Tales of Horror #2
In "The Thing in the Pool," a heartbroken architect seeks twisted revenge by gifting a grand mansion—complete with a stunning pool—to the young man who stole his secretary. The pool hides a prehistoric, furry, tentacled creature from his past, a secret he’s kept buried beneath the surface. With moody art by Myron Fass, this chilling 1952 tale turns paradise into a trap, where desire and dread drown together.
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An architect loses his secretary, who he's secretly in love with, to a young good looking man. Wanting revenge on the couple he offers them a huge mansion complete with a beautiful swimming pool as a gift. It turn out that inside the pool is a prehistoric furry tentacled monster. The architect encountered this monster years ago in a small watering hole and built the swimming pool over the hole to destroy the couple. Unfortunately for him the monster also makes him a victim.
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