Tales from the Crypt #36
In "Fare Tonight, Followed By Increasing Clottyness...", a haunted cab driver’s vivid dream of a sinister Dr. Mueller and a basement full of vampire caskets takes a chilling turn when the doctor actually steps into his cab. Written by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein, with art by Jack Davis and colors by Marie Severin, this 1953 tale blends surreal dread with a twist of dark irony. The cover, also by Jack Davis, captures the story’s eerie tone in bold, unsettling detail.
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A cab driver has a dream that he is pursued by a Dr. Mueller into a basement filled with vampire-occupied caskets. When he wakes, and Dr. Mueller actually shows up at his cab, he recognizes the dream as a subconscious warning the doctor may be dangerous to him so he takes the doctor to the basement he dreamed of and then drains his blood. Afterwards, the vampire cabbie returns to the earthen sod in his trunk to pass the coming day.
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