Vault of Evil #2

In "The Witching Hours!" from Vault of Evil #2 (1973), newlyweds Tony and Linda begin their honeymoon under an eerie cloud—Linda’s skeletal mother, a spectral figure from the past, seems to follow them wherever they go. When Tony finally knocks the witch unconscious, he’s stunned to learn the truth: she’s not some random haunting, but Linda’s own mother, bound to the shadows in ways neither of them can yet understand.

In "The Bugs!", alien scientists examine Earth humans through microscopes and recoil in disgust, deeming the species so repulsive they recommend the planet's destruction—before the story takes a sharp turn into the unknown.

In "How Clumsy Can Ya Be?", a young man who trained in India to become a magician finds his efforts hilariously misguided—both in his studies and during his first American show, where his attempts at mysticism only lead to more mishaps than magic.

In "The Hiding Place," three desperate crooks bury their ill-gotten gains with a promise to return in a year—only to find that greed turns their pact into a deadly game of betrayal. As each man schemes to claim the fortune alone, the shadows of their choices begin to close in.