Vol 5 No 1, February 1965
Web Terror Tales came as part of a shudder pulp revival mini-wave. The plots don't really follow the traditional, Scooby Doo plotting of weird menace. A little sadism, usually in the form of whipping, but tamer than the original shudder pulps. They have the feel of the text stories shoehorned into horror comics, but even more mediocre.
The Pain Tree by Aurelia Mulhare
The daughter of a Caribbean governor is obsessed with a hougan.
The Angel of Hell by Bursell Bradshaw
A journalist uncovers what a mad reclusive painter has been working on.
Mr. Borealis by Clement Duffy
An experimental cruise ship is hijacked by a supervillain. No ending, so they cut to an "it was a dream...or was it" cop out, repeating over a page of text.
Footlight Vengeance by Ramon Aguilera
A playwright gets revenge on his critics.
Prey on Me by Henry Cranford
A rich explorer is tormented by his cultist servants' savage rites on a secluded island. The
My Love, My Prisoner by Charles Patterson
A corpulent rich man suspects he's being poisoned by his child bride.
The Curse of the Borgias by Christine Crewell
A haunted painting commissioned by the Borgias. Some good imagery in places.
Repent at Leisure by Rip Kelly
A rich sadist finds a better way than divorce to get rid of her husbands.
Come Kiss the Lash by Justin Lamont
Catherine the Great was into whipping.
Murder: Scene One by Denham Kelsey
Cromwell tortures a court musician accused of sleeping with royalty.
Satan's Spawn by Pete Brown
An Indian monk is ordered by a mad hermit to torture a captive devil woman.
Glutton for Punishment by Ernestine Durrell
Tarzan-type actor turned gold digger plots to kill his rich wife. Good old fashioned twist in the tale for this one.
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