The Haunt of Fear

The Haunt of Fear
The Haunt of Fear #16 (2) (July/Aug 1950) Cover art by Johnny Craig
Publication information
Publisher	EC Comics
Schedule	Bi-monthly
Format	Anthology
Publication date	May/June 1950 – November/December 1954
No. of issues	28
Main character(s)	The Old Witch The Crypt-Keeper The Vault-Keeper
Creative team
Created by	Bill Gaines Al Feldstein

The Haunt of Fear is an American bi-monthly horror comic anthology series that was published by EC Comics from 1950 to 1954 created by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. The magazine began in June 1947 as Fat and Slat. It continued under this title for four issues before becoming Gunfighter (#5–14). It was retitled The Haunt of Fear with issue #15 (1) (May/June 1950). The numbering was reset after #17 (3). The comic bore this title for 28 issues until being discontinued after issue #28 (November/December 1954).

Along with Tales from the Crypt and The Vault of Horror, it formed a trifecta of popular EC horror anthologies. Publication ceased, however, after horror and crime comics came under scrutiny for an alleged link to juvenile delinquency and the subsequent imposition of a highly restrictive Comics Code.

The Haunt of Fear has since been reprinted in single issues and collected volumes. Some of its stories were adapted for the 1972 motion picture Tales from the Crypt and television's Tales from the Crypt, which aired on HBO from 1989 to 1996.