Haunted Horror #5
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Man Who Lost His Body," former baseball player Rick Demoine begins to uncover the eerie legacy of the game’s forgotten stars—only to find their spirits lingering in the shadows of the field. As he absorbs their legendary talents, Rick starts to lose his grip on the physical world, his body growing fainter with each stolen power. The line between player and phantom blurs, leaving him caught between the living and the lost.
In "Skin 'Em Alive!", the Coffin-Keeper recounts a chilling tale of a college football place-kicker whose flawless kicks draw growing suspicion. When his opponents uncover the unsettling truth behind his so-called lucky ball—its strange, textured cover—they realize too late that his success comes at a price far beyond the field.
In "Night Owl," a man's nightly bowling habit spirals into a surreal nightmare when his wife joins him—only to become obsessed, neglecting their home and children. As her relentless nagging turns the household into a battleground, he reaches his breaking point, leading to a chillingly dark turn at the alley with a new kind of ball in hand.
In "Valley of Horror," a young couple seeking a faster route stumble upon Perdition Valley after finding a road map near the scene of a car crash involving a notorious racketeer. What begins as a simple detour quickly takes a sinister turn as they realize the valley is no ordinary place—its quiet streets and shadowed homes hide a far darker truth.
In "Dragon Egg!", a prehistoric egg discovered and brought to a museum becomes the source of terror when it hatches under the nightwatchman’s care. The resulting dinosaurian dragon unleashes chaos, leaving destruction in its wake before being felled by military force. But as the dust settles, one chilling truth remains: the creature was a female—and she left behind an egg in a nearby swamp.
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↩ Reprints Worlds of Fear #4 (1952), Mister Mystery #8 (1952), Voodoo #6 (1953), Horrific #6 (1953), Web of Evil #8 (1953), Mysterious Adventures #18 (1954), The Hand of Fate #22 (1954), Fantastic Fears #7 (1954)
Reprinted in The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! #7 (2014)
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