Haunt of Fear #20

In "Thump Fun!", a man tormented by the imagined sound of a heartbeat in his walls spirals into paranoia, convinced he’s become the monster from Poe’s tale—until the police uncover a chilling truth. When the youngest brother confesses to killing his older sibling for the family fortune and hiding the body in the cellar, the dig reveals the corpse is missing its heart.

In "Terror Train," Gloria flees her husband Ralph in a cab, desperate to escape what she believes is his plan to poison her. On the train, her paranoia spirals as she recalls the insurance policies he took out and the mysterious bottle he brought home—only to wake in her berth and find Ralph with a white-coated attendant, leading her to a safe house with barred windows.

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 than legend suggests. The story unfolds with chilling precision, revealing a twisted bond that defies both life and death.

In "Hyde and Go Shriek!", a desperate chemist takes advantage of a wealthy admirer obsessed with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, promising to recreate the legendary formula—only to find the joke turns deadly when the concoction works exactly as advertised. When he unknowingly ingests it, the transformation spirals out of control, and his dark alter ego takes over, leading to a tragic and irreversible moment with his girlfriend.