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Tales of Terror #2

Eclipse · Series began 1985 · September 1985

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Dates

Cover date: September 1985
On sale: September 10, 1985
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: John Begley, Eric Vincent, Dan Burr, Jim Seed, Attilio Micheluzzi, Timothy Trumaninks: John Begley, Eric Vincent, Dan Burr, Mike Gustovich, Attilio Micheluzzi, Jim Seed, Timothy Trumancolors: John Begley, Eric Vincent, Philip DeWalt, Tim Smith, Sam Parsons, Timothy Trumanscript: cat yronwode, Anthony Smith, Eric Vincent, Buzz Dixon, Michael A. Pettiletters: Carrie Spiegle, Jim Seed, Wayne Truman

Stories

Live-in Dead · 7 pages
After a woman and her lover kill her husband, the household falls into disarray without him to keep it clean. The husband rises from the grave as a zombie and attempts to return home, but the couple has already used his savings to take a long vacation in Hawaii. The zombie compulsively tidies the house before traveling to Hawaii to track them down. When he finally finds the pair, he ends up cleaning their lodgings as well, only then remembering he originally came seeking revenge.
Ill Met by Moonlight... · 2 pages
A couple parks at a scenic overlook, unaware that a man is watching them through a rifle scope. He fires but misses, fleeing when a police car arrives. Later, the shooter returns home and is met by his partner—revealed to be the woman from the car.
School Prayer · 8 pages
A teacher insists on leading her class in prayer despite warnings from the mayor and a minister. She punishes a boy who refuses to join, and he later faces bullying and pressure from his secretive family. During another forced prayer, he uses a forbidden ritual to summon a creature that kills the teacher and attacks the class. The minister intervenes and banishes it, destroying the school and killing the boy, warning against imposing religion on others.
A Fine Head on Her Shoulders · 8 pages
In 1895 New Orleans, a woman on death row claims she cannot be hanged because her tarot cards foretold beheading. Her past reveals a mail‑order marriage to an abusive farmer whose death led her into murder and cannibalism, using fortune‑telling to lure victims. Caught after a failed attempt on another widow, she awaits execution. The hangman reveals her weight may cause decapitation, fulfilling her prophecy
Reprint of Dr. Guy Bennett newspaper strip · Dr. Guy Bennett · 0.25 pages
A doctor gives a woman an alarming diagnosis, and when she reacts with concern, he reassures her that something can be done.

Characters

Guy Bennett