Haunt of Fear #24

In "Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes..." from Haunt of Fear #24, a betrayed mountain man named Jake—drunk on moonshine and scorned by his wife Bethy and her lover—drowns in a still after they shove him in, only to rise as a vengeful, gelatinous creature born from the lye and his rage. As the night wears on, the lovers' guilt and fear spiral into terror, trapped in a nightmare of their own making.

In "Only Sin Deep," a woman desperate to preserve her youth makes a chilling bargain with a mysterious shopkeeper, trading her beauty for a thousand dollars. When the price of her vanity becomes a nightmare of rapid aging, she’s forced into a desperate game of deception—only to find that her past sins have a way of catching up, no matter how far she runs.

In "The Secret," a young boy adopted by a seemingly kind couple soon discovers their true nature—though their plans for him take a deadly turn when he reveals his own shocking secret. Written with chilling precision, this 1954 horror-suspense tale from *Haunt of Fear* #24 delivers a twist that flips the script on predator and prey in a story that’s as clever as it is terrifying.

In "Head-Room!", a lonely landlady finds herself drawn to a mysterious tenant whose quiet demeanor hides a terrifying secret. When she stumbles upon his hidden collection of severed heads, her fascination turns to dread—just as she becomes his latest, uninvited guest.