Tales from the Crypt #29

In a chilling tale from *Tales from the Crypt #29*, a frightened boy named Artie is locked in the closet by his cruel step-father, Samuel Bricker, only to find an unexpected companion in Hozier, a mysterious presence who claims to know how to teach the man a lesson. As the boy hesitates between fear and justice, Hozier’s dark suggestions grow more extreme—until Samuel’s cruelty crosses a line that can’t be ignored.

In "A Rottin' Trick!", the Vault-Keeper spins a chilling tale of betrayal and twisted fate: a man who discards a woman, only to find himself at the mercy of a boat pilot with a painful past—someone who once loved her, and whose quiet vengeance leads him to an island that’s no place for the living.

In "Board to Death!", the Crypt-Keeper introduces a chilling tale of terror born from a childhood trauma: a woman haunted by her past, now trapped in a nightmare of her husband’s cruel games. When his threats of burying her alive become horrifyingly real, she’s airlifted to safety in a pine box—only to face a darkness far deeper than any coffin.

In "A Sucker for a Spider!", a corrupt banker’s obsession with spiders takes a deadly turn when his nervous teller threatens to expose him. After luring the man to his isolated home and setting a black widow loose beneath his sheets, the banker flees to Florida by plane—only to crash into a swamp and find himself trapped in the web of a monstrous arachnid. The Old Witch warns that some debts are paid in blood, and this tale proves it.