It was a strange fate for a man, far more complicated than just being dead... 
- —From the splash page of "O'Malley's Friend"
Appearing in "The Devil and Donald Webster"
Featured Characters:
- Donald Webster
Supporting Characters:
- Martha Webster
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- Police
- Pat
- Pat's Partner (Unnamed)
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Synopsis for "The Devil and Donald Webster"
A man makes a deal with Satan to murder his shrew wife, but Satan frames him for the crime and he is sentenced to the electric chair. At least, he thinks, he is free from his wife. When he arrives in Hell, he finds his wife waiting for him.
Appearing in "Ocean Monster"
Featured Characters:
- Leopold Rand
Supporting Characters:
- Jeffrey Farme
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Synopsis for "Ocean Monster"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "Walking Ghost"
Featured Characters:
- Debunker (Si Mallory)
Supporting Characters:
- Algernon Black (Only in flashback) (Only appearance; dies)[1]
- Elena Black (Only in flashback) (Only appearance; dies)[1]
Other Characters:
- Mildred
- Uncle Miltie (Mentioned)
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Locations:
- Earth
- United States of America
- New York
- Putnam County
- New York
- United States of America
Synopsis for "Walking Ghost"
A debunker for a radio program enters a house that is supposed to be haunted but he tells his audience that there is nothing there. When he leaves the mansion, his sound crew run away in fear because he has unknowingly been reduced to a walking skeleton.
Appearing in "Darkness"
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- Whale
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Synopsis for "Darkness"
An escaped convict is swallowed by a whale after the ship he was stowed away on is struck by a mine and sinks.
Appearing in "O'Malley's Friend"
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Synopsis for "O'Malley's Friend"
O'Malley tricks the Devil into giving him wealth while he is alive, but the Devil is resentful, and so after O'Malley dies the Devil won't allow him to enter Hell. St. Peter refuses to allow him into Heaven because he lived a wealthy and sinful life, so he has nothing to do but wander around telling his story in bars.
Notes
- "O'Malley's Friend" is reprinted in Beware #2.
- "The Devil and Donald Webster" is reprinted in Crypt of Shadows #3.
- "Walking Ghost" is reprinted in Crypt of Shadows #3.
- "Darkness" is reprinted in Crypt of Shadows #3.
