Tales from the Crypt #43
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Four-Way Split," a 1954 EC classic, a TV panel game takes a chilling turn when a guest's answers subtly point to a dark secret. Written by Otto Binder and brought to life with sharp art by George Evans and bold colors by Marie Severin, the story unfolds with eerie precision. Jack Davis’s iconic cover captures the twist with a sinister flair, making this a standout in the series’ legendary run.
In "Four-Way Split," the Crypt-Keeper spins a tale of wartime betrayal and cosmic justice, where a bomber pilot’s past sins catch up to him in the most literal way possible. After a ruthless air freight partner murders his co-pilot by dropping him where four states meet, the dead man returns—not to haunt, but to deliver a chilling, multi-jurisdictional reckoning.
In "Clots My Line," the Crypt-Keeper spins a chilling tale from the 1954 pages of Tales from the Crypt, where a TV panel game takes a sinister turn when a guest’s answers about his job as a red ink manufacturer grow increasingly evasive. As the host—Anton Chatfield—leads the audience through a web of cryptic replies, the panel begins to suspect something far darker than a simple riddle. When the guest finally wins a coffin as a prize, the true horror unfolds: the real game was never about occupation, but about who among them is truly the monster.
In "Accidents and Old Lace," the Old Witch introduces a chilling tale of three sisters—Grace, Emma Lou, and Charlotte Salsbury—who craft exquisite tapestries only after witnessing violent deaths. When an art dealer, Eric Holbien, murders a man to inspire their work, he’s shocked when they refuse to create, insisting true inspiration comes only from accidents, not murder. Their chilling response sets a deadly course, as they reveal their own dark past and turn the tables on the man who thought he could control their art.
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Reprinted in EC Lives! #[nn] (1972), Tales from the Crypt #5 (1979), Les Meilleures Histoires de... #[1] (1983), Gysertimen #1 (1987), Gysertimen #2 (1987), The Comic Book in America: An Illustrated History #[nn] (1989), Iskalde Grøss #2/1990 (1990), Iskalde Grøss #6/1991 (1991), Tales from the Crypt #4 (1992), Tales from the Crypt #27 (1999), Biblioteca Grandes del Cómic: Clásicos del Terror de EC #5 (2003), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #4 (2013), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #29 (2021), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #30 (2021), Tales from the Crypt #5 (2023), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #36 (2024)
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