Weird Chills #3
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Terror On TV," a young orphan is terrorized by his aunt and uncle, who exploit his fear of a "bogeyman" in the basement, only to find their cruel scheme undone by a real monster they never saw coming. Eugene Hughes handles both art and inks for the chilling tale, while Sal Finocchiaro delivers a haunting cover that captures the story’s creeping dread. A 10-cent comic from 1954, this issue blends psychological horror with supernatural payback in a tightly wound, unsettling story.
In "Terror On TV," a live broadcast at a television studio takes a horrifying turn when vampiric monsters infiltrate the set, turning the production into a real-life nightmare. As the cast and crew are attacked, viewers at home remain unaware, believing the chaos is just part of the show.
In "Clumsy," a desperate husband's attempt to save his wife through cryogenic suspension goes horribly wrong—his own fumbling hands shatter her frozen form, leaving him to painstakingly reassemble her into a grotesque, fragmented figure. The story’s chilling premise unfolds with quiet dread, turning a moment of love and hope into a haunting act of unintended horror.
In "Voice of Doom," a troubled man's fragile grip on reality unravels when his parrot begins whispering cruel accusations about his pregnant wife. As the bird's taunts grow louder, the man's paranoia spirals, leading him down a dark path of suspicion and violence.
In the shadowed halls of a crumbling house, a lonely orphan begins to suspect something lurks in the coal bin beneath the stairs. His aunt and uncle, quick to exploit his fear, feed his paranoia—until the boy’s terror becomes their ticket to wealth. But when the darkness in the bin finally stirs, it’s not the boy who’s broken—his guardians are the ones who’ll pay the price.
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Reprinted in Shock #2 (1969), Ghoul Tales #1 (1970), Stark Terror #3 (1971), Stark Terror #1 (1979), Tales Too Terrible to Tell #1 (1989), Tales Too Terrible to Tell #3 (1991), Crypt of Horror #8 (2010), Crypt of Horror #9 (2010), Crypt of Horror #17 (2013), Haunted Horror #4 (2013), Crypt of Horror #19 (2013), The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! #10 (2015)
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