The Witching Hour #2 is an issue of the series The Witching Hour (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1969.
Synopsis for "That's Right, Bernard -- Scream!"
After a long ride into the countryside, Bernard kills his colleague Mike by pushing him over a cliff. He believed Mike's promotion at work was undeserved and likely unprincipled. Feeling the guilt, he becomes irritably insane after continuously hearing the torment of mike's final shriek ring in his ears.
Appearing in "That's Right, Bernard -- Scream!"
Narrators:
- The Hecatae
- Mildred (Host)
- Mildred (Host)
Synopsis for "The Trip of Fools"
Set in pre-Civil War America, An Alien scout goes undercover as an African slave in search of primitive lifeforms that can rear their children in the ways of harshness and ferocity.
Appearing in "The Trip of Fools"
Narrators:
- The Hecatae
- Mordred (Host)
- Mordred (Host)
Synopsis for "Once Upon a Surprise Ending!"
A splendid fashion model meets a man that she sees as equally aesthetic. During their dinner date, he describes how he's under a troll's visage curse, and how he views himself as more ravishing in his previous skin. He charms the model into stealing a golden-record, in order to break his spell. Thus deeds, result in the metamorphosis of the man turning back into his true form: a frog.
Appearing in "Once Upon a Surprise Ending!"
narrators:
- The Hecatae
- Cynthia (Host)
Notes
- Framing sequence by Alex Toth.
Trivia
- This issue includes Fact File #6, Sargon the Sorcerer.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Ghosts
- House of Mystery (Volume 1)
- House of Secrets (Volume 1)
- Sandman (Volume 2)
- Tales of Ghost Castle
- The Witching Hour (Volume 2)