—John AshbyYes, my darling Lillian! Now I shall kiss you, as I've always done... those kisses that meant so much to me! But this will be out last kiss, as I know now, you wanted it to be... the kiss of death...
Appearing in "Kiss of Death"
Featured Characters:
- John Ashby (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Unnamed Vampire (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Lillian Ashby (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Unnamed Doctor
Races and Species:
- Vampires
- Humans
- Bats
- Ghouls (Named only)
- Werewolves (Named only)
- Zombies (Named only)
- Horses (Mentioned)
Locations:
Items:
- "Ghoul's Gold" (Story)
- "Wife of the Werewolf" (Story)
- "Barnaby's Bones" (Story)
- "Zombie Zoo" (Story)
Synopsis for "Kiss of Death"
A woman plans to get rid of her writer husband by taking him to a house supposedly haunted by vampires and shocking his bad heart. She dresses as a vampire, but he recognizes her and thinks it is part of her attempt to add atmosphere for his horror writing, and he isn't scared. A real vampire bites him later in the evening, and when his wife tries again the following night, the man, now a vampire, bites her.
Appearing in "Mind Over Matter"
Featured Characters:
- Gordon Langley (First appearance) (Apparent death)
Supporting Characters:
- Allen (First appearance) (Apparent death)
Other Characters:
- Unnamed Yogi (First appearance)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "Mind Over Matter"
A man receives Yogi training to make objects disappear, and when his friend introduces him to Cartesian skeptical doubt, they both disappear.
Appearing in "Daughter of Death"
Featured Characters:
- Mr. Andropolous (First appearance; dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Haskell (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Stheno (First appearance)
Other Characters:
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- North America
- Greece, Europe (Mentioned)
- Thessaly (Mentioned)
- Earth
Synopsis for "Daughter of Death"
A lonely rich heavy set man named Mr. Andropolous hires his butler, Haskell, to go to Greece and return with a beautiful women for him to marry. Haskell returns with an unusually beautiful woman and the two are quickly married after. Once the ceremony had ended and priest and Haskell left. Stheno's demeanor changed as she began informing Andropolous that she was sister of Euryale and Medusa and that while her sisters were dead she had been in a tomb for 5000 years until she was found by Haskell. While masked she made the journey to America to marry Andropolous for his riches after he was dead. Stheno removed her turban revealing her snake hair which caused Andropolous to turn to stone.
Appearing in "Flying Saucer"
Featured Characters:
- Unnamed Martian
Other Characters:
- Numerous unnamed movie goers
- Mars Taxi Service (First appearance)
- Unnamed Taxi Driver
Races and Species:
- Martians
- Earthlings (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
Locations:
Synopsis for "Flying Saucer"
A man seeing a movie claims to have seen a flying saucer. The crowd doesn't believe him and the man storms out. He gets a refund and leaves the Mars Theatre revealing that the scene had been taking place on Mars.
Appearing in "Surprise!"
Featured Characters:
- Mito Vargay (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Lola (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Unnamed Gypsy Woman
Other Characters:
- Stephen (First appearance; dies)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- Czech Republic
- Bohemia
- Czech Republic
- Earth
Synopsis for "Surprise!"
An old man in love with a Gypsy girl murders his rival. The girl continues to moon over the dead man so a Gypsy woman offers to make the old man resemble the man he killed. He goes to the gravesite at night with a picture and the sorceress summons the ghost and commands it to exchange faces with the old man. He rushes off to see the girl, but she screams at his approach, as he now has the face of a corpse several months dead.
Appearing in "The Old Man's Secret!"
Featured Characters:
- Hans (First appearance) (Apparent death)
Antagonists:
- Jacob Abel (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Mrs. Van Kuyper (First appearance)
- Mrs. Van Kuyper's Father (Mentioned)
- Unnamed Woman (First appearance)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earthspace
- Heaven (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "The Old Man's Secret!"
Jacob Abel's apprentice, Hans, wants to make a lot of money selling doll houses like Jacob so he asks Jacob how he makes them, including the detailed people that decorate them. Jacob refuses but Hans must know the secret so he investigates his study. Jacob confronts Hans and shows him the secret by somehow transforming Hans into a doll for one of his doll houses.
Notes
Publication Notes[]
- "Kiss of Death" is reprinted in Journey Into Mystery (Vol. 2) #12.
- "Mind Over Matter" is reprinted in Giant-Size Werewolf #2.
- "Daughter of Death" is reprinted in Marvel Tales #132.
- "Flying Saucer" is reprinted in Supernatural Thrillers #10.
- "Surprise!" is reprinted in Uncanny Tales (Vol. 2) #6.
- "The Old Man's Secret!" is reprinted in Chamber of Chills #12.
See Also
- 3 image(s) from Adventures into Weird Worlds Vol 1 16
- 6 reprint(s) of Adventures into Weird Worlds Vol 1 16