Eerie #9

In "The Phantom Hitch-Hiker," John Morley’s theft of his ward Gail’s fortune sets off a chilling chain of events when he causes her car to crash off a bridge. Now haunted by the ghostly figure of Gail, a phantom hitch-hiker who seems to appear wherever he drives, Morley finds himself trapped in a nightmare he can’t escape.

In "The Hands of Death!" from Eerie #9 (1952), violinist Erik Dulan, desperate to reclaim his lost ability to play, makes a chilling bargain with the sinister Dr. Necros. With a pair of zombie hands chosen from a macabre collection, Dulan hopes for a second chance—but soon discovers the new limbs carry a will of their own, acting on impulses far beyond his control.

In the frostbitten peaks of the Bavarian Alps, American tourist Johnson ignores a guide’s chilling warning about the Northern slope. What begins as a reckless descent turns into a terrifying race against a skeletal figure carved from snow and shadow—somehow alive, somehow hunting. The ghost of a father lost to tragedy stalks the slopes, and Johnson’s choice to defy the old warning may cost him everything.

In "The Haunted Melody," a gifted young pianist named Frederic Parker is tormented by the haunting echoes of Chopin’s “raindrop” prelude—each note summoning the ghostly presence of Nona, the muse who once inspired the composer. Drawn into a haunting dance with her spectral form, Parker’s obsession blurs the line between memory and madness, leading him on a desperate, fleeting pursuit through the shadows of his own mind.

In the flickering glow of a midnight subway, Dave Bartlet finds himself caught in a strange confrontation with a mysterious woman and her unsettling companions. When the train stops and shadowy, fish-eyed creatures flood the car, Bartlet must fight to survive—only to face disbelief when he finally proves the truth by revealing her hidden eyes.