Crypt of Horror #12
In "Cat's Death," Edgar Clay seeks solace at his wife Miriam’s grave, mourning her sudden death from a cliffside fall. As night falls, he witnesses the cemetery’s dead rising—each rewriting their epitaphs to expose hidden truths about their lives. Shocked, he sees Miriam’s stone change, revealing she was waiting for another man when she fell. Art by Sal Trapani, with inks by Sal Trapani.
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Edgar Clay is distraught that his faithful wife Miriam fell to her death from a cliff when he was away at work. Overcome by lonely grief, he visits the cemetery she is buried at to feel consoltation. As night falls, he sees the silent dead rising from their graves rewriting their epitaphs to reveal the truths about how they lived their lives. He's shocked to see Miriam write her epitaph revealing that she fell off the cliff waiting her lover!
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