Dates
- Cover date
- December 1952
- On sale
- 1952
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- The Screaming Skull · Chilling Tales · 8 pages
After searching for 20 years, two explorers discover a chest containing the Green God of Death in the jungle, worth $500,000. One of them, greedy Vezin, kills his partner Eames and leaves his body to the dreaded soldier ants while he makes his way out of the jungle with the treasure. Eames' skull, however follows him, screeching steadily, and Vezin locks the screaming skull into the chest with The Green Death. Returning to America, Vezin throws a party, and hires a housekeeper, who lets the skull escape, which exacts revenge on his former partner.
- The Hand of Glory · Chilling Tales · 7 pages
A mystical item is made from the hand of a dead thief that grants the user the ability to steal from anyone. But finally the spell is broken and the owner of the hand seeks revenge.
- What Is a Ghoul? · Chilling Tales · 2 pages
An Irish judge recalls the trial of a ghoul in 1879. The hairy and red-eyed fiend was captured feasting on a dead human body.
- Pursued · Chilling Tales · 7 pages
Having discovered a treasure on the ocean floor, Jake kills his partner Harry. Harry's ghost however follows him, appearing night after night. When Jake confesses to his crime, Harry goes into attack mode.
- Spider Hider · Chilling Tales · 6 pages
A war time pilot is recued from a spider-infested island and brought back to civilization. He does not feel well, however. Any person he comes in contact with is soon dying from spider bites.
Reprinted in
The 3-D Zone (1986), The Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics (2008), Haunted Horror (2012)