Vault of Horror #16

In "People Who Live in Brass Hearses...", the Crypt-Keeper introduces a chilling tale of a man named Lionel, a quiet stranger who moves into a deserted house and drives a mysterious brass hearse through town. The children watch in uneasy fascination as he passes by, their curiosity piqued by the curtain hiding the back of the vehicle—until the truth behind his eerie presence begins to unravel.

The Vault-Keeper introduces a chilling tale of a man cursed to live forever—trapped in a body that decays, yet refuses to die. After being hexed by the Old Hag on Baldy Mountain to escape a terminal illness, Pete now endures a slow, agonizing rot, his flesh peeling away as he remains trapped in a nightmare of perpetual existence.

In "A Grim Fairy Tale!", the Old Witch spins a tale of a kingdom undone by a twisted justice: when a royal family’s beloved pet mice are threatened, their decree to protect all rats ignites a horrifying reversal of fortune. As the townspeople, once driven to desperate measures, face the consequences of their own cruelty, the line between predator and prey blurs in a chilling twist of fate.