The High Cost Of Dying And Other Stories Author:Reed Crandall, Al Feldstein A collection of Reed Crandall EC horror stories, some of which adapt Ray Bradbury. Reed Crandall's mastery of fine line detail and expertly nuanced pen-and-ink texture is a perfect fit for EC Comics. This collection of 21 Crandall favorites, delineated in his classically illustrative style, includes ?The Silent Towns,? a Ray Bradbury story about... more » the last man and woman on Mars; ?Carrion Death,? a stark horror story about a man struggling through the desert with a corpse handcuffed to his wrist as the vultures circle closer; ?Sweetie-Pie,? the grisly story of a ghoul who sets up a roadside hazard to procure, um, fresh meat; ?The Kidnapper,? about a man who decides to kidnap a baby to replace the baby that had been stolen from him and his wife; ?Space Suitors,? a science fiction love triangle that leads to jealously, betrayal, and murder, and ?The High Cost of Dying,? the title story, in which a man must make an awful choice between burying his wife and feeding his children ? Black & white illustrations throughout« less