Haunted Horror #8

In 1600 Salem, Peter Braack’s vanity leads him to a fateful bargain with a witch—exchanging his soul for eternal youth, only to be betrayed and hanged. Now cursed to walk as an immortal beggar, he drifts through centuries, begging for the one thing he can’t have: death. The witch, the only one who can grant it, remains his unseen tormentor.

In "The Uninvited," a lone painter is snatched from Earth and thrust into a brutal alien arena where beings from across the cosmos are forced to fight for survival. Written by an unnamed author and illustrated by an unnamed artist, the story unfolds with chilling precision, exploring the cost of survival in a universe where humanity’s greatest strength may be its undoing.

In "Trophies of Doom," the town's executioner is undone by love—his obsession with a woman he cannot have turns deadly, and her ghost begins to haunt him. As the headsman's past victims rise from the grave, they gather in grim retribution, turning his own tools of death against him.

In "Fate of Alberto," a desperate Tuscan peasant named Alberto dreams of surpassing all others—until a forest witch, drawn to his unfamiliar presence, grants him a taste of power. Exploiting her fascination, he commands her to curse the king, but when he’s captured, her sacrifice to save him proves futile. The coven’s retribution unfolds in a chilling twist: their gift fulfills his deepest desire, lifting him to the peak of Mount Everest—chained there, forever the highest man on Earth.