Uncanny Tales #3
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Tin Cup," sailor Joe Garcy ventures into South America chasing legend and gold, drawn to the ancient Inca practice of burying the dead with their treasures. Disguising himself as a slave during a funeral procession, he slips into a hidden burial vault—only to find himself trapped when the entrance seals shut, leaving him buried alive with the dead. Art by Ed Winiarski, with cover by Sol Brodsky, this 1952 tale delivers a chilling, suspenseful descent into a forgotten tomb.
In "The Tin Cup," a con artist who pretends to be a war veteran with tragic injuries finds his act dangerously blurring with reality when fate begins to mirror his deception—leaving him to wonder if his performance has become his prison.
In "He Died Screaming," a desperate father locks himself away with his hidden fortune, unaware that his sanctuary is soundproof and airtight—trapped with his secret, he realizes too late that no one will hear his final cries.
In "Crazy," a lone motorist drives through a quiet town after striking a pedestrian, unaware that the man he hit is still trapped in his car’s grill. As the townspeople gather around with sticks and rope, their eerie stillness unsettles him—until he realizes their strange behavior might not be madness, but something far more unsettling.
In "The Slave," Sailor Joe Garcy ventures into the heart of South America chasing fortune, drawn by the legend of Inca burial crypts filled with treasure. Disguising himself as a slave during a funeral procession, he gains entry to a hidden vault—only to find himself trapped inside, sealed away with the dead.
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Reprinted in Journey into Unknown Worlds #28 (1954), Dead of Night #8 (1975), Uncanny Tales #8 (1975), Crypt of Shadows #16 (1975), Where Monsters Dwell #34 (1975)
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