Haunt of Fear #5
In "About Face," writer Carl Wessler and artist George Evans craft a chilling tale of secrets and retribution in a repressive town where love and lies drown in the same dark lake. When John’s affair with Becky unravels, a brutal punishment becomes a descent into terror—each dunking revealing a horrifying truth beneath the surface. The story’s haunting atmosphere is sharpened by Graham Ingels’ iconic cover, a masterclass in gothic dread.
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John and Becky are lovers but they're married to other people. The puritanical townsmen would never tolerate such behavior, so they keep their affair a secret until John's wife, Priscilla, finds out. To silence her, John kills her and throws her body in the lake. Then, Becky's husband discovers John and Becky embracing and Becky accuses John of attempted rape. The townsmen sentence him to a repeated dunking in the lake as punishment, but every time he goes underwater, John sees Priscilla's corpse drawing nearer. Finally, the dunking seat comes up empty. Priscilla has John all to herself, now.
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