Witchcraft #2
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Death Tattoo!", circus performer Garth bears a mysterious magic symbol on his chest—one that grants him hypnotic powers at a terrible cost. As the tattoo slowly drives him mad, its curse doesn’t end with death, but instead seeks a new host. Written by Norman Nodel and illustrated by Nodel with inks by Vince Alascia, this eerie 1952 tale from Avon delivers a chilling exploration of obsession and the price of power. The cover, by Gene Fawcette, captures the story’s dark, hypnotic allure.
In "The Death Tattoo!", circus performer Professor Willie Garth the Hypnotist bears a mysterious mark on his chest that fuels his powers—but at a terrible cost. As his mind begins to unravel, the tattoo’s dark magic lingers beyond death, seeking a new host. Jack Rollins and Lura find themselves drawn into a chilling mystery as the symbol’s curse takes hold.
In "The Vampire Puppet," famed puppeteer Jacques Gravon and his eerie marionette Koko take center stage, their act a marvel of eerie charm—until jealousy turns deadly. When Gravon’s three assistants, Marion Leblanch, Henry Leblanch, and George, conspire to murder him, they take up his craft, only to find Koko has become something far more sinister. As the stage lights dim, the puppet’s strings seem to move on their own, and the blood of the traitors begins to drain—leaving behind a haunting performance no audience will ever forget.
In "House to Let," Professor Raymond Janney’s experiment with a mysterious formula to animate dead matter spirals into a nightmare when his own home comes to life—trapping him inside as it slowly consumes him. With Joan and Tom caught in the growing dread, the lines between builder and beast blur as the house itself becomes a living, breathing predator.
In the frozen reaches of Northern Canada, Professor Michael Sloane leads an expedition hunting uranium, guided by the wary Arnook. When they uncover Viking relics and a cursed golden sword said to be a weapon of spirits, the crew’s skepticism turns to dread—especially as Mac Jones and Fred press forward, drawn into a buried shipwreck that may not be as dead as it seems.
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Reprinted in Crypt of Horror #12 (2011), Vampires and Their Victims #[nn] (2025), Chamber of Mystery: Witchcraft #1
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