Appearing in "The Withered Hand"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- John Clay's Wife (Unnamed)
Antagonists:
- Monks of Tibet
- High Lama (Unnamed)
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Locations:
Items:
- Soul of a Sinner (Ruby)
Synopsis for "The Withered Hand"
A Tibetan monk warns a man that a ruby is lighted from within by the soul of a sinner, but he cuts off the monk's hand clutching the ruby anyway and heads for the States. The monk puts a curse on him that when the had withers, the monk will come for him. From the States, he sells the ruby back to the monks for a million dollars and keeps the hand preserved, just to be safe. His wife tires of his affairs and throws the box containing the hand into the fire. The man finds himself trapped within the ruby back with the monks for all eternity.
Appearing in "The Maggots"
Featured Characters:
- Willis
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Synopsis for "The Maggots"
A scientist confirms his theory that the eggs which produce maggots are found in living tissue.
Appearing in "Meet the Bride"
Featured Characters:
- Herbert Burok (Apparent death)
Supporting Characters:
- Edgar Johnson's Brother (Unnamed)
- Edgar Johnson (Main story and flashback)
Antagonists:
- Herbert Burok's Wife (Unnamed)
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Synopsis for "Meet the Bride"
A marriage agent named Herbert Burok finds out his clients have been disappearing after getting married. One day during office hours a rich homely woman who says she can cook comes in looking for a husband. Herbert volunteers himself to be her husband out of greed and the two soon wed afterwards. Upon arriving at his new bride's home he's rushed by many other such women like his bride who were once Herbert's clients. They guide him into the kitchen where he's pushed into a boiling pot to be cooked in which answers his final question. "What happened to them?"
Appearing in "Dead of Night"
- Appearances not yet listed
Synopsis for "Dead of Night"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "The Strange Children"
Featured Characters:
- John Sterner
Supporting Characters:
- Mrs. Karzni
- Old Man (Unnamed)
Antagonists:
- Mayor (Unnamed)
Other Characters:
- Miklos
Races and Species:
Synopsis for "The Strange Children"
A sorcerer is cheated when he fulfills his end of the bargain to remove all of the roaches from a town, so he brings them all back and transforms the people's children into roaches as well.
Appearing in "The Girl Who Couldn't Die"
Featured Characters:
- Dr. Lee Fuller
Supporting Characters:
- Lisa (Death)
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Synopsis for "The Girl Who Couldn't Die"
A scientist attempts to reanimate his dead lover. After years of failed attempts he succeeds, but she kills herself at the sight of his decades old body.
Notes
- The Withered Hand was reprinted in Vault of Evil #1.
- The Girl Who Couldn't Die was reprinted in Journey Into Mystery (Vol. 2) #2.