Appearing in "It's Only Magic!"
Chamber of Darkness #1
Featured Characters:
- Tommy (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Headstone P. Gravely (First appearance) (Host)
- Hiram "The Hermit" (First appearance)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Unnamed Boy
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earthspace
- Earth
- United States of America
- Tommy's House (First appearance)
- Hiram's Occult Book Shop (First appearance)
- United States of America
- Earth
- Tartarus (Mentioned)
Items:
- Ancient Druid Spells (First appearance)
Unknown:
Synopsis for "It's Only Magic!"
Chamber of Darkness #1
A boy pockets a boy from an occult book store that contains spells to summon a djinn. When he reads the incantation, a djinn appears but is so malevolent that it tells the boy anything he wishes for, he will grant in a way to torment him. So if he wishes for eternal life, the djinn will grant him eternal life in the flaming pits of hell. If he wishes for riches, he will find himself entombed with them forever. Afterward, he will destroy the whole human race so that he will not be bothered again. If he wishes for nothing, he will destroy the boy outright. The boy thinks furiously and wishes for time to be turned backward. The djinn protests, but grants the wish, and this time the boy walks away from the occult bookstore instead of pocketing the book.
Appearing in "Mr. Craven Buys His Scream House!"
Chamber of Darkness #1
Featured Characters:
- Creighton C. Craven (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Headstone P. Gravely (Host)
Antagonists:
- Craven's House (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Craven's Grandfather (Mentioned)
- Numerous unnamed villagers
- Numerous unnamed craftsmen
- Wrecking Company Inc. (First appearance)
- Craven's Father (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "Mr. Craven Buys His Scream House!"
Chamber of Darkness #1
A man returns to a house where his grandfather performed unspeakable occult rites that gave the house an awareness and loathing of humanity. It forces him to retreat by gusts of air, slamming doors and broken timbers but he comes back with servicemen determined to master the possessed house. The house drives them off as well, despite the man's offer to raise their wages to refurbish the house. Refusing the let the house win, he pays a demolition crew to bring up a wrecking ball and level it, but after the first strike he tells them to stop. He knows one more blow will destroy it, and he can't go through with it. He tells the house the reason he wanted to move in was so that he could be more like his relatives instead of being unable to hurt an inanimate object, much less a living creature.
Appearing in "Always Leave 'Em Laughing!"
Chamber of Darkness #1
Featured Characters:
- Boswell Bolliver
Supporting Characters:
- Digger (Roderick Krupp) (Host)
Antagonists:
- Numerous unnamed Knights
- Unnamed King
- Unnamed Queen
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- Boswell's Laboratory
- Unnamed Kingdom
Items:
- Boswell's Objects
- Lighter
- Camera
- Radio
Vehicles:
- Time Machine
Synopsis for "Always Leave 'Em Laughing!"
Chamber of Darkness #1
A man in the modern era hates to be laughed at so he intends to use a time machine to travel into the past. When he lands in a middle ages kingdom, the royal family find his attempts to convince them that he comes from the future so amusing they make him the court jester.
Appearing in "The Face of Fear!"
Chamber of Darkness #2
Featured Characters:
- Freddy Garricks (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Digger (Roderick Krupp) (Host)
Antagonists:
- Unnamed Ghost (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Mr. Garricks (Freddy's Father)
- Smith Brothers (Mentioned)
- Mrs. Garricks (Freddy's Mother) (Mentioned)
- Death (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earthspace
- Earth
- United States of America
- Garricks' Apartment
- United States of America
- Earth
- Heaven (Invoked)
Synopsis for "The Face of Fear!"
Chamber of Darkness #2
Yet another version of the Ditko story from Tales of Suspense #21.
Appearing in "The Day of the Red Death!"
Chamber of Darkness #2
Featured Characters:
- George Harris (First appearance; dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Stan Lee (Host)
Antagonists:
- Survivors of the Red Death
- Rupert Griswold (First appearance; dies)
- Lenore (First appearance; dies)
- Prince Marco (First appearance; dies)
- Carlotta Moore (Betty Jean Wannameyer) (First appearance; dies)
- Three unnamed others (First appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Headstone P. Gravely (Mentioned)
- Saki (Mentioned)
- Howard Phillips Lovecraft (Mentioned)
- Ambrose Bierce (Mentioned)
- Edgar Allan Poe (Mentioned)
- Rupert Griswold's Scientists (Only in flashback)
- Dr. Farnum (Only in flashback) (First appearance; dies)
- Numerous unnamed scientists
- Lord (Invoked)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616 (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Griswold's Bunker (Main story and flashback)
- Griswold's Arms Plant (Only in flashback)
- Kansas (Mentioned)
- Cantrell (Mentioned)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
Items:
- Red Death (Disease) (Main story and flashback)
Synopsis for "The Day of the Red Death!"
Chamber of Darkness #2
Poe's "Red Death" in a contemporary setting.
Notes
- "It's Only Magic!", "Mr. Craven Buys His Scream House!" and "Always Leave 'Em Laughing!" were originally printed in Chamber of Darkness #1.
- "The Face of Fear!" and "The Day of the Red Death!" were originally printed in Chamber of Darkness #2.
Trivia
- The tagline for this issue, "5 Tales of Maddening Magic!"
See Also
Recommended Reading
Links and References
- Chamber of Darkness article at Wikipedia
- Digger article at Wikipedia
- Digger profile at the Marvel Universe