Vault of Horror #18
In "Sink-Hole!", Ken Anders stumbles upon a sinister costume shop where the proprietor outfits him in a mask and garb meant to reveal his true self—a rotting corpse. Left heartbroken when his fiancée refuses to attend the party with him, he dons the costume and finds himself drawn to a woman in a vampire's guise at the event. As their encounter turns dark, he's plunged into a shocking confrontation in the garden, only to face a horrifying revelation in the still waters of a lily pond. Written by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein, with art by Jack Kamen and cover by Johnny Craig, this chilling tale from 1951 blends gothic dread with a twist that lingers long after the final page.
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Ken Anders stops off at an eerie costume shop to get a costume for a party, and the weird owner outfits him with a mask and costume that is supposed to represent his true self: that of a rotting corpse. His fiancée refuses to go to the party with him, so he leaves devastated. He puts the mask on and heads to the party, and meets a woman dressed as a vampire and falls for her. They head into the garden to unmask and he discovers she really is a vampire, who then attacks him. Anders drowns her in a lily pond....but then notes his reflection in the pond with terrifying results!
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