Tales from the Crypt #29
"Grounds... for Horror!" is a chilling tale from Tales from the Crypt #29 (1952), a standout story written by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein and brought to life with masterful dread by artist Graham Ingels, whose stark, haunting visuals elevate the dread from page to page. When a corrupt banker’s secret hobby of keeping spiders lands him in trouble with a blackmailing teller, the night takes a deadly turn—both in the bedroom and the sky—before the swamp itself claims its due. The cover, a grotesque and unforgettable scene by Jack Davis, captures the story’s macabre tone perfectly.
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An embezzling banker who keeps spiders for a hobby is blackmailed by his chief teller who is aware of the embezzlement. The banker invites the teller to stay the night and aggravates a black widow before dropping it beneath the sleeping teller's bed sheets. In the morning, with the teller dead, the banker decides to fly a small plane down to Florida to get out of town for awhile, but the engine conks out over the swamp. He bails out, but when he cuts himself out of his chute, he drops into the web of a giant spider that proceeds to paralyze him and suck him dry.
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