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Chamber of Chills Magazine #12 cover
Cover: Al Avison

Chamber of Chills Magazine #12

Sep 1952 · Harvey · 0.10 USD
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"Murder at Moro Castle" delivers a chilling 1952 tale of greed and transformation, where gold-digging Mona abandons her injured fiancé Donald Donder after he ventures into the treacherous underwater caverns beneath his seaside mansion. Saved by a hidden lineage of crab-like humanoid creatures—descendants of his own family who cheat death through a mysterious serum—Donald undergoes a shocking metamorphosis. The story, illustrated with eerie precision by Moe Marcus, unfolds with a creeping sense of dread as the transformed Donald seeks answers, leaving Mona’s fate hanging in the shadows. The haunting cover by Al Avison captures the gothic mystery perfectly.

Contains 5 stories
Murder at Moro Castle
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Swamp Monster
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
Taboo
1 pp
The Bride of the Crab
6 pp · Horror-Suspense

In "The Bride of the Crab," gold-digger Mona abandons her injured fiancé Donald Donder after he ventures into the treacherous underwater caverns beneath his seaside mansion to fetch her jewels. Left for dead, Donald is rescued by a hidden lineage of crab-like humanoids—his own bloodline, transformed by a mysterious serum that allows them to survive beneath the sea. Now reborn as a creature of the deep, he sets out to reclaim what was taken from him, his once-lover Mona now his only target.

The Fruit of Death
5 pp · Horror-Suspense

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Full credits

artist, inker Moe Marcus
cover pencils Al Avison

Reprints

Reprinted in Tales of Voodoo #6 (1973), Witches Tales #6 (1973), Weird #7 (1973), Tales from the Tomb #1 (1974), Thrill Book! #[nn] (2004), Haunted Love #2 (2016)

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