Haunt of Fear #11
In "Ooze in the Cellar?", a weary exterminator’s night takes a terrifying turn after a routine job, when a single cockroach on his floor triggers a nightmare so vivid it blurs the line between dream and reality. Written by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein, with stark, expressive art by George Roussos and inks by the same, this chilling tale from Haunt of Fear #11 (1952) turns a simple household pest into a portal of primal dread. The cover, a masterclass in gothic horror by Graham Ingels, captures the moment of dread with unsettling precision.
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An exterminator has a dream after coming home from a job that he spots a cockroach on his floor. He gets up and strides over to it, bringing his shoe heel down upon the bug, whereupon it emits an ear-piercing shriek. This acts as a signal for all the bugs and rats the exterminator has ever killed to come pouring out of the walls and overwhelm him. Just as he is about to expire, he wakes up and sees a cockroach on the floor. Feeling annoyed at himself for having such an absurd dream, he crosses the floor and brings his shoe down upon it, whereupon the roach...screams.
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