Creepy Worlds #102
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Ancient Idol," a man haunted by the voice of his murdered wife turns to a mysterious parrot from South America in a desperate bid to prove his sanity. When the bird inexplicably mimics the ghostly accusation, his grip on reality snaps—leading to a fatal plunge from a window. Gene Colan’s moody art brings the psychological dread to life, while Joe Maneely’s striking cover captures the story’s eerie tension.
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A man murders his stuttering wife and hears her voice accusing him. A psychologist friend recommends getting a parrot from South America that knows no English and leaving it in the room he hears the voice in. If the bird does not imitate the voice, then he knows he is just imagining it. The bird does imitate the ghost, however, and angry man lunges out the window attempting to silence it but falls to his death.
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