Fantastic Fears #8
In "Terror under Glass," a 1954 horror tale from Fantastic Fears #8, David’s haunting nightmare of suffocation in an hourglass leads him to a psychiatrist, where repressed memories surface—memories of wartime collaboration and a tragic building shaped like an hourglass. Written by Ruth Roche and illustrated by Robert Webb, this chilling story unfolds as David is sent to inspect a grain elevator in Minnesota, only to face a fate mirroring his past. The cover, by Bob Webb, captures the dread of confinement and unseen danger.
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David sees a psychiatrist about his recurring nightmare of being suffocated in an hourglass. Under hypnosis, he reveals that he was a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II, and collaborated with his captors. As a result, many of his fellow Americans died, including some in a building constructed in hourglass-shape. Dr. Tate tells David he can't treat him. David is later sent to Minnesota by his boss to inspect a new type of grain elevator. Once inside, he's trapped and suffocated by grain. Both the elevator owner and Dr. Tate had brothers who died in the POW camp because of David.
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