Crime SuspenStories #7

In the tense, shadowed halls of a quiet home, Mrs. North grows increasingly uneasy as hatchet murders plague the neighborhood—until suspicion turns inward, fixating on her part-time maid. As fear tightens its grip, a chilling decision unfolds, only to be shattered by a shocking twist from her husband.

In "Revenge!" from Crime SuspenStories #7 (1951), Lila, desperate for money, marries a wealthy Texas oilman—only to find herself entangled with Phil, one of his workers. Their plan to kill him in a staged accident goes wrong, leaving her husband paralyzed, and now Phil holds her ransom with the threat of exposing them both.

In "Phonies," Frank Shantly, a man with a dwindling bankroll and a knack for safecracking, sees an opportunity in a newspaper story about a wealthy gambler heading to Washington D.C. to testify. When a mysterious man claiming to be Adellis challenges him to break into a safe for a $1,000 bet and his freedom, Shantly takes the risk—unaware he's playing right into a trap set by the Feds.

In "Horror under the Big-Top!", Wanda’s secret romance with the daring circus performer The Flying Aldar takes a deadly turn when her husband’s jealousy ignites a plan gone wrong. As the circus lights shine and the crowd watches, a fatal accident sets off a chain of events that will bring twisted justice to the high-wire act.