Crypt of Horror #14

On Friday the 13th, Jo and their partner check into a hotel that feels too quiet, too still—until they’re led to room 1313 on the 13th floor. There, they meet a gathering of guests who’ve been coming back every year, drawn by a ritual that defies death.

In "The Picnic!", Hugo Brandt’s love of food takes a deadly turn when a charming stranger invites him to a seemingly innocent outing—only to reveal a hunger far more dangerous than his own. Written by an unnamed author and illustrated by an unnamed artist, this chilling four-page tale turns a simple summer day into a feast of suspense.

In "The Last Man," four carnival workers seeking cheaper lodgings stumble upon an abandoned house in a quiet town, drawn in by a local’s warning of a ghostly killer with a hammer. As night falls and the house settles into silence, the men soon realize they’re not alone—and the past is far from buried.

In "Bum Ticker!", a man haunted by a weak heart takes a desperate gamble when he seeks out a mysterious doctor promising radical treatment. After the procedure, he begins to experience eerie control over his own pulse—speeding up and slowing down with unnatural precision—until his body starts to unravel in ways he never expected.

In "Clinging Corpse," Bradley, freshly released after two decades behind bars, sets out to settle a score with Inspector Harper—the man who put him away. When he finally shoots Harper, he’s horrified to find the corpse won’t let go, clinging to him as the tide rises and the marshlands close in.

In "The One That Got Away," a man and his friend venture into a secluded stream for a quiet day of fishing—until the waters turn treacherous. When the fisherman is overwhelmed by a sudden, violent swarm driven by something far deeper than instinct, his friend barely escapes, haunted by the chilling realization that he was the one who once got away.