Adventures into the Unknown Archives #1

In "The Living Ghost," a series of brutal accidents—train wrecks, stranglings, cars hurled off cliffs—hints at something far beyond chance. Malevo, Satan’s first lieutenant, walks the earth once more, hunting for a queen to claim.

In "Kill, Puppets, Kill," a haunted house shipped from France to the U.S. becomes the stage for a deadly return—once home to the vengeful Puppet Master Turgot, now a ghost whose murderous dolls stir again. When the new owners, Ralph and Gloria, uncover the house’s dark past, they must face the relentless puppets and the spirit of a man whose obsession never died.

In "Out of the Unknown," the Living Ghost returns to claim Gail Leslie as his queen, forcing Tony Brand to seek help from the mysterious Dr. VanDyke. With the aid of Professor Mavelli, Tony summons the Dark Phantom from his Tibetan retreat, but the alliance proves perilous when the phantom betrays them both—only for Tony to reveal a relic that may be the key to stopping him.

In "The Master's Hand," renowned art historian Betty Saunders is drawn into a chilling mystery when a mysterious ghoul from Belgium commissions her to recreate the grotesque masterpieces of 15th century artist Kees Van Ruyter—whose own hands were severed in a gruesome suicide. As Betty works under the ghoul’s eerie command, she begins to suspect the painting is more than just a portrait—it’s a key to something far older and darker. The story unfolds with a quiet dread, where every brushstroke feels like a step closer to a truth that may not be meant to be uncovered.

In "Phantom of the Seas," a family’s curious gift—a ship in a bottle for their son—unearths a chilling presence: the ghost of Captain Wolfson, a tyrant long dead, whose restless spirit lingers aboard the tiny vessel he once commanded. As the boy grows closer to the model, the line between past and present begins to blur, and the sea’s secrets rise from the glass.

When Alice and Jim move into their dream home, they don’t expect the past to come knocking—literally. Tiny Tim Carver and his impossibly small house reappear from the afterlife, haunting the very foundation of their new life.

In "The Creekmore Curse," a centuries-old occultist’s legacy stirs when historian Rand and his assistant Betty move into a reconstructed 18th-century estate in Creekmore County, unaware the land still bears the scars of Dr. Gaunt’s dark experiments. When a black dog begins haunting the house, the past erupts into the present—Gaunt’s demonic influence resurfaces, driving Rand and Betty to flee into the cemetery, where the spirits of his long-dead victims and a final bolt of lightning may finally end his reign.

In "Giants of the Unknown," Egyptologist Tom Andrews and his team uncover a colossal mummy deep within an uncharted tomb, awakening El-Rano—a being of a forgotten, godlike race whose advanced knowledge once shaped ancient Egyptian civilization. As the expedition grapples with the revelation that the gods of myth may have been something far more real, they face the unsettling truth that some secrets were buried for a reason.

In "The Women Wore Black," fugitives Jug Nason and his partner flee after a violent robbery, only to become haunted by the spirits of two Gypsy women they murdered. After crashing their stolen car into an abandoned house, they’re tormented by the dead, their guilt manifesting in terrifying visions. When the police finally find them, the pair is dead—unexplained, broken, and utterly consumed.