Startling Terror Tales #7

When a woman chooses a rival suitor over the man she's been stringing along for years, jealousy and greed collide in the woods during a hunting trip—and a violent struggle in the dark sets off a chain of events that spirals far beyond anyone's control. Tom Mathews will do anything to win back Gale, but the forest has a way of exacting its own terrible price. This tale of vengeance and desperation proves that some debts can never be repaid.

Harry Loomis, a man with a chip on his shoulder, convinces his girlfriend Edna and a crew of underworld associates that they're making a movie—but the "picture" is actually cover for a meticulously planned bank heist using a warehouse replica of the Tylerville Bank. When rookie cops arrive during a rehearsal and things spiral into chaos with tear gas and real gunfire, Loomis must keep everyone in line and his scheme intact before the authorities piece together what's really happening.

In 1920, Lester Thompson and his criminal gang devise a scheme to defraud insurance companies: they'll collect investments from marks and use a rigged device to sink a ship, pocketing the insurance payout while innocent passengers perish. When members of the gang begin to have second thoughts—and one survivor escapes—Thompson's ruthless grip on the operation starts to unravel, leading to a desperate final confrontation as law enforcement closes in. This true crime tale of greed and betrayal exposes how far one man will go to keep his murderous racket from collapsing.