Eerie #2
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Thing from the Sea!", a chilling tale from Eerie #2 (1951), a mysterious deep-sea horror rises from the ocean's depths, threatening a coastal town with an ancient, unseen menace. Penciled and inked by Henry C. Kiefer, the story blends eerie suspense with the unsettling unknown, all wrapped in a striking cover by Wally Wood that captures the dread of the deep.
In "The Thing from the Sea!" from Eerie #2 (1951), a vengeful spirit rises from the deep when Eddie Murray, murdered and dumped overboard, begins his slow, relentless journey home. As Johnny Smithers tries to win the heart of Eddie’s loved one, the drowned man crawls through the ocean floor, drawn by a grim promise of reunion.
In "A Honeymoon of Horror!", a newlywed couple’s road trip takes a deadly turn when a crash claims the bride’s life. Overwhelmed by sorrow, the groom strikes a desperate bargain with a chilling figure known only as Mr. Prim—only to realize too late that the price of reunion may be far greater than he ever imagined.
In "The Stranger in Studio X," a gaunt figure in dark glasses appears at a radio station, claiming to know the future—specifically, the moment of Don Creighton’s death. As the DJ scrambles to flee after learning of a fire at his home, the stranger’s chilling prediction unfolds with eerie precision.
"null" dives into the curious origins of everyday phrases and words, revealing how "Justice is Blind" traces back to ancient Egyptian judges who held trials in darkness, while Cinderella’s slipper was once made of fur—not glass. From the etymology of "Wallop" to the surprising truth behind "Dead as a Herring," each fact unfolds with quiet intrigue, turning ordinary language into a surprising window into history.
A man tormented by a vivid nightmare about a rotting corpse from the sea finds his dream bleeding into waking life in ways he can't explain—and his desperate attempt to escape with his fiancée only deepens the horror. This haunting tale explores how guilt and grief can warp perception, trapping a man between nightmares and reality with no clear way back.
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Reprinted in Eerie #16 (1954), Eerie #9 (1958), Nightmare #1 (1970), Nightveil's Cauldron of Horror #1 (1989), Crypt of Horror #3 (2006), Four Color Fear: Forgotten Horror Comics of the 1950s #[nn] (2010), Crypt of Horror #12 (2011), Wally Wood: Eerie Tales of Crime and Horror #[nn] (2013), Crypt of Horror #22 (2014), Crypt of Horror #27 (2015), Pre-Code Classics: Eerie #3 (2016), Hort der Angst #14 (2020), Eerie #2
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