Haunted Thrills #10
"Death at the Mardi Gras" delivers a chilling tale from Haunted Thrills #10, a 1953 10-cent classic from the Iger Shop team. When a condemned man breaks free on his execution night, his desperate flight through a swamp leads him to a fateful encounter with a dead cat’s vengeful spirit. With moody art and a haunting atmosphere, this early horror story stands out for its eerie simplicity and the grim fate that awaits the fugitive.
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A convict escapes from a prison on the night he was to be hanged. He enters a shack where an old lady and her cat live. Killing them both, he flees into the nearby swamp to escape the prison guards and their bloodhounds. The ghost of the dead cat torments him and lures him to his death in a bog.
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