Tales from the Crypt #38

Told from the perspective of a haunted trunk, "Tight Grip!" unfolds as a chilling tale of love, betrayal, and gruesome retribution. When Wilma’s fiancé Carl Roswell and her butler Jeeves conspire to end her life, the trunk—deeply devoted to her—watches in silent fury. As the killer seeks refuge inside, the trunk’s desperate defense turns deadly, twisting the murderer into something far worse than death.

In a tale of eerie deception and mounting dread, a man named Herbert marries a mysterious woman named Suzanne during Mardi Gras, her face hidden behind a hag mask. As their wedding day unfolds, her refusal to remove the mask fuels his growing unease—until a moment of desperation leads him to tear it away, revealing a truth far more unsettling than he could have imagined.

In "Mournin' Mess," the Grateful Hoboes Society's seemingly charitable mission takes a chilling turn when a skeptical reporter begins to question their claim of burying 1,000 derelicts—especially since their cemetery can’t possibly hold that many graves. As the investigation deepens, the truth emerges: the society’s members are ghouls, and their "pleasant burial" service comes with a far darker purpose. The Old Witch, ever the sardonic guide, watches from the shadows as the town’s secrets rise from the dirt.