Haunted Horror #18

In a fog-drenched French sea port, the fishermen wage a desperate battle against monstrous creatures from the deep, their lives hanging by a thread beneath a sky where the moon burns red. Only old Fernande remains, her hands scarred and her spirit hardened, as she preserves a chilling trophy from the night the sea rose against them.

In "The Flaming Horror!", Frederick Barcley’s twisted quest for immortality through stolen hormones ends in fire—only to ignite a vengeful spirit. Now a ghost reborn from the furnace flames, Barcley seeks retribution against the nephew who betrayed him.

In "The Tattooed Heart!" from Haunted Horror #18, Ludwig Stern—a Nazi commander who evades capture—finds himself pursued not by soldiers, but by the tormented spirits of those he tortured. As his past crimes catch up with him, he meets a fate as chilling as the ones he inflicted, his skin transformed into a macabre keepsake.

In "Time to Die," a grieving boy is left in the care of his cruel uncle after his father’s death, only to find that his father’s corpse has returned from the grave to protect him. The story unfolds with quiet dread, as the line between the living and the dead blurs in a desperate bid to shield the boy from harm.

In "The Phantom Bus," lawyer Kegler finds himself trapped in the eerie quiet of Coultonville after a strange ride on a ghostly bus and a haunting dance in the cemetery, leaving him haunted by the lingering presence of a dead girl. The story unfolds with a slow, creeping dread, blending small-town mystery with supernatural unease.

In "Murder Mansion," a woman and her husband settle into the inherited Moon Mansion, drawn by its mysterious past and isolated grandeur—only to find the house alive with restless spirits, its halls whispering secrets from beyond the grave.