Haunt of Fear #20

In "Thump Fun!", a chilling tale from Haunt of Fear #20, a man tormented by the imagined sound of a heartbeat in his walls begins to unravel—only to find that his obsession may be rooted in something far more sinister than madness. When the police uncover a buried body in the cellar, the truth about a family's dark secret starts to surface, leaving the youngest brother's confession hanging in the air.

In "Terror Train," Jo flees her husband Ralph on a midnight train, haunted by memories of his suspicious behavior and a poison bottle he brought home—only to find herself trapped in a nightmare where paranoia and reality blur. As the train hurtles through the night, every shadow seems to carry his face, and the line between fear and truth begins to vanish.

In "Bloody Sure," a man marries a woman shunned by the town after her five husbands mysteriously die—rumors swirl that she’s a vampire. But when he discovers her secret, he realizes the truth is far more intimate and horrifying: her child suffers from a rare blood disorder, and she’s been saving him with nightly transfusions from her lovers. The twist comes when the husband reveals he’s not human either—and he’s far more dangerous than the townsfolk ever imagined.

In "Hyde and Go Shriek!", a scheming chemist plays mind games with a wealthy admirer obsessed with the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde legend, pretending to recreate the fabled formula for a hefty sum. When he finally tests the concoction—thinking it’s just a placebo—he’s horrified to find it’s real, and his darker self takes over in a way he never expected.