Forbidden Worlds #17

When bankrupt playboy Tom Hawkins discovers he may inherit a haunted London mansion in Grosvenor Lane, he heads to England determined to claim it—only to find himself locked in a bitter dispute with Anne Clinton, who has her own claim to the property. As the two reluctantly share the ancestral home and await the courts' verdict, Tom experiences inexplicable waves of dread and rage, culminating in a supernatural encounter that hurls him across time itself. Now trapped in the 18th century and inhabiting the body of one of his own ancestors, Tom must confront the dark secrets bound to the house and the terrible fate that may be his to relive.

Champion ski jumper Lars Norden and his companion Fria find themselves stranded in the Rocky Mountains when their train hits a snowslide, forcing them to seek help from a nearby village—only to discover the settlement harbors a horrifying secret. As Lars uncovers the truth about the werewolves dwelling there, he must use his wits and knowledge of the creatures' weaknesses to protect the train full of innocent passengers and rescue Fria from the clutches of the pack. It's a tale of survival and cunning set against a moonlit mountain backdrop that proves more dangerous than any ski slope.

When Bruce Holmes encounters a terrifying vision, his face becomes a grotesque mirror of pure evil—and worse, he discovers he's been marked by a supernatural force that compels him toward acts of dread. As Ann Warren tries to help him break free from the curse, Bruce finds himself drawn into a nightmarish cycle where he's powerless to stop a malevolent creature that wears his very features. Only the strength of love and the courage to see beyond appearances might offer salvation from the fiend's grip.

When Prof. Calder's expedition breaches the forbidden temple of Kara-Dor deep in the Sumatran jungle, they unwittingly awaken an ancient god—one that leaves only a damaged tape recorder and a mystery in its wake. Back in civilization, when Dart plays the recovered recording for a gathering of scientists, the creature emerges once more from the sound waves themselves, trapping him and Kay in a desperate race against an unstoppable force of pure vengeance. Dart must use his wits to outwit a being that cannot be killed by conventional means, racing through the museum as the monster closes in.