Eerie #5

In "Master of the Cats!", John and Alice wander lost in the countryside and stumble upon the isolated home of Senor Gato, a man whose strange household is filled with cat-beings who can shift between feline and human forms. When Alice is transformed into a cat and John, in a moment of panic, accidentally kills her, the horror of the moment begins to unravel in ways neither of them could have foreseen.

In "The Knife of Jack the Ripper!" from Eerie #5 (1952), a young carpenter inherits a cursed blade tied to the infamous Jack the Ripper, plunging him into a nightmare of violent visions. As the knife's grip tightens, he finds himself unable to resist its pull, drawn into a spiral of bloodshed he can't control.

In "Operation Horror!", an elderly doctor’s mysterious potion unleashes a primal beast within him, turning him into a savage killer who stalks the streets. His daughter and assistant must confront the monstrous transformation, leading to a brutal showdown with a circus gorilla that ends in a deadly clash.