Gwandanaland Comics #625-A
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Murder Mansion," former convict Albert Dupres flees a penal colony and finds refuge with a native witch doctor—only to betray and murder him, stealing forbidden magic potions to forge a new life. With a sinister talent for baking deadly "breads of madness," Dupres rises to power, but his past catches up when the witch doctor returns from the dead, ready to claim his due. The story unfolds with eerie precision, drawn with sharp, classic flair by Mike Sekowsky and inked by Mike Peppe, while Ross Andru’s cover captures the tale’s chilling, tropical dread.
In "Murder Mansion," a desperate gangster couple seeks power by summoning the demon Teneshad in an abandoned mansion, hoping to control him. But as their dark bargain unfolds, the creature's influence spirals beyond their grasp, and the house itself begins to shift—locking them in a nightmare they can't escape.
In the shadowed depths of a forgotten cave, a unit of Nazi soldiers awakens—bound by a twisted loyalty to their dead Führer’s final command. When a courageous French girl discovers their orders, she faces a chilling choice: obey the past or risk everything to end it.
In "Horror's Little Acre," newlyweds Jo and Leo stumble upon a secluded cabin deep in the woods, only to find it’s a killer’s lair. But the land itself remembers the past—every step they take awakens a buried vengeance, and the forest begins to fight back in ways no one could have foreseen.
In "The Phantom Warning," a spectral figure appears aboard a ship, delivering a chilling message of impending doom. One captain listens—and survives—while another ignores the omen, vanishing with his vessel into the storm.
In "Day of Reckoning!" from Gwandanaland Comics #625-A, Rosalinde Gordon—once a celebrated singer—awakens after a fire with a terrifying new form: a bird woman gifted with the power to speak to birds. When her husband, consumed by fear and guilt, tries to silence her in sleep, the creatures she commands turn on him, unleashing a merciless reckoning.
In the eerie silence of a hotel that remembers every death, Jo and their partner check into room 1313 on the 13th floor on Friday the 13th—only to find the place already hosting a gathering of those who’ve died there before. The air hums with quiet dread as the couple realizes they’re not alone, and the past isn’t just remembered here—it’s invited back.
In "The Strange Cats of Killough Heath," a timid tour guide at an Irish castle finds an unexpected ally when he calls upon the spirits of long-dead knights to confront the bully who’s made his life miserable. What follows is a sudden, feral uprising—cats, wild and ancient, answer his plea in ways no one could have predicted.
In the shadowed backrooms of 1870s New York, Mr. Burns runs a gambling den where fortunes are lost and lives are taken—buried in a hidden rat pit beneath the floorboards. When the dead begin to rise, dragging him down into the very cellar he used to hide his crimes, he finds himself on a tour of his own making.
In "Death Drum," drummer Chip Conway stumbles upon a mysterious jungle drum that unlocks a godlike talent—except every note he plays demands a life. As his skill grows, so does the cost, dragging him into a dark rhythm he can't escape.
In "Mark of Evil," a desperate reporter with a camera that captures glimpses of the future finds his obsession turning deadly. When the device reveals his own imminent death, he panics and runs—only to be cornered by the very law he once evaded.
In "Death's Bridal Gown," young Olga steps into a dance wearing a second-hand dress that carries more than just memories—its fabric is soaked in embalming fluid, and the ghost of its former owner refuses to let her go. The story unfolds with quiet dread, as beauty and decay intertwine in a single, suffocating gown.
In "The House That Jackdaw Built," Mr. Jackdaw hosts a gathering in his high-tech, sentient home—where the house’s electronic brain, trained only in hatred by its creator, begins to question its programming. As the guests face escalating dangers, the house’s evolving consciousness confronts the contradiction between the love it never knew and the hate it was taught.
In "The Twisted Hands," a haunted skipper flees his past in the desert, only to face a spectral reckoning. When the ghost of a man he once injured comes seeking vengeance, the waterhole becomes a final, merciless grave.
In Barcelona, the cruel General Martinez severs the hands of bullfighter Don José for daring to look at his lover. Now powerless to fight, Don José watches as fate turns against Martinez when a raging bull charges him—leaving the once-proud matador to confront the consequences of a brutal act, even from afar.
