Mysterious Adventures #21
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Choker," a woman's desperate bid to save her life sets her on a perilous quest to break a curse tied to a mysterious beast. As she struggles to earn the beast’s kiss—only to find the transformation comes at a terrible cost—the line between monster and man blurs in ways she never expected. Hy Fleishman’s striking artwork brings this haunting tale of fate and sacrifice to life, both in the story and on the cover.
In "The Choker," a family heirloom necklace—tied to generations of sorrow—awakens with a deadly purpose when a woman’s crime against her husband’s memory triggers a chilling vengeance. Written with a cold, creeping dread, the story unfolds as the past exacts its price, leaving a woman trapped in a web of guilt and a man accused of a murder he didn’t commit.
In a tale of twisted fate from *Mysterious Adventures* #21, Jo—a woman facing execution—offers the king a deal: she’ll bring him the Beast’s fortune. Months pass as she tries to coax a kiss from the creature, only to fail again and again. When she finally does, the transformation is sudden and shocking—her beauty fades, and the Beast takes her place.
In "Blood Thirsty," Jo visits her grandmother, only to grow convinced the old woman is a vampire—until the truth shocks her: Granny is actually a ghoul, and Jo’s accusation sparks a deadly rage. The story unfolds with chilling simplicity, turning a quiet family visit into a sudden, horrifying reckoning.
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Reprinted in Tales of Voodoo #6 (1970), Weird #6 (1970), Tales from the Tomb #2 (1974), Haunted Horror #22 (2016)
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