Shock SuspenStories #9
In "The October Game," a man bound to a corpse by handcuffs fights to survive the merciless desert, where desperation forces him to confront a horrifying choice: sever his own hand to escape, or face a slow, gruesome end. Written by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein, with stark, haunting art by Reed Crandall and bold inks by the same, this chilling tale from EC’s Shock SuspenStories #9 (1953) delivers a pulse-pounding descent into psychological terror. The cover, a striking piece by Albert B. Feldstein, captures the story’s grim intensity.
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A man handcuffed to a policeman is trying to make his way through the desert on foot. He realizes that he has to separate himself from the body but has nothing sharp to cut off the dead man's hand with. He decides to lie down and allow the vultures to strip the corpse, but when he regains consciousness the vultures have already started in on him as well.
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