Creepy Worlds #225

In "Trapped Between Two Worlds!" from *Creepy Worlds* #225, a scientist’s experimental matter transporter goes awry, sending him to a hostile alien world where warlike beings probe his mind for secrets. When they attempt to weaponize his knowledge, he outsmarts them by reclaiming their mental record and fleeing back to Earth—only to destroy his invention before it can fall into the wrong hands.

In "Going Down!", a desperate elevator operator bets everything on a dangerous ruse, tricking a wealthy passenger into tipping him by staging a malfunction—only to find the man’s chilling promise of reward is far more literal than he expected. The story unfolds in the confined, claustrophobic space of a descending elevator, where greed and a sinister passenger’s words begin to blur the line between accident and fate.

In "The Clutching Hand," a peculiar hand mysteriously appears in a novelty exhibit, drawing crowds and unexpected fortune. When one of the show's organizers realizes the hand belongs to a stranded being from beyond dimensions, he makes a choice that puts him at odds with his greedy partner—and sets off a chain of events with a reward far beyond gold.

In "They Vanished Forever!", a desperate crew of sailors stumbles upon the legendary Flying Dutchman, lured by the promise of its cursed gold. Though the ghostly crew begs them to leave, greed takes hold—until the men are transformed into spectral replacements, their fates sealed by their choices. Only the one who refused the treasure walks away, untouched by the curse.