Item Biography
"Kiss of Death"
Reprinted from Adventures into Weird Worlds #16.
A mystery writer's career has hit the skids, and his gold-digging wife schemes to end his life by giving him a heart attack. She dresses as a vampire, but when she pulls her scheme, the real deal is awaiting her. 6 pages (B-810).
"The Genie Lives"
Reprinted from Amazing Adult Fantasy #9.
A young boy enjoys second-hand book stores, and finds a text that includes a spell to summon a Genie. He does so, and the foolishness of his wishes puts the Universe in peril, and so he wisely wishes to make his discovery of the spell never happen. 5 pages (V-473).
"The Question!"
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Vol 1) #16.
Two scientists invent a computer so powerful it can answer any question, predict any event within the next 24 hours. When one of the project personnel unexpected loses his wife, one of the scientists panics, and asks if his wife will die. The computer tells him that she will be murdered that very night. It doesn't tell him that it will be by his own hand. 5 pages (E-92).
"Hide and Shriek"
Reprinted from Mystical Tales #7.
John is a practical joker, and cannot help himself. Despite his promise to his wife, he pulls several pranks at the party they attend, but a man who was once his victim comes calling for revenge and armed with voodoo. 4 pages (L-906).