Haunt of Fear #4

In "Nobody There!", Eric is trapped in a nightmare of his own making when his affair leads to a terrifying bargain with Alan, who demands a radical surgery to transfer his consciousness into a new body. As Eric becomes increasingly haunted by the consequences of their crimes, the line between guilt and survival blurs—especially when Alan, reduced to a head on a table, begs for mercy.

In "A Creep in the Deep!" from Haunt of Fear #4 (1992), Phil and his wife Margie head out for a night of spear-fishing, but what begins as a quiet evening turns eerie when Margie vanishes from their rowboat. After a frantic search yields no trace, a local’s chilling theory about an underwater vampire sets Phil on a desperate course—leading him to dive back into the dark waters with a weapon, only to confront a horrifying truth.

In a kingdom where hunger gnaws at the people and a gluttonous king hoards every bite, one clever chef turns the tables with a meal that’s as sharp as it is savory. When the king’s appetite becomes his undoing, the chef serves up a feast with a twist—his own family enjoys a rare, satisfying dinner, while the king’s fate hangs in the balance.

In the 1992 sci-fi tale "Revulsion!" from *Haunt of Fear* #4, a malfunctioning spaceship crash-lands on an alien world after its wiring is chewed through by mysterious bugs. The crew, relieved to find no insects on the planet, soon realize their relief is short-lived when they’re plucked from the ground by a colossal hand and tossed into a giant bowl—where they’re about to discover just how wrong their assumptions were.

In "The Quick Trip," a crew returns from a 30-year journey to a distant star system only to discover their destination has been destroyed—long before they ever left Earth. The story’s quiet dread builds from the stark irony of their voyage, leaving the fate of the crew and the true cost of their mission hanging in the silence of space.

In "The Long Trip," a crew of explorers arrives at a distant star system after a grueling 30-year journey, only to discover that the planet they sought is already inhabited—by people who've been there all along. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, the story captures the quiet irony of a mission made obsolete by a breakthrough that came too late.

In a forgotten corner of Lebanon, a team of archaeologists uncovers a mysterious cube etched with ancient symbols—only to realize, to their shock, that it’s the diary of an alien child who once walked Earth. As they read her fragmented entries, they learn of her innocent encounters with humans that ended in unintended destruction, her loneliness, and her final, tragic fate at the hands of a knight. The revelation sends a chill: the legend of St. George may not be about heroism, but about a child’s end.