Creepy Worlds #14

In "Inside the House!", a young couple finds themselves drawn into a strange contest that leads them to a seemingly ordinary house—only to discover it’s part of a far more sinister plan. As the doors close behind them, the true nature of the prize begins to unravel in chilling, otherworldly fashion.

In "Abra Cadabra!", a once-great magician, haunted by a failed performance, finds his confidence waning—until a careless gesture in the air vanishes a getaway car full of bank robbers, leaving them to be arrested by police. The moment passes unnoticed by the weary performer, who walks on, unaware of the magic he may have just rediscovered.

In "Something in the Sea!" from Creepy Worlds #14 (1963), a man on a sea cruise is stunned by the sight of the Empire State Building, the Sphinx, and a Buddha floating on the water—until his love interest, Jo, reveals she’s an Atlantean gathering these relics as souvenirs for her people. When the captain later claims a movie is being filmed on an island using balsa wood replicas, the man doubts her story—until Jo vanishes, and the film producer confirms no such movie exists and all the props were stolen.

In "The Old Man's Secret!", a desperate seeker journeys across the frozen peaks of Tibet, drawn by the myth of eternal life. After encountering a young man and an ancient elder, he convinces the youth to let him take the old man back to the world below for study. But when he returns, his friend’s stunned revelation shatters his certainty: the man he brought home was not the immortal—only his son.

In "Nightmare at Noon!", a man facing the loss of his island to a demanding woman is haunted by a vivid vision: a mysterious woman in peril from pirates, whom he bravely rescues. As the dream fades, he awakens clutching a strange ring and a promise of return—only to find the real estate broker showing him the island is now being eyed by a client who looks exactly like the woman from his vision.

In "Vision of the Gods," two photographers capturing ancient temples in Ceylon are struck by a sudden, breathtaking vision: a dancing beauty emerging from the sacred stones. When they return home, everything seems normal—except she never appears in their photos, leaving only silence where wonder once danced.