Tales from the Crypt #44
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Forever Ambergris" is a chilling tale from the classic EC horror anthology Tales from the Crypt #44 (1954), a standout story written by Carl Wessler and brought to life with stark, haunting art by Graham Ingels, whose inks and the color work of Marie Severin heighten the story’s grim atmosphere. The cover, a striking and grotesque scene by Jack Davis, perfectly captures the macabre tone of the issue. This story follows a guillotine executioner during the French Revolution who, after accepting a bribe to execute his own brother, is haunted by the head’s relentless return—leading to a terrifying confrontation that blurs the line between life and death.
In "Forever Ambergris," the Crypt-Keeper spins a tale of twisted obsession and macabre perfume, where a sea captain’s cruel revenge takes a horrifying turn when a drowned man’s remains are repurposed into a deadly fragrance. After murdering his rival by abandoning him on a plague island, the captain collects the corpse’s final offering—vomited by a whale—and delivers it to the man’s grieving wife, who unknowingly wears it in the privacy of her bathroom.
In "Burial at Sea," the Vault-Keeper recounts a chilling tale of greed and grim irony: a man, driven by the promise of gold, uncovers a map leading to a submerged grave—only to find it bears his own name, and the weight of the past is far heavier than any treasure.
In "The Proposal," the Crypt-Keeper spins a chilling tale of desire and deception, where a woman’s quest for luxury leads her to a marriage proposal with a horrifying twist—her suitor’s bride has a taste for the living.
In a grim tale from the shadows of the French Revolution, a guilt-ridden executioner haunted by the head of his murdered brother finds his torment escalating beyond death itself. When the severed head returns — not as a memory, but as a vengeful presence — he must face a horror far worse than the guillotine. The Old Witch introduces this chilling story of retribution, where the past refuses to stay buried.
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Reprinted in Tales from the Crypt #5 (1979), Gysertimen #3 (1987), Gysertimen #4 (1987), Iskalde Grøss #1/1989 (1989), Iskalde Grøss #8/1990 (1990), Iskalde Grøss #4/1991 (1991), Iskalde Grøss #3/1992 (1992), Tales from the Crypt #28 (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), Tales from the Crypt #5 (2023), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #35 (2024), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #36 (2024), Artisan Edition #[16] (2024)
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