Dates
- Cover date
- December 1952
- On sale
- October 21, 1952
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- The Pit of Horror · 8 pages
New York, the 1870s. In the gambling establishment of Mr. Burns people are killed and disposed of in a rat pit in the cellar. The dead return and force Burns to a tour of the pit himself.
- The Dancer from the Beyond · 5 pages
The dancer Lee Trantor is haunted by his former partner Annette and her desire to dance to the death.
- The Clutching Weed · 2 pages
Swimming in the ocean and struggling with sea weed, a man reminisces about his childhood nemesis and wonders if that boy's spirit may be responsible for the clutching weed.
- Bride of Death · 5 pages
Joseph needs a fresh corpse for his experiments, which is provided when Delores Martiz dies on her wedding day. He brings her back from the dead, and then once more, but cannot win her for himself.
- The Ghost That Warned a King · 1 pages
Although warned by a ghost, King James IV. of Scotland goes to war and dies.
- Death Drum · 7 pages
Drummer Chip Conway comes into possession of a magic jungle drum which makes him play "like a god". Downside is, Chip has to kill for his newly won ability.
- The Origin of "He Kicked the Bucket" · 1 pages
Origin of the phrase explained. A suicidal man failed to hang himself and got so angered that he kicked a bucket standing next to his feet. Losing his balance, the man fell and hit his head fatally.
Reprinted in
Gwandanaland Comics (2016), Seduction of the Innocent! (1985), The Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics (2008), The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! (2010), Haunted Horror (2012)