"Locked Up!"
Reprinted from Adventures into Weird Worlds #9.
The odd young man who lives at the edge of town has had every manner of rumor cast at him... Vampire, Werewolf, the Devil himself... that he keeps his father locked in the cellar. Maybe the last one is true, but it's with good cause. 5 pages.
"The Big Story!"
Reprinted from Adventures into Terror #27.
The small-time reporter is in a bind. He has told his son in journalism school that he is a big shot at the paper, and his son wants a copy of a big story from his dad to show his class. The reporter tries to stage a story to avoid failing his son, so derails a train. In a twist of fate, his son was on the train, bound to visit his dad. 5 pages.
"The Screaming Man"
Reprinted from Adventures into Terror #27.
A pair of horror story writers have hit a dry patch and look for inspiration, so rent a reportedly haunted house to gather inspiration. They get more than they bargain for. 4 pages.
"Joe..."
Reprinted from Adventures into Terror #7.
As a gag at a party, a man refers to his invisible companion "Joe", who will take care of his adversaries for him. It's only a joke, but when it starts happening in real life, the man's grasp of reality is shaken. Every bad thing he has wished on people has come true, and now he wishes he was dead. Joe is more than happy to oblige him. 6 pages.