De vloek van de volle maan #[nn]

In "...Alleen het uiterlijk!", a man’s Mardi Gras wedding to a woman in a hag mask sets off a slow-burning tension as she refuses to remove it, even as his curiosity turns to unease. When he finally tears it from her face, the truth behind her disguise reveals a horror that defies reason—yet the story never lets go of the quiet dread that builds in the space between what’s seen and what’s believed.

In *Een Hollywood einde*, a Hollywood producer’s journey to an isolated Eskimo settlement takes a dark turn when he discovers a striking American girl living among the locals. Drawn to her beauty and mystery, he secretly brings her to the States, eager to make her a star and marry her—until her step-father finally catches up, revealing a truth that unsettles everything.

In "Eind goed, olie goed," two con artists scheme their way into a small town by selling fake oil rights, only for one to fake his own death and bury the stolen money—until a careless smoker’s cigarette ignites a buried secret. The story unfolds with a slow-burn tension, turning a simple scam into a deadly surprise when the earth itself holds a dangerous truth.

When Clem retires as Fire Chief, old Dan Harper is left behind—until the new Chief, Miller, arrives and makes it clear their visions don’t align. One night, a fire breaks out at Dan’s home, and Miller’s delayed response proves fatal. Soon after, Miller receives a ghostly call: his own house is on fire. Rushing to the scene, he grabs the descent pole—only to find it replaced with a sharpened steel strip, razor-edged and waiting.

In "De transplantatie," a wealthy older man, desperate to win the heart of a young woman, undergoes a series of radical surgeries to transform his appearance—first replacing his face and torso, then his legs—spending his entire fortune to become young and handsome. But when he finally appears as the man she once rejected, he discovers the truth: she never loved him for who he was, only for his money—and now she’s married to the man whose body he stole.

In *Geschilderd en gevonnist*, an artist in Haiti, betrayed by those in the art world, turns to voodoo for retribution. With the help of native practitioners, he gains the power to craft paintings that act as voodoo dolls—hurting the subject when the image is damaged. But when he paints his own likeness, he must guard it fiercely, knowing his own fate now hangs in the brushstrokes.

In "Zo groen als de grasmat," a man’s deceit unravels in a chilling twist when his two wives discover the truth—leading to a gruesome confrontation that turns their shared obsession with sport into something far more sinister. With eerie precision, the story unfolds as the line between game and nightmare blurs, and the final putts are made with eyes and severed heads.

In "Judy, je bent vandaag jezelf niet," a sinister old crone casts a spell that swaps her body with that of a young wife. As the husband plays a dangerous game of deception, he convinces the crone she's trapped in a failing body—then takes grim measures to ensure she never returns.

In "Vloek van de volle maan!", Ralph is consumed by terror after a mysterious scratch from the Wolfsbane plant and a series of brutal murders in his quiet town. As the full moon rises, his grip on reality begins to slip—was it the plant, or something far darker that’s awakened within him?