Horror Tales #4
"The Head Chopper" is a chilling 1977 tale from Horror Tales #4, where a greedy tycoon’s oil drilling in an ancient burial ground awakens eerie forces. As ghostly warnings and the haunting presence of a spectral Indian maiden emerge, he becomes entangled with a living woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to her—only to grow uneasy when a vision reveals she may be something far more sinister. Illustrated with haunting precision by Dick Ayers, this story blends folklore, dread, and the uncanny in a way that lingers long after the final page.
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A greedy tycoon digs for oil in an old Indian burial ground, despite ghostly warnings and the appearance of a ghostly Indian maiden. He later meets, and falls in love with, a woman who is a dead ringer for the maiden but grows concerned when he has a vision that she is a vampire.
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