Dark Mysteries #13

Jonathan obsesses over Jeanne during a doomed sea voyage, but her fiancé Tom stands in his way—until a hurricane gives him the chance he's been waiting for. As Jonathan's obsession deepens and guilt gnaws at him, a mysterious red star appears in the night sky, and its terrible curse begins to unfold. "The Curse of the Shooting Star!" delivers a chilling tale of jealousy and supernatural reckoning on the high seas.

A climber pursuing rumors of his missing parents on Mt. Everest finds himself caught between treacherous peaks and the strange supernatural forces that have haunted the mountain for decades. When his companion vanishes into a storm claiming to see ghostly apparitions, the expedition uncovers a family tragedy spanning three decades—and Ralph must face whatever mystery has kept the world's highest peak unconquered. Written with letters by typeset, this 1953 tale blends mountaineering adventure with genuine mystery in Dark Mysteries #13.

Bernice Irving, a young woman trapped in a loveless marriage to a wealthy but aging invalid obsessed with breeding cats, finds herself drawn to Burt Harvey, the charming new groundskeeper—and together they hatch a dangerous plan to escape their circumstances. As clandestine meetings turn to darker schemes, Bernice discovers that some secrets, like the cats her husband treasures, have a way of revealing the truth. This 1953 chiller explores what happens when greed and passion collide in a house full of watchful eyes.