About this Collection
This second volume of The EC Archives collects issues #15-#18 of The Haunt of Fear, reprinting the classic horror comics from the early 1950s. Featuring the gruesome tales of the Old Witch and her macabre hosts, this edition showcases the iconic artwork of Graham Ingels, Jack Davis, and other EC legends, with stories that defined the golden age of horror comics. The collection includes a foreword by horror author and historian, providing context for these influential and often controversial tales.
"Room For One More!" from The EC Archives: The Haunt of Fear #2 (2015, Dark Horse) delivers a chilling tale of cruelty and retribution, written by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein, with haunting artwork by Graham Ingels. When a kind-hearted garbageman is targeted by a wealthy family’s cruel campaign, his isolation deepens until tragedy strikes on St. Valentine’s Day—only for the old man’s vengeance to rise from the grave in a moment of grotesque, unforgettable irony. The cover, also by Graham Ingels, captures the story’s grim tone with its signature EC horror flair.
Contains 24 stories
Room For One More!
8 pp · horror-suspense
The Old Witch (host)
The Basket!
7 pp · horror-suspense
The Crypt-Keeper (host)Vincent Cabez (death)Martha (Vincent's mid-wife)George (town market owner)group of childrenDoc Hawkins (cameo)
Horror In the School Room
6 pp · horror-suspense
The Old Witch (host)
The Howling Banshee!
7 pp · horror-suspense
The Vault-Keeper (host)Pat BradyTim O'Shea (Brady's father's friend)Noreen O'Shea Brady (Tim's daughter, death)Nick (villain)Ernie (villain)
Hounded To Death!
8 pp · horror-suspense
The Old Witch (host)
The Very Strange Mummy!
7 pp · horror-suspense
The Vault-Keeper (host)
Diminishing Returns!
6 pp · horror-suspense
The Old Witch (host)
The Irony of Death!
7 pp · horror-suspense
The Crypt-Keeper (host)Mr. Kreegor (plant owner, death)Sandra Kreegor Slag (Kreegor's daughter and Slag's wife)Jeffrey Slag (villain, plant superintendent, death)
Warts So Horrible?
8 pp · horror-suspense
The Old Witch (host)
Forbidden Fruit
7 pp · horror-suspense
The Vault-Keeper (host)
The Age-Old Story!
6 pp · horror-suspense
The Old Witch (host)
The Gorilla's Paw!
7 pp · horror-suspense
The Crypt-Keeper (host)Floyd (death)curio shop keeper (death)Joe (Floyd's friend, death)Eddie (Floyd's friend)
Grave Business!
8 pp · horror-suspense
The Old Witch (host)
The Vamp!
7 pp · horror-suspense
The Vault-Keeper (host)Arthur Lang (death)Deena Lang (a vampire, Arthur's wife)Georgette (villain, a vampire)
My Uncle Ekar!
6 pp · horror-suspense
The Old Witch (host)
Bum Steer!
7 pp · horror-suspense
The Crypt-Keeper (host)PedroMaria Carlo (Manuel's beloved)Arturo Elzar (matador, death)Manuel Rodero (villain, matador, death)
Ooze in the Cellar?
8 pp · horror-suspense
The Old Witch (host)
The Acid Test!
7 pp · horror-suspense
The Vault-Keeper (host)
Extermination
6 pp · horror-suspense
The Old Witch (host)
Ear Today... Gone Tomorrow!
7 pp · horror-suspense
The Crypt-Keeper (host)Irwin Durd (death)Elliot Unger (death)
Poetic Justice!
8 pp · horror-suspense
The Old Witch (host)
...On a Dead Man's Chest!
7 pp · horror-suspense
The Vault-Keeper (host)Steven Anderson (wealthy steamship line owner, death)Helen Anderson (villain, Steven's wife)Larry Anderson (villain, Steven's brother, death)
Till Death Do We Part!
6 pp · horror-suspense
The Old Witch (host)
What's Cookin'?
7 pp · horror-suspense
The Crypt-Keeper (host)Eric EdwardsHerman Ditter (villain, restaurant co-owner, death)Charlie Marsin (villain, restaurant co-owner, death)
