Spellbound #9

In "The Morgue!" from Spellbound #9 (1952), impoverished Henry Thompson makes a quiet, long-overdue promise to his late wife—half a century after their wedding—by finally getting a telephone installed and having their names listed in the phone book. The story unfolds with a slow, eerie weight, as the simple act of connecting to the outside world becomes something far more unsettling.

In "The Millionaire!" from Spellbound #9 (1952), the reclusive and fanatically frugal Spencer van Lucre tasks engineer Cogwheel Collins with building a vault so secure it defies all known means of intrusion—pushing the limits of ingenuity, and perhaps inviting something far more dangerous than theft.

In "At Your Service!" from Spellbound #9 (1952), the chillingly exacting Mrs. Cotsworth pushes her new housekeeper to the limit with relentless demands. When the servant flawlessly completes every impossible task, one final wish becomes the unsettling turning point—no matter how perfectly it’s carried out.