The Unexpected #130 is an issue of the series The Unexpected (Volume 1) with a cover date of December, 1971.
Synopsis for "One False Step"
A cave explorer finds a group of underground dwellers sitting on rich mineral deposits. They refuse to let him return to the surface, lest outsiders become aware of their presence, but he escapes. Once back at home with his wife, he finds that his new neighbors are members of the underground tribe.
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Synopsis for "Murder Spree"
A gold digger by the name of Edward Kelsey befriends 3 sisters in hopes of acquiring their inheritance. He romances one of the sisters named Claudia and they eventually marry. Kelsey then finds out that the father has left all of his fortune to the daughter named Amanda. It is her responsibility to provide for her other two sisters. Kelsey decides to murder Claudia by pushing her over a ledge while on horseback. With Claudia gone, he is free to pursue the other sisters. After a proper mourning period, he courts another sister named Kate. He murders Kate while they are both on a boat on the lake. The authorities are suspicious but they lack concrete evidence that Kelsey committed the murders. Kelsey then pursues the final sister Amanda. This time Kelsey truly falls in love with Amanda but she has a fatal illness and does not have long to live. While in the hospital, Amanda takes an overdose of pills to end her agony. Kelsey finds her dead on the bed but this time he is arrested on suspicion of murder. The unexpected irony being that he really did love Amanda and she was the only sister he did not murder.
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Synopsis for "You Don't Dare Dig the Gruesome Groupies"
A would be singer by the name of Lemuel is on the run to avoid having to share his cash earnings for playing at a concert. Lemuel is pursued by bandmembers when he encounters a group of young women that offer him a ride. Lemuel accepts the offer and the young ladies reveal that they are big fans. They also state that they want to make him the most famous singer in the world. They drop Lemuel off at a hotel along with his sidekick Chad. Before leaving the young girls yell out that Lemuel has a concert to perform that next night. Lemuel is puzzled because he has no plans for a concert. The next night, Lemuel arrives at a nightclub where the opening band leader has a breakdown on stage. He seems to think that a bat is trying to kill him and runs off. Lemuel is then brought in to perform and mesmerizes the crowd. After the show the young lady known as Melba reveals that she had arranged the performance using her fathers money. Melba also seems to be smitten with Lemuel. He decides to use this to his advantage. Lemuel suddenly announces that he wants to marry Melba right away, Melba picks him up and drives into the country where they enter a dark cave. Inside the cave they encounter a group of satan worshipers and they want to bring in Lemuel as their newest member. Lemuel decides this is too much and renounces their marriage plans. He storms out of the cave to strike out on his own. He tries to perform on stage the next night but finds that his voice is gone. He then hears a singing voice that sounds like his own and discovers that it is coming from his former sidekick Chad who has not gained Melbas approval.
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Synopsis for "The Man Nobody Could See!"
This story is reprinted from Tales of the Unexpected #3.
A man by the name of Conn stumbles on a formula which renders him invisible. He also has a formula that will make him visible again. He makes himself invisible to avoid his landlord who is demanding rent. He then begins to take advantage of his invisibility by walking about enjoying different things without paying. He also robs a bank in his invisible form and returns to his new apartment with the money. He then tries to make himself visible again but finds that the antidote does not work. Apparently he had grabbed the wrong bottle. Conn is devastated at the thought that he will never be visible again. In the meantime the public reports strange happenings as the invisible man moves about the city. The police locate Conn's new apartment and find his invisible formulas. A chemist is brought in to examine the chemicals and he determines that Conn needs the antidote to make himself visible again. The authorities go on TV urging Conn to give himself up. Conn is left with the dilemma of giving himself up and going to prison or continuing his invisibility nightmare.
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Synopsis for "The Ghost Who Laughed at Locks"
This story is reprinted from Tales of the Unexpected #5.
An inventor by the name of Emmet Durham visits the home of fellow inventor Carl Farr. Durham marvels at the inventions that Farr has created. He observes as Farr demonstrates a vacuum cleaner that works on its own without human assistance. He also witnesses Farr flash an incredible beam of light from a simple flashlight. Durham is fraught with jealousy and decides to murder Farr and claim the inventions as his own, Durham drops a boulder overlooking Farrs laboratory and supposedly kills Farr as it smashes through the building. Durham immediately proceeds to sell the newly acquired inventions and markets them as his own. One night there is a knock at the door and Durham watches as Farrs ghost walks through the door. The ghost informs Durham that he is aware that Durham was the one who murdered him and stole his inventions. The ghosts threatens to haunt Durham every night at seven pm the moment he was killed unless Durham turns himself in to the authorities. Durham attempts to escape the ghost by locking himself in an armored car and a bank vault but to no avail. Farrs ghost is easily able to penetrate any barrier to haunt Durham. Durham is filled with fright and immediately turns himself in to confess. He is then surprised as the real Farr emerges in human form. Farr reveals that he escaped Durhams trap and used his ghostly disguise to make him confess.
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