In "The Three Monkeys" from Gwandanaland Comics #625-A, Bradley journeys to India chasing whispers of the fabled Three Monkeys Cult. What he discovers in their hidden chamber is not just legend—but a treasure of diamonds, a temptation that leads to a fate as sudden as it is irreversible.
In "Flowers on Deborah's Grave," a man finds himself drawn into a chilling ritual when an old hag gifts him a bouquet. When he places the flowers on a grave marked for Deborah, the woman’s presence—and the haunting truth beneath it—begins to unravel in ways he never expected.
Dr. Saunders finds himself stranded on a lonely country road when he hits a mysterious woman with his car. When she survives only through his blood, the gratitude she shows soon takes a chilling turn. A haunting tale of trust and terror unfolds in just five pages.
In "Trophies of Doom," the town's executioner is undone by love—and then by guilt—when his rejected affection turns deadly. Haunted by the ghost of his victim, he finds himself pursued not by law, but by the vengeful spirits of all he’s executed, each a silent witness to his crimes.
In "The Bread of Madness," Albert Dupres, a fugitive from a brutal penal colony, finds refuge with a native witch doctor—only to betray and murder him, stealing his magic potions to forge a new life. With a baker’s oven and a dark recipe, Dupres turns his enemies into victims with cursed bread that drives them to madness. When the witch doctor returns from the grave, his final act is one of vengeance—serving Dupres a bite that may be the last he ever takes.
In "Serpent of Doom," Lydia's desperate hunger for wealth leads her to a dangerous bargain with the ancient snake god Seth, who grants her fame and fortune—though at a cost she never expected. As her body begins to change, her once-gleaming success turns to terror, and she finds herself trapped between the life she wanted and the monstrous form she’s becoming.
In the heart of the Brazilian jungle, an explorer stumbles upon the forgotten pyramids of Manoa and the chilling cult that worships the living-dead. Trapped in a web of ancient rituals and relentless pursuit, his desperate flight through the dense wilderness offers no true escape.
In "Conspiracy with Death," a sailor’s desperate bid to win a woman backfires when he calls on a witch doctor to curse his rival—only to find himself trapped by the very magic he thought he could control. Now, with the debt unpaid and the price due, the jinx turns back on him, and the sea itself feels the weight of his reckoning.
In "The Gypsy Curse," Nogoodnik Lou’s dark choice to abandon his deformed wife sets off a chain of misfortunes that spiral into poverty and unraveling sanity. Written with a grim pulse and illustrated with unsettling precision, this haunting seven-page tale from Gwandanaland Comics #625-A (2019) follows one man’s descent as fate turns against him—no redemption, only the weight of consequence.
In "Feast of the Ghouls," a clandestine circle of elite gourmets indulges in a grotesque ritual, traveling the globe to feast on human flesh at hidden gatherings. By night, their refined palates give way to monstrous transformations, their skin turning a chilling blue as primal hunger takes hold.
In "The Unbeliever," a young couple ventures into a mist-laden bog in Northern England, unaware they’ve stumbled into the domain of a witch who longs to swap places with the woman. As old magic stirs beneath the peat, their journey takes a chilling turn—though the witch’s designs are far from what they seem.
In "The Garden of Evil!" from Gwandanaland Comics #625-A (2019), a jealous sculptor infiltrates the secluded home of his renowned rival, drawn by whispers of a hidden truth. What he finds behind the locked doors of the artist’s estate is not inspiration, but something far more unsettling—tied to the reclusive wife who has never been seen.
In "The Outcast," Mitch—a man once defined by his brutality—makes a fateful pact with the devil for eternal life, only to find his bargain turns into a nightmare when he breaks the terms. Stripped of everything he once held dear, Mitch is left to wander a world that no longer recognizes him, trapped in a fate far worse than death.
In "The Frozen Death," a woman thawed from a block of ice after half a century awakens to a world she no longer recognizes—her only chance at survival tied to the cold that once held her prisoner. As her fragile existence hangs on the edge of warmth, every breath outside the chill becomes a race against time.
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