Strange Suspense Stories #63

Feb 1963 · Charlton · 0.12 USD

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This is an anthology issue containing at least two stories. "Life in the Hollow Tree" follows Mr. Pollard, who is lured into a towering oak tree by his wife Sheila, who threatens that he may never see her again unless he enters the tree's hollow interior. A subsequent story titled "Beyond the Graves" involves Police Chief Henry Larmer investigating a grave digger named Arthur Ritter at Mount Hope Cemetery, who claims to hear voices from the dead—specifically from deceased gangster Joie Mozo, who allegedly reveals the location of hidden stolen securities worth fifty thousand dollars. The Chief tests Ritter's claims and discovers complications when a wanted industrialist named William Morgan and the recently deceased Mrs. Morgan become involved in Ritter's supernatural communications.

Contains 5 stories

Dreams End

5 pp · Science Fiction

In a future where science has conquered aging itself, Carl Samplar—a contented 140-year-old man—accepts an offer to be restored to youth through a miraculous serum. But when he wakes renewed and vigorous, he discovers that reclaiming his body comes at a devastating cost to the one thing that had made his long life worth living. As the days pass and the reality of his second youth unfolds, Carl faces a choice that forces him to reckon with what truly matters.

Voodoo Man!

6 pp · Drama

Jerry Marks comes back from the jungle with a strange new belief—and a curious idol that seems to bring him luck. But when his friend reveals the truth behind the object, Jerry’s world begins to unravel in ways he never expected.

The Silent Room

4 pp · Horror-Suspense

Byram Beene, a ruthless millionaire who destroys his business rivals without conscience, retreats into his pride and joy—an acoustically engineered silent room where absolute quiet can be engineered to his exact specifications. But when the sounds of his own thoughts and heartbeat begin to torment him in the silence, Beene finds himself forced to confront what he's become. In this tense psychological tale, the one place designed to shut out the world becomes the place where he cannot escape himself.

Happiness House

2 pp · Fantasy

A charming cottage has stood empty for years, driving away eager buyers who flee in fear—but when an ex-Marine moves in with his skeptical family, the house's resident ghost discovers it's met its match. This ex-Marine and his boys don't frighten easily, and they're far too practical and rambunctious to be spooked by supernatural pranks, leaving the ghost desperately outmatched.

Life in the Hollow Tree

6 pp · Horror-Suspense

Mark and Sheila Pollard buy a charming cottage at a suspiciously low price, eager to remove the towering oak tree that dominates the property—until the tree itself begins to resist. When Sheila ventures near the hollow interior, she hears strange voices calling to her, and the tree's grip on her grows stronger with each passing night. Mark must confront whatever dwells in the ancient oak's depths to save his wife before the tree claims them both forever.