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Blind Child’s Bluff!
Young Cathy stands in front of her mangy old yellow Labrador retriever ready to protect him from the two police officers who came to put the dog down. Cathy’s nanny argues with the young blind girl but it doesn’t matter. The dog is accused of murdering Cathy’s step-mother and her lover, Mr. Jones. The police must shoot the dog before it can kill again.
Is Cathy in contact with her long dead father? Could a dog on the last days of life have the strength to kill? Can supernatural entities interact with living beings?
The Price
The Ellice Islands, Fufuti – 1916, retired British captain Pellett, spends his days in a drunken stooper, as his Solomon Islanders man-servant, Karaki takes care of his every need. Karaki walks Pellett from the taverns at closing time every night. Karaki bathes and combs his master’s red curly hair. On this night Karaki decides to rescue his master from the shores of the Ellice Islands. It’s time for Captain Pellett to see Karaki’s home island.
Can an alcoholic war veteran survive the 800 mile voyage over rough seas? Why is the native melanesian so dedicated to his master’s hair grooming? Is a diet of rice and sweet potatoes sufficient to keep a man from starving?
Flight Into Fright
Duncan, Fernanda, and their friend have just won a free all expense paid tour to Dracula’s castle, all thanks to the promotions of Transylvanian Tours LTD. They only catch, the three hipsters must survive the horrors of a special thrill-seeker package upgrade. They have a limited time to accept this one in a lifetime offer.
Can the knockoff Dracula and Quasimodo actors convince the Americans to test their gall? Why are the local peasants donating blood in record amounts? Who manufacturers the life like dummies in the ornamental coffins? Collect the series to find out!
Reviewer Notes
Wow, so we are living in different times. Warning: if you are woke, sensitive, or unable to understand life pre-1974, you will want to skip this comic book. Be it said, DC Writers sure were a different bread back in the good old days. I picked up this book in a local antique shop last year, and with the cover suggesting a vampire story, I decided to read it. I’m trying to puff up my “History of Vampires in DC Comics” timeline on RelicKeep.com, so when I saw the vampire bat on the cover of this comic, I figured what the hell.
Weird Mystery Tales is one of DC Comics many anthology style horror publications from the 1970s. Gauging from the time when this was published, the writers still relied on many stereotypes when it came to writing asian and pacific islander characters. This is one example. To be more specific, “The Price” story was clearly written for a generation older than the target demo.
Notwithstanding the out of date ideology, all three of the stories were lackluster at best. I read this issue for the vampires, but in my opinion, the first story with the blind girl seems the most interesting. I’m giving issue fourteen of Weird Mystery Tales two out of five stars. I would skip this one.
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