Crypt of Horror #8

In "Nothing He Couldn't Do!", four shipwrecked men find themselves trapped on a cannibal island, where only one—Jonesy, the ship’s handy mechanic—faces immediate and brutal capture. While the others cling to fragile hope, Jonesy’s fate hangs in the balance as the island’s natives turn their attention to him.

In "The Strange Case of the Absent Floor," Dr. Drew delves into the eerie mystery of the Wainwright building, where an elevator boy claims to have encountered a 13th floor that shouldn't exist. As the investigation unfolds, strange echoes of the past surface, and the building itself begins to unravel in ways that defy logic.

In "The Witch of the Haunted Hills!" from Crypt of Horror #8, Moon Girl ventures into the eerie woods to uncover the truth behind a string of mysterious disappearances—only to stumble upon a twisted cult and a witch whose dark rituals revolve around the Moon-God. Written by an unnamed author and illustrated by an unnamed artist, the story unfolds with creeping dread as ancient rites and hidden motives come to light.

In "Kiss and Kill," John finds unexpected connection at a friendship club, drawn to Heather’s charm and grace—until their love story begins to reveal unsettling truths beneath the surface. Written by a talented hand and illustrated with eerie precision, this five-page tale unfolds a romance where every glance and touch hides something far darker than it seems.

In "Clumsy," a desperate wife convinces her bumbling scientist husband to freeze her for seven years, hoping to outwit death and claim her insurance. When his clumsiness shatters her body during thawing, he’s left to painstakingly reassemble her—only to face the horrifying results of his mistake.

In "The Ghost of Doctor Renick," a surgeon haunted by the loss of his wife during surgery finds unexpected guidance when a young boy is brought in after a terrible accident. With only his wife’s ghost by his side—her presence both a comfort and a mystery—Renick must confront his grief and doubt to save a life.

In "Salesman of Death," a vengeful ghost returns to haunt the man who wronged him—his former boss. Written by an unnamed author and illustrated by an unnamed artist, the story follows the dead salesman as he uses his old skills to deliver a chilling, relentless campaign of retribution, one that turns the tables on his living tormentor.

In "The Hungry Horde," Mark and Martha are drawn into a chilling mystery after a massive theft of blood plasma shakes the city. As they trace the stolen supply to a hidden lair, they uncover a terrifying plot: the Master Vampire is using the plasma to animate a grotesque army, turning the desperate and dying into his relentless minions.

In "Cremation," an old man, aware his nephew is poisoning him for his inheritance, orchestrates a chilling final act: he has his servant melt down his gold and mix it with a radioactive solution. After his death, the servant follows his instructions, imbuing his corpse with the tainted gold and cremating it. The resulting ashes are placed in a gold urn and given to the nephew, who is told to run his fingers through them. When the nephew later disposes of the ashes, he realizes too late that the gold—and the radiation within—was his uncle’s final, deadly gift.

Jo finds a tattered coat with pockets full of cash, but the money vanishes the moment he takes it off—leaving him stranded in a world that sees him as a thief, no matter how he tries to prove otherwise.

In "The Thing That Grew!", Dr. Marvelle, the world’s most brilliant explorer and scientist, discovers a frozen baby dinosaur in an underground cave and brings it to his lab, where he uses his secret formula to revive it. What begins as a scientific triumph quickly spirals into a nightmare as the creature grows at an impossible rate, eventually covering the Earth and hurling the planet into the Sun—only for Marvelle to wake from what he thinks is a dream. But as he looks outside, the horrifying truth dawns: the footprints are real.

In the heart of the Brazilian jungle, an explorer stumbles upon the forgotten pyramids of Manoa and the terrifying cult that worships the living-dead. As he flees through the dense wilderness, the past he thought he’d escaped begins to catch up—fast.