Chamber of Chills Magazine #9

In "The Eight Hands of Ranu," a grief-stricken relic collector, haunted by his wife’s murder at the hands of thieves, makes a fateful deal with the very criminals responsible—offering them a fortune to steal a cursed, multi-armed statue from an African village. Unaware of the dark power they awaken, the men journey to the remote tribe, only to meet a gruesome end as the statue stirs to life, its eight hands claiming them one by one.

In "The Ice Horror," a scientist and his team uncover a prehistoric "Missing Link" frozen in Antarctica, bringing it back to his American lab in a desperate bid to unlock ancient secrets. When the creature is thawed and revived, it turns deadly—only to ultimately succumb to the warmth of the modern world, dissolving into a strange, slithering residue before it can finish its rampage.

In "Demons of the Night," a madman summons the Butcher, the Baker, and the Candlestick Maker from the nursery rhyme "Rub-a-dub-dub" using forbidden magic, unleashing them upon the city to spread fear. When they learn their creator intends to erase them once his purpose is served, they turn on him with deadly intent.