Vault of Horror #25

In a chilling tale from *Vault of Horror* #25, a grieving widow arranges a seance to consult her late husband, John Chalmers, about his lost fortune—money siphoned by two confidence men, George Dent and Ben Ganther, who once duped him. When the spirits seem to stir, the night takes a terrifying turn as long-buried secrets rise from the grave, and the dead may have the last word.

In "Kickin' the Gong A Round!", the Crypt-Keeper introduces a chilling tale of vengeance from beyond the grave: once a rising boxing star, Patty Marko meets a brutal end when his son is kidnapped and he’s beaten to death in the ring. Six months later, his rotting corpse rises, drawn by a debt of blood, and drags his killer, Jake Houseman, into the very ring where his life was stolen—where the past refuses to stay buried.

In "Practical Yolk!", the Vault-Keeper invites you into a chilling tale of deception and dread, where a hunter returning from the Congo brings more than just trophies—his servant B'uuna carries secrets, and a seemingly innocent Easter egg hides a horror too grotesque to name. As Fredrick Hamilton’s wedding plans unravel, the line between gift and trap blurs, and the past comes knocking in the most unsettling way.

In "Collection Completed!", the eerie calm of a rural home cracks as Anna Tillman’s love for stray animals collides with her husband Jonah’s unsettling new passion: taxidermy. When Jonah’s collection begins to grow with creatures from their own house, Anna’s fear turns to dread—especially after he claims it’s nearly complete. The moment she realizes what he’s done to their beloved cat, her quiet desperation ignites into something far darker. The Old Witch, ever the grim observer, watches as the line between devotion and obsession dissolves in the basement’s shadows.