Tales from the Crypt #22

In "Tight Grip!", the Crypt-Keeper spins a chilling tale from the perspective of a sentient trunk, bound to a woman it once sheltered. When a desperate killer tries to hide inside, the trunk’s sudden, violent contraction turns his panic into a gruesome, unforgettable end.

In "Only Skin Deep!", a man’s Mardi Gras wedding takes a chilling turn when his bride, ever veiled in a hag mask, refuses to remove it—no matter how often he asks. As his curiosity hardens into obsession, the moment he finally tears the mask from her face becomes a revelation that shatters his understanding of what he’s truly married. The Vault-Keeper warns: some secrets are buried deep, and some skins are not what they seem.

In "Last Laugh," a smug practical joker with a penchant for cruel pranks recounts his most elaborate stunt—tricking children with a gruesome fake murder scene at a trainyard—only to find his own fate twisted by a vengeful doctor’s son. The Crypt-Keeper sets the scene with chilling delight, as the man’s laughter becomes his undoing in a darkly ironic twist of fate.

In "Mournin' Mess," a curious reporter investigates the Grateful Hoboes, Outcasts, and Unwanteds' Layaways Society, a peculiar organization promising peaceful burials for the forgotten. When the society claims to have buried its 1000th derelict, the reporter begins to suspect foul play—especially since the cemetery seems far too small to hold so many graves. The truth, as revealed by the Old Witch’s chilling narration, is far more unsettling than anyone expected.