Haunted Horror #8
In "Death's Beggar," set in 1600 Salem, Peter Braack’s vanity leads him to a fateful pact with a witch, trading his soul for eternal youth—only to be hanged and condemned to wander as a living zombie, endlessly begging for death. The story, illustrated with stark, expressive detail by Sheldon Moldoff, explores a cursed man’s desperate quest for release, bound by the very witch he once defied. Cover by Bernard Baily captures the haunting, timeless dread of Braack’s plight.
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Salem, in the year 1600. Peter Braack is a vain person. When a witch abducts women and Braack confronts her, he does not save the women but makes a pact wishing for eternal youth and immortality. Braack gets framed by the witch later on and hanged. Immortal as he is, he stumbles around as a living zombie begging for his redemption through death, which can only be granted by the witch.
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