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 "The Genie Lives"
Reprint of the 1st story from Amazing Adult Fantasy #9 (originally printed as The Terror of Tim Boo Ba)
Reprint of the 1st story from Amazing Adult Fantasy #9 (originally printed as The Terror of Tim Boo Ba)
This story has the same theme as the Ditko stories in Tales of Suspense #9, Tales of Suspense #13 and Tales to Astonish #18. Alien warlord Tim Boo Ba is master of all he surveys but is wiped out in a torrential flood when an Earth boy drips water on the small scale model that is Tim Boo Ba's home planet.
A man wrapped in bandages is on trial for murder after slaying a vampire. After the jury does not buy his vampire hunting story and convicts him, he removes his bandages revealing himself to be a zombie pursuing revenge after he was killed by the vampire a year ago. Upon revealing himself in the light of day the accused man turns to dust.
Appearing in "Hide and Shriek"
Reprint of the 1st story from Mystical Tales #7 (originally printed as The Secret of the Haunted Picture)
Reprint of the 1st story from Mystical Tales #7 (originally printed as The Secret of the Haunted Picture)
An artist named Nelson Arne longs to be a success with his paintings but he is frequently ridiculed for his talent. One day he runs into a man who claims he can bring Arne success in exchange for his soul. Arne brushes off the man and tells him to stop wasting his time. The next day a pair of workers arrive at his studio to install a new glass window. Arne is puzzled but the workmen say that the window had been paid for and it was to be installed in his studio. The window is installed and Arne is able to see majestic landscapes through the strange window. He paints the amazing scenes that he sees and his paintings achieve great success and acclaim. He starts to receive publicity, fame and the love of a local beauty. The artist enjoys his new found fame until a year later when the stranger shows up to collect his soul. Arne flees into a haunted house but it turns out to be a house in a painting and he is trapped in it forever.
