Amazing Ghost Stories #14

When a mysterious doll appears on Mrs. Vanderhoff's doorstep, it sets off a chilling crime spree—murders and thefts committed by tiny, lifelike figures that vanish without a trace. Lieutenant Bill Wilson takes the case to its source, Dr. San's house, but an undercover plan to infiltrate the operation goes terribly wrong, revealing a sinister truth about the dolls and the fate that awaits anyone who discovers San's diabolical secret. This tale of supernatural crime and twisted revenge will leave you questioning what horrors lurk behind locked doors.

Doctor John Walden harbors a dark secret he's kept for fifteen years—the strange and tragic fate of his friend Robert Strangeway, who became dangerously obsessed with Diana, a mysterious creature pulled from the sea. As Robert's infatuation deepens into something primal and uncontrollable, Walden watches helplessly as the beautiful mermaid's true nature emerges, leading inexorably toward a desperate and irreversible act. What begins as an exotic curiosity on a remote Florida island becomes a nightmare of desire, violence, and impossible choices.

Doctor Ralph Collins, a surgeon haunted by a surgical mishap that left his patient Frank Chester blind, flees to a remote mountain resort hoping to escape his guilt—only to be lured to an isolated cabin under false pretenses. When Collins realizes who's waiting for him in that makeshift operating room, he discovers that Chester has engineered an elaborate revenge that will force the doctor to face the full consequences of his past mistakes.

A famous violinist named Eric discovers a mysterious woman in a disreputable shop run by El Ahmed—a creature fashioned from strange material who comes alive and becomes the living embodiment of his every dream and desire. When Eric's obsession leads to tragedy at a party at Van Nessan's studio, he realizes too late that his thoughts command her actions with devastating consequences. As Eric's diary reveals the horrifying truth of what he's unleashed, the narrator finds themselves drawn back to El Ahmed's shop with an inexplicable compulsion—only to discover something that defies explanation.

Manuel Baroja, condemned as an innocent man during the Spanish Inquisition, finds himself trapped in a nightmarish dungeon filled with ever-escalating horrors—a yawning pit, vicious rats, a descending blade, and walls that close in with searing heat. As each torment brings him closer to death, Baroja must summon every ounce of will to survive the cruel designs of his captors. When all hope seems lost, salvation arrives in an unexpected form.