Adventures into the Unknown #27

When a street accident leaves Laura Hastings hovering between life and death, surgeon Dr. Neil Travers performs an experimental operation on her brain—one that awakens startling visions of her past lives. As Laura experiences vivid glimpses of previous incarnations, she begins to recognize Dr. Travers appearing across centuries, always at crucial moments, and discovers unsettling connections between her dreams and historical fact. Fighting to convince a skeptical scientist that reincarnation is real, Laura must uncover the truth behind her recurring memories and her inexplicable bond with the man who saved her life.

Floyd Sartoris seeks out the legendary voodoo witch Zambarta in the Louisiana bayou, hoping to gain magical power over his family's plantation—but their dark bargain sets loose forces far more terrifying than either anticipated. When the ouanga dolls begin their sinister work, Floyd discovers that voodoo magic exacts a price far beyond what greed can pay. A chilling tale of ambition consumed by the very supernatural forces it conjures.

This non-fiction installment catalogs centuries-old protective charms and remedies against witchcraft across European cultures—from wooden keys and adder stones to rowan branches and steel implements—each tied to a folk belief or historical account of how villagers warded off magical harm. Whether you're skeptical or simply curious about the superstitions that once gripped entire communities, you'll find practical (if peculiar) defenses ranging from hanging a pinned bullock's heart down the chimney to an elaborate herbal formula promising to lift any spell. A fascinating glimpse into how ordinary people once safeguarded themselves against the supernatural.

When Don Cummings' struggling circus gets a chilling fortune-telling visit from Swami Seeruti—who glimpses a hideous, evil face in the ashes and warns of impending danger—the prediction comes horrifyingly true. As Don and his high-wire star Arlene Milford scramble to keep the tragedy quiet and the circus afloat, a mysterious performer called Monstro arrives seeking work, bearing the exact grotesque visage the Swami foresaw, and Arlene becomes convinced he's far more sinister than a mere sideshow attraction. With an escaped killer on the loose and Monstro's true intentions shrouded in shadow, the circus becomes a trap where the line between spectacle and genuine evil grows dangerously thin.

In 1952, *Adventures into the Unknown* presented "The Frenzied Sisters," a haunting true account of Isabeau and Margot de Frencheville—two demented sisters whose violent hatred for each other consumed their lives at Hagg House in Derbyshire, England. On December 10th, 1685, their rage finally exploded into a catastrophic battle that claimed them both, yet witnesses throughout the centuries have reported seeing their ghosts locked in eternal combat within those baronial halls. This is the grim story of how two souls became trapped in a nightmare of their own making, doomed to reenact their final, tragic moments over and over.

When Dr. Ames agrees to keep a mysterious secret from his old medical school friend Dr. Dundea, he inherits far more than a confidential will—he becomes entangled in a dark pact involving a human brain and forces that refuse to stay buried. As a vengeful phantom begins stalking him and Patsy searches for answers with her friend Fred, they uncover the chilling truth behind Dr. Dundea's peculiar final wishes and the unholy power his ghost is willing to unleash to ensure they're carried out. This seven-page tale from Adventures into the Unknown #27 blends detective mystery with creeping supernatural dread, pitting two young people against a force that's already claimed one life and commands something far worse.

When Johnny Parks and Ellen's experimental rocket crashes a mile beneath the desert surface, they discover the Citadel of Evil—a subterranean stronghold ruled by the sinister Priestess Klathia and her chief guard Horko. Desperate to win Johnny's affection, Klathia subjects Ellen to the Chamber of Flame, a device that transforms living beings, setting off a chain of betrayal and conflict that threatens to destroy them all. As the buried rocket's automatic systems begin building toward catastrophic pressure, Johnny must find a way to escape the citadel's dark power before everything comes down around them.