Deep Dimension Horror #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Stake Out!" kicks off with Barbara Irons, a vampire actress whose real-life transformation in Transylvania years ago explains her timeless looks and eerie allure. Now back in America, she’s drawn into a nightmarish film project where realism demands filming after dark—exactly when her feeding habits keep the production’s buzz alive. But when a real vampire hunter arrives to replace the legendary Peter Cushing, the line between performance and peril blurs in a chilling confrontation that leaves the camera as the only witness. Written and illustrated by Bill Black, with inks by Mark Heike and art by Chris Allen, the cover by Bill Black captures the dread with a stark, haunting image.
In "Stake Out!", Barbara Irons—a vampire who once played one on screen in Transylvania—returns to acting in America, her ageless beauty keeping her in the spotlight. But when a producer obsessed with realism demands nocturnal shoots, her hunger for blood begins to draw dangerous attention. Now, as a real vampire hunter arrives to expose her, the line between performance and peril blurs—leaving the camera as the only witness to what comes next.
In "Ship of Ghouls," a tense fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when a wealthy man drags his companions into a thick fog, drawn by the promise of hidden gold. What they find is a drifting vessel that shouldn’t be there—and a horror that stirs beneath its rotting hull. As the sea closes in, the survivors brace for what comes next, unsure if salvation or something worse is approaching on the water.
In "Lover, Come Back... from the Grave!", Ethan is shattered by the death of his wife Fay, until a mysterious healer named Old Liza offers to restore her—though at a price. When Fay returns, she’s not quite the woman he knew, and as a string of brutal killings shakes their town, the line between resurrection and possession begins to blur.
In "Hong Kong Horror," Chris and Norma Stanhope uncover a chilling conspiracy when a vampire attack in a Hong Kong house leads them to a shocking truth: the city is a front for a Soviet-backed scheme to unleash an ancient Mandarin vampire. As they race to expose the plot, they find themselves caught between a secret military operation and a supernatural threat that’s far older than anyone imagined.
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