Chamber of Darkness Vol 1 5

Chamber of Darkness Vol 1 #5 Published June, 1970 Editor-in-Chief Stan Lee Cover Artist Jack Kirby Bill Everett "And Fear Shall Follow" Writer Jack Kirby Penciler Jack Kirby Inker John Verpoorten Letterer Artie Simek Editor Stan Lee "The Music From Beyond" Writer Roy Thomas Penciler Johnny Craig Inker Johnny Craig Letterer Artie Simek Adapted from original material by H.P. Lovecraft Editor Stan Lee "The Beast From the Bog" Writer Denny O'Neil Penciler Paul Reinman Inker Paul Reinman Letterer Jean Izzo Editor Stan Lee Previous Issue Next Issue Chamber of Darkness #4 Chamber of Darkness #6

Appearing in "And Fear Shall Follow"

Featured Characters:

• a pilot

Supporting Characters:

• his pursuer
• Chinese soldiers
• monks

Antagonists:

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Other Characters:

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Races and Species:

• Humans

Locations:

• China

Items:

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Vehicles:

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Synopsis for "And Fear Shall Follow"

Death pursues a pilot who is unaware that he has been the victim of a plane crash.

Appearing in "The Music From Beyond"

Featured Characters:

• unnamed narrator (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Mr. Blandot (First appearance)
• Erich Zann (First appearance)

Antagonists:

• "Something" (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Humans

Locations:

• France
  • Paris
    • Rue d'Auseil (First appearance)

Items:

• Zann's violin

Vehicles:

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Synopsis for "The Music From Beyond"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "The Beast From the Bog"

Featured Characters:

• Chalo, the Beast from the Bog (Only appearance)^[1]

Supporting Characters:

• Horace Lennox
• Martha Lennox

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Chalo's race (Main story and flashback)

Locations:

• Earth
  • Swamp
  • Cedar Falls (Mentioned)
• Nalrah (Mentioned)

Items:

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Vehicles:

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Synopsis for "The Beast From the Bog"

An alien from the planet Nalrah is rescued from a tar pit by a retired couple visiting Florida from Cedar Rapids. The alien tells them the story of his race's need to rejuvinate every two thousands years in order to maintain their immortality, but he landed on Earth and was trapped in the tar pit for a thousand years. In gratitude for there help, Chalo bestows a small amount of his life energy on the couple, causing their bodies to become youthful once more, than Chalo departs to return to his homeworld.

Solicit Synopsis

(June) Cover story by King Kirby — at his most way-out, weird, and wondrous! Plus, two more dead-of-night shockers!

• (July) AND, STILL ON SALE- Another King Kirby masterwork! Plus two more macabre tales destined to set moon-gazing back twenty years!
  
  

Notes

• "And Fear Shall Follow" reprinted in Tomb of Darkness #20
• "The Music From Beyond" is adapted from the short story "The Music of Erich Zann" by American author H.P. Lovecraft. "The Music of Erich Zann" was later adapted again in Haunt of Horror: Lovecraft #2.

See Also

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Recommended Reading

• Adventure into Fear #10-22
• Chamber of Darkness #1-8
• Creatures on the Loose #10-37
• Fear #1-9
• Monsters on the Prowl #9-30
• Tower of Shadows #1-9
• Where Monsters Dwell #1-38
  

Links and References

• Chamber of Darkness article at Wikipedia

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