Horror Tales #4
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Curse of the Vampire" delivers a chilling blend of supernatural dread and old-world mystery in this 1971 Eerie Publications standout. When a greedy tycoon ignores ghostly warnings while drilling in an Indian burial ground, he's haunted by a spectral maiden—only to later fall for a living woman who eerily resembles her, sparking unease when he has a vision revealing a terrifying truth. Dick Ayers handles both pencils and inks for the story, while Johnny Bruck provides the haunting cover art.
In "Curse of the Vampire," a ruthless tycoon ignores eerie warnings while drilling on an ancient burial ground, only to be haunted by the ghostly image of an Indian maiden. His obsession deepens when he encounters a living woman who resembles her perfectly—yet a chilling vision begins to unsettle him, hinting at a dark truth beneath her beauty.
In "The Witches Coven," the wandering hobo Matty Ross stumbles upon a secret gathering in the woods, where he’s tempted by a sinister offer of money—paid in blood. Drawn in by desperation, he accepts, only to find himself caught between a cursed bargain and a town that hunts witches with fire and fury.
In "Careless Corpse," Dave Tibbets, dead after a car crash, stumbles through a world that recoils at his ghastly appearance—fleeing strangers, terrified faces, a trolley full of panic. As he makes his way home, he discovers his wife Becky with his friend Dan Burns, and in a moment of rage, he acts. But when he finally sees himself in the mirror, the truth of his state becomes undeniable.
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↩ Reprints Web of Mystery #11 (1952), Mysterious Adventures #9 (1952), Web of Mystery #15 (1952), Voodoo #9 (1953), Fantastic Fears #8 [2] (1953), Fantastic Comics #10 (1954)
Reprinted in Terror Tales #2 (1973), Weird #3 (1973), Tales from the Tomb #1 (1975), Voodoo #2 (1977), Horror Tales #2 (1977), Horror Tales #4 (1977), Terror Tales #1 (1978), Wicked Witchs' Tales [sic] #1 (1978), Weird Vampire Tales #2 (1979)
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