Haunt of Fear #13

In "For The Love Of Death," a man consumed by envy at the funeral tributes paid to the dead devises a desperate plan to steal that attention for himself—by murdering the town’s wealthiest man and taking his place in the coffin. With a knife to disfigure the body and a closed casket requested, he believes he’ll finally receive the admiration he craves. But when the deceased’s final wishes call for cremation, his scheme begins to unravel in ways he never imagined.

In "Fed Up!", the Vault-Keeper presents a chilling tale of marital revenge: a sword-swallower, once the star of her act, watches her husband grow grotesquely obese from devouring every penny she earns. When her patience snaps, she turns the tables—encouraging him to try her dangerous craft, only to trap him mid-act with his hands bound, leaving him at the mercy of the very fate his gluttony has summoned.

In "Wolf Bait!", a desperate group of travelers huddles in a sleigh racing across the frozen Russian steppes, hunted by a pack of relentless wolves. With only two bullets left, the officer fights off the beasts while the driver makes a chilling proposal: one of them must be thrown to the wolves to save the rest. As the night closes in and the choice looms, the fate of the group hangs in the balance—only the Crypt-Keeper knows who will be sacrificed.