Weird Mystery Tales #11
"Last Ritual Last Rites" in Weird Mystery Tales #11 (1974) delivers a chilling descent into the afterlife, where a dying criminal wakes aboard a spectral train carrying the dead. Written by Jack Oleck and illustrated by Rubeny, the story unfolds with eerie precision as the man’s desperate bid to return to Earth leads to a fate far more haunting than he could have imagined. Bernie Wrightson’s cover, a masterclass in gothic dread, perfectly captures the story’s grim tone.
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A criminal is shot by the police and awakens on a train full of dead people. Knowing that the final destination of the train must be hell, he demands to return to Earth, which he does, only to find that he is completely and permanently paralyzed.
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