Shock Suspenstories #3
"Only Skin-Deep" in Shock Suspenstories #3 (1981) delivers a chilling, unsettling tale from writer Carl Wessler and artist Jack Kamen, whose stark, expressive artwork brings the story’s grim atmosphere to life. A farmer, driven by desire, disguises himself as the scarecrow to seduce a young woman he keeps on the farm, unaware of the violent truth that awaits when his wife discovers the deception. The cover by Jack Kamen captures the story’s eerie tension, making this a standout entry in the series’ legacy.
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A farmer tries to molest a retarded girl he keeps to work on the farm as a servant. She tells him that she's got a boyfriend that she sees in the evening. She goes out into the field to the scarecrow. The farmer gets the idea of disguising himself as the scarecrow so he can get what he wants from the girl. The farmer's wife is awakened by the sound of their love-making and goes out to the field with a pitchfork. When the girl tells the wife about her boyfriend, the wife tries to demonstrate to her that it's only straw by repeatedly stabbing the scarecrow with the pitchfork.
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