Creepy Worlds #89

Mr. Meekson is a mild-mannered accountant by day, but by night he's an obsessive art thief driven by an insatiable hunger for beauty and perfection. When his secret double life is discovered by a coworker who stumbles into his private collection, Meekson must confront the collision between his two worlds and make a choice that will define what beauty truly means to him. This fantasy tale from Creepy Worlds explores the dangerous allure of chasing perfection at any cost.

Andrew Tate is a penniless man who takes shelter from the rain in an art museum and falls asleep in front of a painting—only to dream he's been invited into the countryside home depicted in the very artwork, where a kind old gentleman offers him food and hospitality. When Andrew wakes, he discovers something peculiar about the painting that leaves him wondering whether his night was truly just a dream.

The Mysterious Traveler witnesses an extraordinary encounter when a blind man named Mac Thompson, begging on the street, hears a desperate whisper and shelters a tiny fugitive in his cup—only to be struck by a car moments later and wake with his sight miraculously restored. A young doctor attributes the recovery to the shock of the fall jarring his optic nerve back into place, but Mac knows the truth when he discovers something impossible left behind on his handkerchief. This fantasy tale from Creepy Worlds asks what price—or gift—comes from an act of kindness to the inexplicable.

Fred, a diner owner on an isolated beach near an atomic research plant, spends his evenings dreaming of meeting a beautiful woman—until one night his dream turns into a nightmare involving creatures from the sea with sinister plans. When Fred wakes in terror and ventures onto the beach to clear his head, he encounters the girl of his dreams in person, only to remember the professor's words about dreams being glimpses of the future. Now Fred must decide whether his dream was a warning or just his imagination playing tricks.

When a greedy homebuilder constructs his dream house from wood harvested from cursed trees, he soon finds himself haunted by a presence he can’t explain—no matter how many desperate measures he tries, the spirit won’t leave. As his fortunes crumble and his sanity wavers, he clings to the belief that the house is just a problem to be solved, not a living thing with a will of its own. In this chilling tale from *Creepy Worlds #89*, the line between builder and haunted, house and ghost, begins to blur in ways he never expected.

Lieutenant Martin commands the aging submarine Sea Wolf on a mail run to Guam when his vessel is attacked by Japanese forces and sustains critical damage during the encounter. With the sub taking on water and a live depth charge wedged dangerously against the hull, Martin must rely on two specially trained frogmen passengers—Lieutenants Murphy and Gibson—to attempt a daring underwater repair while Japanese destroyers circle above waiting for the crippled boat to surface. It's a desperate gamble to keep the old sub and her crew alive long enough to mount a final counterattack.