Ghost Stories #22

In "The Thousand-Year-Old Bug," Guy Bannock’s reckless theft of a golden-flecked flea from a forgotten jungle temple sets off a chain of unsettling events he can’t explain—each step deeper into a mystery that feels older than the ruins themselves.

In "Portrait of...?", a renowned painter named Corey Scott becomes captivated by the striking likeness of an exotic woman he glimpses in a Middle Eastern village, leading him to paint her portrait. What begins as a moment of artistic inspiration soon takes a haunting turn as the truth behind the woman’s image slowly unravels.