Vault of Horror #1

In "Portrait in Wax!", jealousy turns deadly when an art dealer begins passing off his friend’s etchings as his own—until a gruesome accident leads to murder and a macabre secret buried in a museum of wax figures. When a damaged statue reveals a human hand, the truth behind the sculptor’s uncanny craftsmanship begins to unravel. The Vault-Keeper warns: some masterpieces are best left in the dark.

In "The Werewolf Legend," a man tormented by the belief that he’s a murderous beast uncovers a dark family legacy—and confesses his crimes to Scotland Yard, desperate to stop the killings. As he prepares to end his own life, the authorities reveal a chilling truth: the real killer was someone else, using hypnosis and illusion to frame him.

In the isolated Hawkin's Tourist Colony, a troubled man named Tom is drowning his sorrows when his friend Jim arrives, shaken by a vivid nightmare. In the dream, a couple checks in—only to descend into terror, as the woman believes death is coming for her, leading to a violent, tragic end. Jim dismisses it as mere imagination, but moments later, the very same couple pulls up in a car, standing at the door, asking for a room.

In "Terror Train," a desperate Gloria flees her husband Ralph, racing to a train that promises escape—only to find herself trapped on a silent, haunted railcar where every berth holds a corpse. As paranoia twists reality, she stumbles upon a farmhouse with a fresh grave and a coffin that seems to call her name, only to be confronted by Ralph in a chilling final act. Then, everything shifts—her nightmare may not be over, but the truth behind her ordeal is far stranger than she ever imagined.