Vault of Horror #36

In "Twin Bill!", the Vault-Keeper warns of a man whose desperate act of vengeance backfires in the most grotesque way—Larry Bannister, haunted by the aftermath of his crime, finds his twisted retribution made flesh when the grave he dug for his wife and her lover yields not death, but a monstrous, merged horror seeking him out.

In the shadowed town of Blumstedt, newlyweds Eric and Helena face growing suspicion as strange deaths follow those who cross her. When the townsfolk turn on Helena, accusing her of witchcraft, Eric’s desperate attempt to protect her ends in tragedy—only for her to reveal a terrifying truth in the final, chilling moments. The Crypt-Keeper warns of the price of fear and the hidden horrors that dwell beneath the surface.

In "Pipe Dream," the Vault-Keeper recounts the chilling tale of Chen Chu Yang, a man whose opium-fueled visions of his family’s tragedies begin to mirror reality with horrifying precision—first his wife, then his son, and finally his daughter’s husband, all meeting grim ends. When the dream of his daughter’s murder leads to her wrongful execution, Chen is left shattered, haunted by the very dreams that once gave him power.

In a chilling twist of fate, a man haunted by a childhood memory returns to the woods where he once witnessed a murder—only to find himself repeating the crime. As he confronts his wife’s betrayal, the past collides with the present in a moment that blurs time and guilt. The Old Witch, ever the sardonic guide, sets the stage for a haunting tale of memory, identity, and the inescapable weight of the past.