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Blood for the Vampire
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Blood for the Vampire
"They say this happened many years ago..."
Storyline
The small town of Ravennes in the Tyrolian alps is haunted by the vampire Erik Lustveg. When Rod and Dot Blair, descendants of the Lustveg family, come investigating their heritage, they find that the vampire legend is very much alive.
Characters
- Erik Lustveg
- Rod Blair
- Dot Blair
- Johann Lustveg
- Marta Lustveg
Credits
- Pencils: Norman Nodel
- Inks: Vince Alascia
Story Notes
Cover story.
Haunted Honeymoon
"Roy and Dot Evans certainly didn't believe in ghosts!"
Storyline
Roy and Dot Evans stay overnight at a weird old man's place. They find out that he keeps a boy, his ward, prisoner and plans to kill him, but is afraid that his ghost will haunt him after death.
Characters
- Roy Evans
- Dot Evans
Credits
- Pencils: George Roussos
- Inks: George Roussos
Story Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. Keith Chandler : While there is another hand at work here, there are some partial Roussos inks.
Hounds from Hell
"This curious story is a true one."
Storyline
In New Zealand, a man called Belter commands special abilities like being able to see in the dark. As a price for that he is haunted by ghostly apparitions every night.
Characters
- Belter
- Ferris
Story Notes
Contains a panel of art of a ghostly hand.
The Ghostly Diners
"In a certain house on Royal Street..."
Storyline
A dining room in a New Orleans house is haunted and relives over and over a dinner from the past during which the guests were poisoned.
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Kubert (uncertain)
- Inks: Joe Kubert (uncertain)
Story Notes
Contains a panel of art depicting two men standing in front of a gloomy mansion.
Black Means Death!
"My name is Harry Walters."
Storyline
Harry Walters can't stand the nagging of his wife Karen anymore. At a bar he meets the lovely Mara, looking like Karen's twin. Walters falls in love with Mara, kills Karen and then realizes that they were the same person.
Characters
- Harry Walters
- Karen Walters [aka Mara]
- Keller
Credits
- Pencils: Harry Lazarus
- Inks: Harry Lazarus (uncertain)
Story Notes
First-person narrative. Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
The Nightmare
"Old Nathan Foxx -- famed playwright..."
Storyline
Playwright Nathan Foxx writes a play which invokes the Devil's appearance.
Characters
- Nathan Foxx
- Channey
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Kubert
- Inks: Bob Bean (uncertain)
Story Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. Previous indexer suggested Joe Kubert for inks, too.
The Ghoul Walks!
"What was it that Detective Dan Noren saw..."
Storyline
Police detective Dan Noren investigates a murder spree, a feeling of foreboding driving him on. The fiend everybody's been looking for turns out to be himself.
Characters
- Detective Dan Noren
- The Chief