Haunt of Fear #7

In "Room for One More!" from Haunt of Fear #7 (1951), young Rodney Whitman, orphaned after a tragic car accident, grows up under the shadow of his family’s crypt—where only one casket remains. When he turns twenty and realizes he must claim that final spot, his desperation leads him to a chilling decision. The story unfolds with a slow, creeping dread as Rodney’s choices spiral into something far beyond his control.

In "The Basket!", a man with two heads hides his duality beneath a basket on his shoulder, the weight of his secret threatening to shatter his fragile control. When the murderous head begins to take over, the remaining one faces an unthinkable choice—can he escape the fate his body has doomed him to?

In "The Howling Banshee!", a fugitive with a violent past seeks refuge in Ireland, where he encounters a woman who warns him that the Banshee’s wail foretells the death of her kin. As his old enemies close in, he’s forced to confront both his past and a growing dread that shadows his wedding night—where a desperate act in the fog leads to tragedy he never saw coming.