Haunt of Fear #16

In "Nobody There!", a desperate man pushes the limits of science and morality, trading his head for another's body in a chilling quest for perfection. As the doctor who performs the procedures grows older and burdened by guilt, the fate of the severed head—left alone on the operating table—hangs in the balance.

In "A Creep in the Deep!" from Haunt of Fear #16, a man returns to a quiet lake after a night of spear fishing, only to learn of a string of mysterious deaths—each victim drained of blood. When he realizes his wife, last seen rowing alone on the water, may now be one of the undead, he sharpens his spear and prepares to face the horror beneath the surface.

In "...From Hunger!", a tyrannical king’s insatiable appetite leaves his people starving, forcing him to punish anyone who dares take food—cutting off their hands. Desperate, the royal chef devises a cruel twist: he begins feeding the king only what he’d eat if he were a pig. That night, the chef’s family enjoys a feast of sausages—delicious, and strangely satisfying.

In "The Coffin!", a man's macabre invention meant to cut funeral costs takes a terrifying turn when his idle brother dares to test it—only to find the coffin’s automated rituals go far beyond the grave. Written by a master of suspense and illustrated with chilling precision, this 1952 tale from Haunt of Fear #16 delivers a perfectly paced nightmare of mechanics and mortality.