Eerie #5
In "I Painted Only Terror!", an Egyptologist named Dr. Vetry, his daughter Vera, and his assistant uncover a hidden pyramid in the desert, unearthing a mummified priest condemned to eternal life by Anubis. When the ancient being awakens and attacks Vera, the assistant defeats it with a pickaxe, only for the trio to flee the valley—though Dr. Vetry has secretly secured a parchment with the formula for eternal life. Cover by Sid Check, this 1952 Avon classic delivers chilling suspense and a haunting question: what will he do with the power to live forever?
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An Egyptologist named Dr. Vetry, his daughter Vera, and his assistant find a hidden pyramid in an Egyptian desert valley. Looking into the story of eternal life, they open the tomb and release a 5,000 year old mummified priest who was condemned to eternal life by Anubis himself. When the mummy attacks Vera, the assistant kills it with his pickaxe causing it to crumble into dust. The three leave the valley but Dr. Vetry was able to procure a parchment containing the formula for an elixir for eternal life. Will he use it?
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