Creepy Worlds #178

In "The Weavers of Doom!", a ruthless businessman stumbles upon the ancient Norns—three enigmatic women who spin the threads of fate. As each weaves visions from the past, present, and future, he becomes obsessed with the one who shapes what’s to come, desperate to steal her secrets and dominate the stock market. But when he seizes her unfinished tapestry, he doesn’t realize the final thread she wove was not fortune, but his own ruin—foretold in the image of a train crash.

In "The Hunter's Prey!" from *Creepy Worlds #178*, Max Prine—once proud of capturing wild animals for zoos and circuses—finds his life upended when he witnesses his wife Lana being taken by aliens. Trapped and imprisoned with her, he learns the extraterrestrials are gathering creatures from Earth, including them, for transport to their home world. Forced to flee across a rugged hillside, Max must outwit his captors in a desperate bid for freedom.

In "The Fountain," Maxim Grench, a man obsessed with preserving his wealth and status, embarks on a desperate quest for the mythical fountain of youth—only to find his wish tragically fulfilled in the most unexpected way. Suddenly transformed into an infant, he is taken in by a humble, working-class family he once looked down upon, thrust into a life utterly foreign to his former existence.