Creepy Worlds #156

In "The Return of Taboo!", the enigmatic and destructive alien known as Taboo returns from what seemed to be his end, reconstituting himself and unleashing chaos once more. As he wreaks havoc, a group from his own world arrives to confront him, revealing a shocking truth about his true nature — far from being a herald of invasion, he is something far more dangerous: a fugitive criminal, lost and unhinged across the stars.

In "The Strange Magic of Master Khan!", a ruthless pirate crew steals the vessel of an enigmatic Asian sorcerer, unaware they’ve awakened a curse far older and more potent than any sea legend. When the sorcerer’s wrath takes hold, the ship itself shrinks to fit inside a glass bottle, trapping the thieves in a tiny, cursed world of their own making.

In "I Laughed at the Great God, Pan!", a man and his date visit a museum, where he mocks the painting of Pan—only to be scolded by the museum guard. Later, his date notices his hair has fallen out and asks why, unaware that, as they left, he caught a glimpse of the guard’s cloven hooves in the dim hall.

In "Am I the... Unhuman?", a scientist creates a robot indistinguishable from himself, seeding it with his own memories. When society bans all robots, the machine begins to question its own identity—believing it is the true human, and its creator the imitation.

In "I Was a Prisoner of the Living Statues!", a young woman finds herself trapped in a mansion where the seemingly inert wooden statues around her begin to move—revealing a chilling truth about their true nature. The story unfolds with eerie precision, as the line between art and menace blurs, and the past comes alive in the most unexpected way.

In "It Walks By Night!", a man living in a world where robots are banned secretly constructs a machine, only to have it destroyed when his secret is exposed. Now, with the man himself revealed as a robot in disguise, he flees into the shadows, hunted by those who fear what he represents.

In "I Dared to Defy Merlin's... Black Magic!", 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 turns his hair white. Panicked, he flees the shop, leaving behind more than just a book.

In "I Am the Man Who Will... Destroy Your World!", an alien emperor from an immortal race arrives on Earth in human form, tasked with deciding the planet’s fate. Impressed by humanity’s kindness and drawn to a young woman he meets, he faces a choice that could reshape the cosmos—leading to a moment of profound sacrifice and unexpected connection.