Tales of Horror #7

In "The Man Who Tricked the Devil!" from Tales of Horror #7 (1953), a cunning lawyer attempts to outwit the Devil by flooding him with a labyrinth of meticulously crafted contracts—each requiring a blood signature to be valid. As the night wears on, the sheer number of signatures drains him, leaving him on the edge of death, but the true cost of his cleverness remains unknown.

In "Die For the Beggar," a moment of kindness sets off a chilling chain of events when a woman’s pity for an old beggar leads to an unexpected proposal. As their strange courtship unfolds, she discovers the truth behind his ageless appearance—and the terrible price of his curse. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated by an unknown artist, this haunting tale from Tales of Horror #7 (1953) turns compassion into a trap, where love may be the most dangerous thing of all.

In "The Beast From the Deep," the sudden blast of a fog horn from a new lighthouse stirs a colossal prehistoric creature from the depths, mistaking the sound for a call from its own kind. As the beast emerges to wreak havoc on the isolated island of San Noble, the survivors face a terrifying assault from a force beyond comprehension—before a distant battleship answers the chaos with a final, thunderous strike.

In "Dinky," a once-ridiculed boxer desperate for respect dons a werewolf costume to intimidate his rivals—only to find his own rage and bitterness summon a monstrous transformation. As the line between performance and reality dissolves, his violent spree becomes a deadly reckoning, culminating in a final confrontation with the very creature he sought to terrify.