Beware #9

In the shadowed halls of a forgotten castle, two lovers bound by centuries of blood and silence endure their eternal night. When a descendant arrives with his fiancé, the ancient rhythms of the estate stir—raising the haunting question of whether fate, like blood, truly runs in the family.

An innocent man framed for murder by three scheming business partners meets his doom in the electric chair—but his need for vengeance proves stronger than death itself. As a vengeful ghost of pure flame, he returns to hunt down each of his killers one by one, using fire as both weapon and instrument of poetic justice in A. C. Hollingsworth's haunting tale of supernatural retribution.

Marlin Quagg, a subway pickpocket with a gift for stealing from the living, finds a key with an address tag and can't resist using it to rob the house—only to discover the place belongs to grave-robbing ghouls who have far darker plans for him. Forced at knifepoint to help plunder a millionaire's cemetery, Quagg soon learns that his criminal skills have trapped him in a nightmare far worse than any jail cell. Written and illustrated by Leo Morey, "No Pockets On the Dead" is a grim EC-style comeuppance tale where one crook's greed leads him from the subway crowds straight into the cold earth.

Kid Baldo has clawed his way from a mining town to the brink of his biggest fight—big money finally within reach—but the night before the bout, a ghostly visitor from his past arrives with a warning that shatters everything. Torn between a crooked deal with gangsters and the faith of the struggling widows back home, the Kid must decide whether to throw the fight or stand up to the mob. What unfolds in the ring that night becomes one of boxing's most unforgettable—and strangest—moments, illustrated by Henry Kiefer.