Tales from the Crypt #39

In "Undertaking Palor," a group of curious boys—Chubby, Pete, Billy, and Percy Vandam, Jr.—stumble upon a chilling conspiracy while spying through an undertaker’s basement window. What begins as a secret meeting between the town’s druggist, Mort Grudny, and the sinister undertaker, Averill Esprock, quickly turns deadly when Percy’s father becomes their next victim. With the Crypt-Keeper’s chilling narration setting the tone, the boys vow to expose the truth before more lives are lost.

Told from the perspective of a lonely grave yearning for a child, "The Craving Grave!" follows a tomb that longs to be filled—until the body of Cynthia arrives, her restless spirit refusing to rest. When her no-good nephew and his wife return seeking forgiveness, the grave’s longing turns to vengeance as the dead woman rises to claim her final, grim reward.

In this chilling twist on a classic tale, the Crypt-Keeper spins a dark fable where the famed Sleeping Beauty’s endless daytime slumber hides a far more sinister truth—she’s not just resting, she’s a vampire, and her beauty is as deadly as it is enchanting.

In "Shadow of Death," the Old Witch introduces a chilling tale of vengeance and the uncanny, as Ezra Morton, a crippled news dealer, finds his shadow has taken on a life of its own—detaching from his body one evening to wield an axe against a ruthless rival. When the body of the victim is discovered, the shocking truth emerges: the corpse casts no shadow at all.