Forbidden Worlds #32

Anthony Rizzo, an American painter visiting Venice, is haunted by inexplicable familiarity with the city—and a mysterious, beautiful woman named Teresa Del Rimini who vanishes from a sightseeing boat. When a museum portrait reveals that Teresa's husband, Antonio Del Rimini, disappeared centuries ago under her mysterious circumstances, Anthony finds himself drawn into the palazzo's dark secrets, where nothing is quite as it seems. As memory and past collide, Anthony must confront a horrifying truth about Teresa and the life he may have lived before.

When phantom invaders from space begin possessing corpses in War Drum Canyon, Jim and Craig race to stop them before the creatures can claim the bodies buried in an ancient Indian graveyard—and gain the numbers needed to overrun the world. Nancy witnesses the horror unfold at the radar station, only to find herself caught in an impossible race against the growing horde of deadlings as Craig faces an agonizing choice to protect those he loves.

Caton Harsh courts the wealthy widow Cynthia Krone with marriage on his mind—though his true interest lies in her fortune rather than her heart. When he discovers she keeps a locked west wing where she spends mysterious hours with her strange collection of pets, his obsession grows, leading him to break in and uncover a secret far more sinister than hidden money. What Caton finds behind that ordinary Victorian door will teach him that some curiosities are far too dangerous to investigate.

A corrupt mayor and his brother-in-law cut corners on a new dam to line their pockets, but when heavy rains cause the structure to fail and flood the town, killing hundreds, the insufficient evidence at trial sets them free. That night, the flood victims rise from their graves with a different kind of justice in mind—one that no earthly court can overturn.