Haunt of Fear #7
"Room for One More!" is a chilling tale from Haunt of Fear #7 (1951), a standout entry in EC’s acclaimed horror line. Written, drawn, and inked by Johnny Craig—whose distinctive style and mastery of suspense define the story—this tale follows a fugitive with a criminal past who seeks refuge in Ireland, only to become entangled in a local legend of a Banshee whose wail foretells death. Cover by Johnny Craig, the issue delivers a tense, atmospheric descent into dread, where every shadow feels alive and every choice carries a deadly weight.
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A man with a gangster past flees to Ireland and engages a woman who claims a Banshee wails when one of her kin is about to die. The gangsters catch up with him, but he survives several attempts on his life until his wedding night when he lunges out into thick fog in an effort to kill the gangsters but ends up accidentally shooting his new bride. He can now hear the wail of the Banshee as he realizes he is about to die, either as a victim of the gangsters or for the murder of his wife.
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