Crypt of Horror #4
In "The Monster," a 2007 issue of Crypt of Horror, a desperate man named Johnny finds himself stranded on a desolate island with a man he once betrayed—Hilton. After a storm forces them both overboard, Johnny tries to rid himself of Hilton’s presence, only to find the man keeps washing back ashore, no matter how many times he’s buried or weighted down. Howard Nostrand’s stark, moody art brings the isolation and creeping dread to life, while Bill Black and Mark Heike’s cover captures the story’s unsettling tone.
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While fishing during a storm Johnny throws Hilton overboard because he had been stealing money from the firm. Unfortunately the storm gets worse and Johnny has to jump overboard with a lifejacket on. Eventually they both get to a very small island. Johnny is asleep when a sleeping Hilton washes up on the shore by him. When Johnny wakes up he tries to throw Hilton into the sea but he keeps washing back up. He then buries him but decides to dig him up, tie a rock around his neck, and throw him into the ocean. Unfortunately, no one comes by to rescue Johnny and he gets very lonely.
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