Black Magic Comics #13

In "The Phantom Hitch-Hiker," John Morley’s greed leads him to sabotage his ward Gail’s car, sending it plunging off a bridge—only to find that her ghost now haunts him as a phantom hitch-hiker, driving him toward the same fate. The story unfolds with a chilling sense of inevitability, as Morley’s guilt manifests in terrifying, relentless visions.

In "The Hands of Death," violinist Erik Dulan, robbed of his ability to play, makes a desperate bargain with the sinister Dr. Necros—choosing a pair of zombie hands to restore his talent. But these hands come with a terrible curse: they act on their own, committing crimes with a will of their own, dragging Dulan into a nightmare he never saw coming.

In "Death on Skis," American tourist Johnson ignores a guide’s warning about the Northern slope of the Bavarian Alps, drawn into a deadly game of survival when he’s forced to race a ghostly skeleton down the treacherous mountain—his only hope to escape the vengeful spirit of a father lost to tragedy.

In "The Haunted Melody," young pianist Frederic Parker is tormented by the haunting echoes of Chopin’s “raindrop” prelude, a melody that summons the ghost of Nona, the muse who once inspired the composer. Drawn into a haunting dance with her spectral presence, Parker finds himself caught between music and madness, chasing a love that exists only in shadow and sound.

In the flickering glow of a midnight subway, Dave Bartlet finds himself caught in a nightmare when a mysterious woman and her unsettling companions bring the train to a halt—then summon fish people from the tunnels to hunt the passengers. As chaos erupts, Bartlet fights to survive, only to uncover the chilling truth when he finally removes her sunglasses, revealing eyes no human should have.

In "The Black Boar of Mongolia," a wandering Minstrel rides into a fearful village where the people tremble at the name of Okar, the evil swineherd. When the Minstrel dares to enter the forbidden Valley of Idols, he witnesses Okar’s terrifying transformation into a monstrous black boar—but before dread takes hold, the Heap arrives, silent and watchful, stepping into the heart of the nightmare.