Adventures into Darkness #7

In the shadowed corners of 1870s New York, Mr. Burns runs a gambling den where the stakes are deadly—bodies vanish into a cellar rat pit, only to return with a vengeance. When the dead rise to claim their due, Burns finds himself trapped in a nightmare he can’t escape, forced to confront the horrors he’s buried beneath his floor.

Ballet dancer Lee Trantor is haunted by the death of his former partner Annette Anton, who perished mysteriously during a performance of their signature piece, "Death of a Wild Deer." When he reluctantly agrees to stage the same dance with a new partner, Nora Vaughan, something sinister begins to unfold—and Annette's vengeful spirit may have returned to reclaim what was hers. A 1952 tale of obsession and supernatural possession that trades in genuine dread rather than cheap scares.

King James IV of Scotland receives a supernatural warning during evening prayers: a mysterious old man appears to urge him to abandon his planned expedition against England, claiming the king will not prosper if he proceeds. When the king's courtiers deny seeing anyone, one reveals the startling truth—the old man was buried years ago. Despite this ghostly counsel, James IV ignores the warning with fateful consequences.

In "Death Drum," drummer Chip Conway stumbles upon a mysterious jungle drum that unlocks a terrifying gift—his playing becomes transcendent, almost divine. But each note demands a price: to master the rhythm, he must take a life.