Haunt of Fear #21
In "An Off-Color Heir," a haunting tale from Haunt of Fear #21 (1953), Laura’s life takes a chilling turn as memories of her past collide with unsettling secrets in her husband’s Louisiana plantation home. Written by Bill Gaines and Albert B. Feldstein, with stark, unforgettable art by Graham Ingels—both in story and on the cover—this story unfolds with a creeping dread, anchored in a single, disturbing discovery: a bottle of black ink, a locked room, and a husband whose beard has turned an unnatural blue.
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Laura dreamed of being a famous painter, and years back her husband-to-be came by her studio to have his portrait painted. They fell in love, married, and moved to his planation home in Louisiana. In that home hung a portrait of her husband's French Baron relation, which haunted her, as did a room in the home that wouldn't open. Now, years later, she discovered a bottle of black ink in the bathroom for her husband's new beard, and when she was able to get the mystery door opened she found seven dead women lying there, and her husband, now with a blue beard and a razor in his hand.......
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