Haunted Horror #23

In "The Monster Maker," horror writer Carl Bascom discovers his fictional creations have escaped the page and taken form in a parallel world—where they now hunt him, desperate to survive the destruction of the manuscript that gave them life. With the fate of his monsters tied to the ink on the page, Carl must confront the terrifying consequences of his own imagination.

In "Ghost with a Torch," a grieving spirit is granted one final visit to the living world to see her husband—only to discover him with another woman. As tension mounts and betrayal turns deadly, the ghost faces a choice that could change everything, but her silence speaks louder than any warning.

In "……?", Paul Fowler returns to Mona Harris after a jungle plane crash, his survival marked by unsettling changes. As their reunion begins, the quiet intimacy of their home is shadowed by the strange, slow shifts in Paul—something ancient and unseen stirring beneath his skin.

In "Help Us to Die!", Jim and Marjorie Torrence make a reckless decision when they steal an Egyptian mummy from the museum, drawn by whispers of eternal life. What begins as a desperate bid for immortality quickly spirals into something far more sinister, as the ancient secrets they awaken begin to take hold.

In "The Bat and the Brain," scientist Don harnesses his mind to control a mechanical bat—until a winged skeleton ghost arrives, drawn to the creature not as a tool, but as a vessel for feeding on fear. With the line between mind and machine blurring, Don must decide what he’s truly in control of.