Haunt of Fear #28

In "The Prude," a man haunted by guilt over his mistress's suicide crusades against public affection—pushing for a law that segregates men and women in cemeteries. When the women of the town begin rising from their graves at night to rebury themselves beside their lovers, he witnesses the eerie truth firsthand. As the graveyard comes alive with silent, vengeful spirits, he finds himself trapped in the past he tried to bury.

In "Numbskull," the skull of a cruel African trapper recounts his twisted life of vengeance—driven by betrayal from his partner, wife, brother, and father—before his own cruelty catches up to him. After falling into one of his own pit traps, he’s left to die as animals circle and ants strip his body bare.

In "Audition," a girl’s obsessive dream of joining Phil Vitale’s all-girl orchestra leads her down a dark path where desperation takes a horrifying turn. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, this chilling tale from Haunt of Fear #28 (1954) explores the price of obsession in a world where the line between life and something far worse blurs.

In "A Work of Art!", a mortician disillusioned by the soulless trade of his peers constructs a robot to carry out his final rites with the dignity and artistry he believes the profession deserves—only to face the unsettling question of whether perfection can truly be programmed.