Creepy Worlds #188

In "Afraid To Open the Door!" from *Creepy Worlds* #188 (1979), a desperate thief breaks into the isolated home of a reclusive scientist, only to be confronted with a chilling choice: two doors, one leading back to the real world, the other to a shadow realm filled with unknown horrors. Trapped in the scientist’s eerie chamber, the criminal must decide whether to risk opening a door alone—or wait, frozen in suspense, for another soul to walk through one first.

Jo, a struggling painter, finds sudden fame after a gypsy gifts him enchanted paints—but his obsession with perfection leads him to abandon his lover. When the gypsy intervenes with a new spell, Jo’s former love is transformed in his eyes, forcing him to confront what beauty truly means.

In "Long Live the King!" from Creepy Worlds #188, a greedy prince marries a dowager queen, only to plot her demise using her sleepwalking. When the portrait of her late husband speaks and ghostly hands intervene, the prince’s scheme turns against him in a chilling twist.