Eerie #17

In the quiet town of Maple Valley, an art competition sparks unease when Ezra Vale’s unsettling painting, *The Forest of Fear*, draws scorn for its monstrous subject. After the work is rejected, the painted beast begins to step out of the canvas—first in shadow, then in flesh—haunting those who mocked it, their fates sealed as they vanish into the artwork’s twisted realm.

In "Was He Dead?", a showgirl named Marilyn makes a desperate plea to her lover to end her marriage, but the act sets off a chilling chain of events. Haunted by visions of the man he’s killed, the lover returns to check on the body—only to find himself trapped in a tomb that seems to have no escape.

In the isolated town of Mossy Glen, the sudden death of John Unter during a storm marks the beginning of a terrifying curse. Each thunderstorm brings the dead man back to life as a ghoulish monster, stalking the town and claiming new victims. The story unfolds with a chilling sense of dread, as the townsfolk live in fear of the next storm—and the creature it awakens.

In the eerie halls of her grandfather’s estate, Elyse falls under the spell of an ancient Egyptian mirror, its dark power driving her into a trance that leads to a violent act. When her fiancé Brad Stanfield and the visiting archaeologist Redmond uncover the mirror’s sinister influence, they race to stop her before it’s too late.