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The Great Stories In This Issue: The Pit of Horror: New York, the 1870s. In the gambling establishment of Mr. Burns people are killed and disposed of in a rat pit in the cellar. The dead return and force Burns to a tour of the pit himself. The Dancer from the Beyond: The dancer Lee Trantor is haunted by his former partner Annette and her desire to dance to the death. The Clutching Weed: Swimming in the ocean and struggling with sea weed, a man reminisces about his childhood nemesis and wonders if that boy's spirit may be responsible for the clutching weed. Bride of Death: Joseph needs a fresh corpse for his experiments, which is provided when Delores Martiz dies on her wedding day. He brings her back from the dead, and then once more, but cannot win her for himself. The Ghost That Warned a King: Although warned by a ghost, King James IV. of Scotland goes to war and dies. Death Drum: Drummer Chip Conway comes into possession of a magic jungle drum which makes him play "like a god". Downside is, Chip has to kill for his newly won ability. The Origin of "He Kicked the Bucket": Origin of the phrase explained. A suicidal man failed to hang himself and got so angered that he kicked a bucket standing next to his feet. Losing his balance, the man fell and hit his head fatally.