Haunt of Fear #22
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Wish You Were Here" delivers a chilling twist on the classic wish-fulfillment trope in Haunt of Fear #22, a 1953 EC horror classic. Written by William Gaines and Al Feldstein, with haunting artwork by Graham Ingels and color by Marie Severin, the story follows a grieving wife who, after losing her husband Jason in a tragic accident, turns to a mysterious jade statue to bring him back—only to discover that some wishes come with a terrible price. The cover, also by Graham Ingels, perfectly captures the story’s eerie, foreboding tone.
In "Chess-Mate," a reclusive small-town prodigy known for his unmatched skill at chess takes his own life during a parade—his top hat, always worn, concealing a shocking secret. The story unfolds with quiet dread, revealing how his brilliance was tied to a grotesque, hidden companion, now exposed in silence.
In this chilling twist from *Haunt of Fear* #22, Snow White’s infamous apple isn’t a gift from a jealous queen—it’s a desperate act of self-defense. Her obsession with cleanliness has pushed the seven dwarfs to the edge, turning their cozy mountain home into a battleground of scrubbed floors and frayed nerves. The story unfolds with a quiet dread, as the line between madness and murder blurs in the shadow of a pristine kitchen.
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Reprinted in The Vault of Horror #[nn] (1965), EC Portfolio #6 (1977), Haunt of Fear #4 (1985), Gysertimen #5 (1987), Iskalde Grøss #4 [1988] (1988), Iskalde Grøss #1/1989 (1989), Iskalde Grøss #6/1989 (1989), The Vault of Horror #3 (1990), Iskalde Grøss #4/1991 (1991), Iskalde Grøss #6/1991 (1991), Haunt of Fear #22 (1998), Choke Gasp! The Best of 75 Years of EC Comics #[nn] (2019), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #29 (2021), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #30 (2021), Home to Stay! The Complete EC Ray Bradbury Stories #[nn] (2023), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #36 (2024), Artisan Edition #[16] (2024), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #37 (2024)
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