Haunt of Fear #25
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The New Arrival," a chilling tale from Haunt of Fear #25 (1954), a man’s fascination with a striking new office girl spirals into a deadly mistake—though not the one you might expect. Written by Carl Wessler and brought to life with eerie precision by Jack Kamen on art and inks, with Marie Severin’s haunting colors and Jim Wroten’s sharp lettering, the story unfolds through the Old Witch’s unsettling narration. The cover by Ghastly captures the dread with a perfectly framed, unsettling image that hints at the horror within.
Told from the perspective of a decaying mansion, "The New Arrival" follows a deranged old woman whose mind shattered after her husband’s death in WWI, leaving her to imprison her newborn child in chains and ignorance for four decades. When the girl finally lies dying, a passing traveler is knocked unconscious and awakens to find himself bound in her place—now the new "baby" in her twisted, timeless captivity.
In "Indisposed!", a man’s desperate attempt to hide his wife’s murder takes a horrifying turn when his newly installed garbage disposal is wired to the water supply. When a friend reaches for a drink, the pipes unleash a gruesome surprise—what was meant to vanish now flows through the tap.
In "Out Cold," a chilling tale from Haunt of Fear #25, the Old Witch spins a tale of desire and dread: a man drawn to a stunning new office girl, only to learn her beauty hides a monstrous secret—her mother’s cats feed on human flesh. But the Witch warns the story isn’t over yet, and the real ending is far more abrupt, far more final.
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Reprinted in EC Horror Library of the 1950's #[nn] (1970), Haunt of Fear #5 (1985), Iskalde Grøss #1 [1988] (1988), Iskalde Grøss #1/1989 (1989), Iskalde Grøss #6/1989 (1989), Iskalde Grøss #8/1989 (1989), Iskalde Grøss #8/1992 (1992), Skræk #1 (1994), Haunt of Fear #25 (1998), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #29 (2021), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #30 (2021), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #36 (2024), Artisan Edition #[16] (2024), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #37 (2024)
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