Uncanny Tales #7
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Kill, Clown, Kill!" is a standout tale from Uncanny Tales #7 (1953), a 10-cent comic that delivers a delightfully bizarre twist on the haunted castle trope. Written and drawn with eerie flair by Larry Woromay—whose distinctive art and inks bring the supernatural dread to life—this story follows a duke who summons his ancestors through a witch’s spell, only to find the treasure’s location shrouded in mystery. The real surprise comes when the ritual takes a shocking turn, culminating in a gorilla spirit that doesn’t just haunt the castle—it claims a life. Bill Everett’s cover, a striking blend of shadow and spectacle, captures the story’s macabre tone perfectly.
In "Kill, Clown, Kill!", a desperate performer driven by jealousy and ambition takes a deadly turn, murdering his rival to steal his fame and the woman he loves. After failing to transform himself with a plastic surgeon’s help, he flees to the circus where his past catches up with him, leading to a final, tragic confrontation.
In "The Witch of Landor," a skeptical duke summons his ancestor’s ghost through a reluctant witch, hoping to uncover the castle’s hidden treasure. As the spirits rise one by one—each offering only cryptic silence—the tension builds until a shocking, primal presence answers.
In "The Gal Who Talked Too Much!", a scheming scientist preys on a married couple’s marital tensions, exploiting a wife’s incessant chatter by offering a twisted solution: a pill that promises to silence her forever. Lying to both husband and wife, he convinces them to administer the drug to each other—only to trap them both in a time capsule, buried alive, as his macabre experiment unfolds.
A skeptical boy takes a dare to spend an hour in a haunted house at midnight, challenging his friends’ tales of ghostly horrors—only to find himself trapped in a place where the shadows feel too real and the silence grows heavier with every passing second.
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Reprinted in Dracula Lives #18 (1975), Chamber of Chills #15 (1975), Tomb of Darkness #13 (1975), Atlas Creator Collection #3 (2026)
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