Atomos #20

In "Un défi à Merlin," a skeptical American businessman dismisses a shopkeeper’s claim that one of his books is Merlin’s lost diary—until a sudden, chilling vision of the legendary wizard leaves him with white hair and a panicked flight from the shop. The shopkeeper, quietly observing, makes a quiet note to himself: never again leave the diary out.

In "Le masque de Drother," a troubled artist crafts a mask inspired by the face of a long-dead sorcerer, only to find his own features slowly shifting to match it. When he dons the mask to rob a mansion, the transformation begins in earnest—his face now a living echo of the ancient evil he sought to channel.

In "L'abominable Homme des Neiges," a desperate man hunts the legendary Snowman in the Himalayas, driven by greed and a photograph that may be more than it seems. As the cold and isolation take their toll, the locals' warnings grow louder—until his mind begins to unravel, and the image he once held starts to mirror his own descent.