Dead of Night #8

In "Alone in the Dark!" from Dead of Night #8 (1975), ten-year-old Donald Dugan faces his terror when his uncle Claude, a man with a sinister grudge, closes in on him at midnight. As the house falls silent and the clock strikes, Donald’s fear ignites a shocking transformation—his body wracked by change, his fate sealed in a moment of desperate survival. When his parents return, they’re not relieved, but sorrowful, whispering that their son’s curse was not the one they’d hoped for.

In "The Eavesdropper!" from Dead of Night #8 (1975), Tony Neely stumbles upon a chilling conversation in a dimly lit bar—two people plotting a murder for insurance money. As he follows the couple through shadowy streets, trying to exploit what he’s heard, a stray can gives him away. When the woman turns, Tony’s blood runs cold: it’s his wife, and she’s the one who’s meant to die.

In "The Old Witch," a man’s growing unease over his wife’s decision to shelter a homeless woman spirals into paranoia when he becomes convinced the old woman is a witch plotting to steal his wife’s body. As tension mounts, his desperate act of violence leads to a chilling revelation that leaves him utterly unprepared.

In "The Slave!" from Dead of Night #8 (1975), sailor Joe Garcy ventures into the jungles of South America chasing fortune, drawn by tales of Inca treasures buried with the dead. Posing as a slave during a funeral procession, he slips into a hidden burial vault—only to find himself trapped inside as the entrance seals shut, leaving him alone in the dark with no way out.