The Unexpected #164

DC's long-running horror anthology reaches issue #164 with a cover by Nestor Redondo that sets an immediately unsettling tone — two frightened figures, a redhead crouching with a lantern and a blonde companion backing away on the stairs, are confronted by a shrieking, clawed specter descending from the darkness above them. The tagline "Have You the Nerve to Face the Unexpected?" feels entirely earned when you see that ghastly apparition looming overhead. Inside, Rubeny brings the chills to "House of the Sinister Sands," making this 1975 DC anthology a satisfying read for anyone who loves a good supernatural shiver.