Reprints
-
from Strange Mysteries (Superior, 1951 series) #6 (July 1952)
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The Eyes of Death
comic story / 8 pages
- Characters
- Victor Kallman; Eric Vonn; Anna; Kurt Vonn; Hans Kallman; Martha Kallman
- Reprints
- from Forbidden Worlds (American Comics Group, 1951 series) #8 (August 1952)
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The Web of Horror
The Purple Claw / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense; superhero
- Characters
- The Purple Claw [Dr. Jonathan Weir]; Dr. Italo Schiasi (death); Enzo (death); Baron Latro (death); Countess Arachni (first appearance)
- Reprints
- from The Purple Claw (Toby, 1953 series) #2 (March 1953)
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The Sunken Grave
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Jed decides to marry Lee, to the dismay of Vickie who offers her house for the wedding. Lee gets a bad sunburn. Vicki convinces Lee that her face is hideously deformed. Vicki tries to shoot Lee and is crushed between floors of her house.
- Reprints
- from Journey into Fear (Superior, 1951 series) #5 (January 1952)
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Contract in Blood
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Mister Mystery (Stanley Morse, 1951 series) #17 (June 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.
Nightmare
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3.
Sand
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4.
The Soul Stealer
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5.
Out of Control
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6.
The Thing on the Beach
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7.
The Noose of Pearls
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8.
The Store at the Cemetery
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9.
The Howling Head
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10.
The Crawling Corpse!
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11.
Third Grave on the Right...
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12.
Night People
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13.
Close Shave!
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14.
Life Insurance
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15.
The Sea Waits for Me!
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16.
The Revolt of Wilbur Bixby!
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17.
Witches' Wrath
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18.
Weird Wonders
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19.
The Devil Stole Her Soul
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20.
Tortures of the Damned
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21.
Head of Horror
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22.
The Eyes of Death
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23.
The Web of Horror
The Purple Claw -
24.
The Sunken Grave
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25.
Contract in Blood
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26.
[no title indexed]
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- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
- Per Sandell
- Dan Stevenson
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