Crypt of Horror #10

In "Bridegroom, Come Back!", a chilling tale from Crypt of Horror #10, a man who marries women for profit meets his match when one of his victims rises from the grave—her return a haunting twist that leaves him unprepared. The story unfolds with a quiet dread, building tension around a marriage that never truly ended.

Jo, a boy on vacation in Haiti, saves a local from drowning and is quietly drawn into the mysterious rites of voodoo by the man’s grateful mother. Back in the United States, he begins to wield the ancient magic with unsettling precision, turning his newfound power to dark and unpredictable ends.

In "I Killed Mary," a quiet, overlooked teen named Robby makes a desperate bid for attention by committing a shocking act—only to be met with disbelief and indifference. Written with chilling precision, the story explores the dark spiral of a boy whose need for recognition leads him down a path he never expected.

In "Return from the Grave!" from Crypt of Horror #10 (2011), Jo, a stage magician’s apprentice, orchestrates his master’s apparent death during a daring escape act—only to find that death wasn’t the end. When the magician rises from the grave, his return is not the final act of a trick, but a chilling reckoning.