Haunt of Fear #18

In "Pipe Down!" from Haunt of Fear #18, a young woman grows weary of her elderly husband’s pipe-smoking habits and poetic musings, leading her to conspire with a younger man to stage a fatal fall. After the husband’s death, she adopts a monkey born on the same day—only to find that the creature settles into his old chair with a pipe and a book of poetry, as if it’s taken on his spirit.

In "Bedtime Gory!" from Haunt of Fear #18, Jo finds herself in a chilling twist when her husband confesses he murdered her wealthy father to fake an accident and marry her for her fortune—now, she’s the one who’s been keeping a secret of her own. The story unfolds with quiet dread as their intimate domestic moment takes a sinister turn, revealing a game of power and revenge that’s far from over.

In this chilling tale from *Haunt of Fear #18*, a prince's grotesque bargain with his king sets a macabre course: he demands to be paid in gold equal to his weight, driving himself to monstrous extremes by swallowing lead shot to bulk up. As he hurtles toward his new castle in a speeding carriage, the sudden stop sends his swollen frame into a horrifying unraveling.

In "The Black Ferris!" from Haunt of Fear #18, two boys stumble upon a sinister carnival attraction: a ferris wheel that can reverse or accelerate time with each spin. When a man exploits the wheel to shrink himself into a child and infiltrate a kind old woman’s life, the boys race to stop him—only to find their only chance lies in sending him forward through time, with unpredictable consequences.