Haunted Horror #17
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Escape to Death!", a desperate convict uses the grim routine of preparing corpses for burial as his chance to break free—hiding in a coffin bound for a cemetery, only to find himself switched with the body meant for the crematorium. With the fate of his escape hanging on a single misplaced name tag, every second becomes a race against the flames. Illustrated by Jon D'Agostino and featuring a cover by L. B. Cole, this chilling tale from IDW's Haunted Horror series delivers a pulse-pounding twist on the classic prison escape.
In "Escape to Death!" from Haunted Horror #17, Jo, a prison mortician tasked with preparing the dead, sees a chance to flee when two bodies are scheduled for transport—one to a cemetery, one to the crematorium. He slips into the coffin meant for burial, hoping to vanish once it’s delivered, but a mix-up with the name tags sends him straight to the flames instead.
In "The Terror of Akbar," a mummy awakened in a quiet museum sets out to reclaim his stolen, glowing eyes—only to find his sight brings a new kind of horror. As he stumbles through the city, hunted by his own fate, the line between vengeance and ruin blurs in a single, brutal night.
In "Television Ghost," Henry Meeks finds himself trapped in a chilling twist of fate after his wife’s violent act—her murder of him doesn’t end his presence, but transforms it into something far more unsettling. Now bound to the very TV she used to watch him, he watches her from the screen, his rage and grief manifesting in ways she never expected.
In "The Glistening Death," Jo takes refuge at his uncle's isolated swampland mansion, only to uncover a terrifying truth: he is bound to a glistening, alien entity that wears the guise of a stunning woman. As the line between host and monster blurs, Jo must confront a horror that feeds on flesh and secrets alike.
In "Revolt of the Fingers," young virtuoso Antonini Bellt struggles to keep his left hand—whispered to be cursed, named Dividi—under control, especially as his mentor Provak’s cruelty pushes him to the edge. When the hand begins moving on its own, Bellt must confront a terrifying truth: his own body may be betraying him.
When treasure hunter Jo breaks into the tomb of Kohnoori, he’s warned of a curse tied to the jewels—yet he can’t resist the lure of legend. Blinded by greed, he claims the gems, unaware of the monstrous transformation that awaits.
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↩ Reprints Mister Mystery #1 (1951), City of the Living Dead #[nn] (1952), Beware! Terror Tales #4 (1952), Monster #2 (1953), Spook #25 (1953), Dark Mysteries #14 (1953), Mysterious Adventures #16 (1953), Strange Fantasy #10 (1954)
Reprinted in The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! #24 (2018)
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