Nightmare #1974

A man crossing the desert discovers an oasis but encounters a reeking, slime-covered severed head floating in the water that drives him to madness. In a second story set during the French Revolution, an old woman falsely accused of witchcraft is executed as a traitor, and the court later discovers she was innocent—revealing the horrific title "The Woman Who Held the Blood Basket." Both tales feature supernatural consequences and twist endings emphasizing the horror of their respective circumstances.