Crypt of Horror #31

In "The Curse of the Pirate's Gold," a desperate man believes he’s outsmarted fate—until the ancient words of a long-forgotten curse begin to echo in his mind, whispering secrets he never meant to hear. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated with eerie precision, the story unfolds in just five pages, building dread from a single, unshakable truth: some promises are made in blood, and some debts never die.

In "The Dark Mirror," two ruthless hoodlums, Louie and Gabe, cross paths with a mysterious figure known only as Fate—whose chilling warning goes unheeded. Written by an unnamed author and illustrated by an unnamed artist, this 10-page tale from Crypt of Horror #31 delivers a stark, suspenseful descent into retribution, where every choice carries a price.

In "The Unseen," Kane Barry stumbles upon a pair of mysterious glasses that let him see the dead—apparitions that haunt the living world in terrifying silence. As the visions grow more intense and relentless, his fear begins to unravel his grip on reality, leading to a choice that could cost him everything.

In "Reign of Terror," a man with a split face—one side handsome, the other grotesque—uses his duality to manipulate both victims and law enforcement, playing one against the other to escape justice. Written by an unnamed author and illustrated by an unnamed artist, the story unfolds in just four chilling pages, exploring the dark irony of a man whose very appearance becomes his undoing.

When George Waslo drowns his business partner to claim the seaside mansion, he doesn’t expect the corpse to rise—and worse, he doesn’t expect the house itself to begin feeding on the living. As the sea’s dark secret stirs within the walls, no one who stays long is safe. Written by an unnamed author and illustrated by an unnamed artist, "The Thing from the Lake" turns a quiet coastal estate into a prison of drowned memories and creeping dread.

Jo’s world is quiet, ruled by the soft purrs of her beloved cats—until something in their eyes changes. In a story that coils like smoke through the night, her devotion to her feline companions becomes something far stranger, far darker.

In "The King of Planetoid X," a curious galactic assembly gathers to ponder how a single ruler maintains peace across an entire planet—until the truth unfolds: the King’s subjects are not people, but obedient robots. Written by an unnamed author and illustrated by an unnamed artist, this seven-page tale from Crypt of Horror #31 (2016) explores the quiet, unsettling harmony of a world ruled by silent machines.