Appearing in "I Die Too Often"
Featured Characters:
- Thomas Gordon (Death)
Supporting Characters:
- Hutch
Antagonists:
- Warden Paul Marsh
Other Characters:
- Mike Colvin (Mentioned) (Deceased)
- Corrections Officer Haggerty
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- Prison (Unnamed)
- Cemetery (Unnamed)
Synopsis for "I Die Too Often"
A convicted killer has a repeating dream of dying in the electric chair. Finally, the event is real and he is relieved the dreams have stopped in the peace of death... until he hears the warden summon his ghost from it's grave and back through the green door. He realizes that he is damned to an eternity of executions.
Appearing in "The Window"
Featured Characters:
- Howard Stevens
Races and Species:
Synopsis for "The Window"
A lawyer's hotel window looks out on an alien landscape, allowing him to discover the Martian plan to conquer Earth.
Appearing in "The Vandals!"
Featured Characters:
- Joe (First appearance; dies)
- Nick (First appearance; dies)
- Burt (First appearance; dies)
- Frankie (First appearance; dies)
Antagonists:
- Hydra Idol
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- Museum (Unnamed)
Synopsis for "The Vandals!"
When four vandals enter a museum at night to cut off the gold heads from a hydra idol, they end with their heads placed upon the evil idol.
Appearing in "Casper's Boss!"
Featured Characters:
- Casper
Supporting Characters:
- Martha (First appearance; dies)
Antagonists:
- Mr. Tuft (Apparent death)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earthspace
- Heaven (Invoked)
Synopsis for "Casper's Boss!"
When his smoker boss doesn't lend him the money he needs for his wife's operation and she dies, a man ties the smoker up in a shed filled with explosives.
Appearing in "They Don't Complain"
Featured Characters:
- Mr. Higgenbotham (First appearance; dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Doctor (Unnamed)
Other Characters:
- Nurse (Unnamed)
- Orderly (Unnamed)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- Hospital (Unnamed)
Synopsis for "They Don't Complain"
This story postulates that dead people remain aware and sensate during their autopsies.
Appearing in "Red As a Lobster"
Featured Characters:
- Paul Marno (First appearance; dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Doris
- Jim
Antagonists:
- Lobsters
Races and Species:
Locations:
Vehicles:
- Paul Marno's Yacht
Synopsis for "Red As a Lobster"
A wealthy man by the name of Paul Marno takes pleasure in boiling lobsters and watching them squirm in pain as the heat is increased. His fiancée Doris looks on in disgust as Marno displays his exuberance in watching the sea creatures suffer. She expresses her disgust to another houseboat guest by the name of Jim. The two express the fact that they have feelings for each other and plan to run away together. Paul Marno witnesses their cozy nature and becomes determined to get rid of his competition Jim. He invites Jim on a hunting expedition to retrieve more lobsters from the Sea. He even offers Jim $1000 dollars for the largest lobster he is able to capture. Jim readily agrees knowing that he needs the money to run away with Doris. Marno secretly plans to murder Jim by stabbing him wit a pitchfork while they are underwater. The two men set out to look for lobsters. At one point Marno is surrounded by a large group of lobsters that block his shot at stabbing Jim. The lobsters push Marno into an underwater spring filled with boiling water. They submerge Marno into the heated water until he is dead. The lobster revenge is complete
Notes
- "I Die Too Often" is reprinted in Crypt of Shadows #5.
- "They Don't Complain" is reprinted in Frankenstein #14.
- "Red As a Lobster" is reprinted in Crypt of Shadows #5.