Vault of Horror #22

In "Together They Lie!", the Vault-Keeper recounts a chilling tale of deception and grim consequence: a woman and her lover orchestrate a cruel hoax, manipulating her employer into believing his wife was unfaithful—only to find their scheme turns deadly when the man’s corpse crashes into their celebration. The next morning, the pair are discovered dead atop the grave they’d desecrated, the tombstone perfectly restored as if nothing had ever been wrong.

In "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime!", a group of curious children stirs unease in the town after asking unsettling questions about death and justice, particularly about the electric chair and the fate of kidnappers and robbers. When a mother frantically reports her son missing—accusing him of stealing a doll and refusing to return it—the townspeople turn to the children, who are seen carrying a coffin down the street, just as they finish burying it. The Crypt-Keeper watches from the shadows, a silent witness to the chilling moment.

In "A Slight Case of Murder!", the Vault-Keeper recounts a chilling tale of a town haunted by a series of brutal, locked-room murders—each victim found with a slashed throat and no sign of entry. When Doc Swanson uncovers the truth hidden in an abandoned mansion, he points to a monstrous secret born from the past, only to realize the killer might be closer than anyone imagined.

In "Strung Along!", the Old Witch recounts the chilling tale of Tony, a once-famous puppeteer whose life unraveled after a heart condition forced him into retirement. When his wife Nora revealed she married him only for his wealth, his final act of love became a macabre reunion—his death followed by a horrifying discovery: Nora’s body, reassembled with strings tied to the very puppets he once brought to life.