Tales from the Crypt #22
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Thing from the Grave!", a desperate man races to save his unconscious wife after a car crash, only to face a chilling mystery when she inexplicably bleeds out despite minimal injuries. With no one matching her blood type, a mysterious stranger steps in—offering a transfusion that saves her, but sets off a terrifying chain of vampire attacks. Written by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein, with haunting art by Graham Ingels, this classic Tales from the Crypt tale unfolds with creeping dread and a shocking twist, all rendered in the signature style of EC’s golden age. The cover, by Al Feldstein, captures the story’s eerie tone in stark, unforgettable detail.
In "The Thing from the Grave!", the Crypt-Keeper spins a tale of jealousy and revenge, where a man’s obsession with a woman leads to murder, a desperate lie, and a chilling twist of fate. After Bill Ferth kills his rival James Barry and tries to frame him for abandoning Laura Mason, his scheme unravels when the dead man rises from his grave—awakened not by magic, but by the weight of his own guilt and the fury of the earth.
In "Blood Type 'V'!", a desperate man races to save his unconscious wife after a car crash, only to find her bleeding out with no clear cause. When a mysterious stranger offers a life-saving transfusion—his blood type perfectly matching hers—she recovers, but soon after, a series of brutal murders plague the city. As a reporter for the Evening Sun begins to suspect the donor is more than he seems, the truth behind the bloodshed unravels in a chilling twist that leaves him facing a predator far older and deadlier than he imagined.
In "Death's Turn!", the Old Witch sets the scene as three ruthless amusement park owners—Robert Bixby, Kane, and Crossen—jockey for control of a new roller coaster that promises to be the fastest in the world. When Bixby’s ambition threatens their grip on the enterprise, the others conspire to eliminate him, only to find their own fates sealed by the very ride they sought to profit from.
In "The Curse of the Arnold Clan!", Robert Arnold stumbles upon an ancient book in the attic that warns of a chilling family tradition: every half-century, the eldest Arnold is buried alive. When a costume ball sets him on a scavenger hunt for a musket, he's drawn to the family crypt—only to find himself trapped inside a coffin as the curse reawakens, with the caretaker closing in.
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Reprinted in Tales from the Crypt #22 (1951), Tales from the Crypt #1 (1979), Kalla kårar #1/1990 (1990), Kalla kårar #2/1990 (1990), I Classici Americani I Racconti del Terrore #6 (1991), I Classici Americani I Racconti del Terrore #7 (1991), Iskalde Grøss #1/1993 (1993), Iskalde Grøss #6/1993 (1993), Tales from the Crypt #6 (1993), Biblioteca Grandes del Cómic: Clásicos del Terror de EC #1 (2003), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #17 (2016), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #20 (2017), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #23 (2018), Choke Gasp! The Best of 75 Years of EC Comics #[nn] (2019), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #28 (2020), The EC Archives: Tales from the Crypt #1 (2021), Tales from the Crypt #1 (2021), Artisan Edition #[16] (2024), Phantastische Geschichten #3
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