Vault of Horror #4
In "And All Through the House...", Professor Burton and his team venture into an ancient Egyptian tomb, only to find themselves trapped after the entrance seals shut. As eerie disappearances leave behind pools of blood, the expedition confronts the chilling possibility that the Sphinx’s curse might be more than legend. Written by Jack Oleck and brought to life with bold, eerie art by Jack Davis—his inks and Marie Severin’s colors heightening the dread—this tale from 1992 delivers a claustrophobic, myth-soaked horror that lingers long after the final panel. The cover, by Johnny Craig, captures the story’s creeping dread in stark, haunting detail.
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Professor Burton is leading an expedition to an Egyptian archaeological dig in search of a vanished earlier group. They locate an ancient tomb and enter, only to have a panel close behind them, trapping them inside. Hieroglyphics tell the story of the Sphinx’s curse, but Burton thinks the disappearances might have simply been greedy workers grabbing loot and running off. Then, members of the current expedition begin vanishing, leaving pools of blood behind. Finally, the remaining members reach the heart of the tomb, where they learn that the Sphinx may not be totally mythological, after all.
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