EC Lives! #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"The Monkey" delivers a chilling, blackly comic tale from the legendary EC renaissance of 1972, written by Al Feldstein and illustrated with haunting precision by Graham Ingels, whose stark artwork elevates the story’s grim tension. When an art dealer’s attempt to inspire three reclusive sisters through murder backfires, the result is a disturbing twist of fate that turns his own violence into their next masterpiece. Wally Wood’s cover captures the story’s unsettling tone, a perfect match for this darkly inventive short.
In "Accidents and Old Lace," a desperate art dealer tries to spark creativity in three reclusive sisters by staging a murder, only to find their artistry unresponsive—until he confesses his crime. When the sisters reveal their own dark past and demand a true accident, the dealer’s fate is sealed in a chilling twist of poetic justice.
In "Homesick!" from EC Lives! #, David Todd and Lynn Ardsley conspire to murder her husband while David and Lawrence are on a mission to Mars to study the planet’s landscape and potential life forms. The crime unfolds with chilling precision, but its aftermath sends shockwaves through David’s mind—unforeseen and deeply personal.
In "Hate!", a man's participation in a hate-fueled arson plot takes a devastating turn when his mother reveals a shocking truth: he was adopted, and his biological parents were Jewish. The revelation forces him to confront the hatred he’s been taught—and the life he’s been living—on a deeply personal level.
In "Dog Food," a broken inmate named Tom reaches his limit after enduring the sadistic cruelty of a brutal prison guard. With the guard’s dogs guarding the perimeter, Tom devises a desperate plan—hoarding meat to lure them away, only to discover his supply has been destroyed. When he finally makes his move, the guard assumes the dogs will finish him, but Tom’s shocking return reveals a horrifying truth: he’s sacrificed his own flesh to turn the beasts against his tormentor.
In "Fired!", Patricia, a lonely cattle ranch owner, finds herself drawn to Roy Willis, the ranch hand she promotes to foreman. When Roy grows bored and abandons her for a woman in town, Patricia decides to make him remember her — permanently.
In this chilling tale from EC Lives! #nn, a twisted bond between Siamese twins becomes a nightmare when one brother’s malevolence is too great to punish—yet too dangerous to ignore. As the good twin watches helplessly, the weight of his sibling’s evil proves unbearable, leading to a desperate, tragic choice.
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