Ghostly Tales #85

Charlton's Ghostly Tales from the Haunted House #85 (April 1971) promises a spine-tingling read with its featured story "Gypsy Revenge," brought to vivid life on a cover by Pat Boyette. The scene draws you into a torchlit dungeon where a sharp-featured, demonic figure reclines in the foreground while a young woman in period costume urgently declares, "Awaken father… the time is at hand!" — a shadowy figure lurking on the staircase behind her adding another layer of dread. For fifteen cents, this issue delivers the atmospheric horror Charlton fans came to expect, with Boyette's moody linework setting exactly the right unsettling tone.