Eerie #10
"Only the Dead Live Here!" kicks off in Eerie #10 (1952) with a chilling expedition into the African jungle, where scientist Emil Zarko and his companions Vincent and George uncover a forgotten medieval castle brimming with gold and eerie secrets. As greed and paranoia take hold, the line between the living and the damned begins to blur—especially when the housekeeper’s true nature is revealed. Penciled by Charles Nicholas and inked by George Roussos, this tale of ambition and dread is brought to life with haunting visuals, while Alvin Hollingsworth’s cover captures the story’s unsettling atmosphere in bold, striking detail.
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Scientist Emil Zarko and his colleagues Vincent and George set out to look for a place in the African jungle from where pure evil emanates. They find a medieval castle, complete with a strange housekeeper and a cellar full of gold and diamonds. Zarko wants to explore the place, his friends plan to rob it. While Vincent kills Zarko and poisons George, he learns the gruesome secret of the castle; the housekeeper is death himself and his ultimate master is Satan.
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