Diary of Horror #1

In "Beware of the Undead!", Trinidad tourist Nat Grear stumbles upon the dark legend of the Obeah man, a cursed soul born from a killer’s final fall. Drawn by greed and a twisted sense of revenge, Grear attempts to use the myth to destroy his uncle—only to become its latest victim. Now trapped in eternal torment, he joins the original Obeah man in an endless, haunting reckoning.

In "The Mirror of Death!" from Diary of Horror #1 (1952), sailor Steve Lajos transforms into the dapper Robert Martin, preying on unsuspecting women with stolen jewelry. His arrogance leads him to the temple of the seven-armed god Struga, where a shattered mirror reveals his true, monstrous self—dooming him to eternal torment in the god’s vengeful presence.

In "The Ghost's Curse!" from Diary of Horror #1 (1952), Jo, a secretary to the glamorous dancer Mona Travis, is driven to murder by gambling debts, forging her will to cover his tracks. But Mona’s spirit won’t rest—haunting Jo with chilling warnings of retribution. As the guilt consumes him, Jo meets a fate far worse than death: trapped in his grave, fully aware, and doomed to rot.

In "The Phantom of Philip Hawks," newlyweds John Allen and Mary Kane set sail on their honeymoon, unaware that John’s jealous rival, Philip Hawks, has cursed their voyage. As the sea grows treacherous and shadows move on their own, the ghost of Philip takes control, turning their dream trip into a nightmare.