Haunted Horror #9

In "Ghosts from Mars," scientist and occult expert Don Blant faces an otherworldly invasion when ghostlike Martian entities descend upon Earth, unleashing chaos. With no clear defense, he turns to the only hope left—contacting the spirit of his late brother Allen, who may hold the key to stopping the onslaught.

In "Return of the Ghoul," a 150-year-old skeleton stirs back to life after a lightning strike, desperate to reclaim a place in the world of the living. Struggling to adapt—wearing makeshift plastic skin, seeking connection—he faces fear and suspicion from those around him, who see only a monster. As the line between man and ghoul blurs, he must confront whether belonging is possible for someone who was never meant to stay.

In "The Survivors!", a time capsule containing astronauts is unearthed by a towering, fanged ape-like creature, awakening the crew to a terrifying future where monstrous beings—once human—now rule a ruined world. Trapped and hunted in a landscape overrun by their former kind, the survivors fight to stay alive, only to be picked off one by one. As the final astronaut struggles to survive, the line between hunter and hunted begins to blur in a chilling twist of fate.

When an underground explosion frees a horde of undead druids in a Welsh coal mine, greedy owner Wesleyn tries to bargain with them—offering sacrifices to keep his own life. But as the tunnels collapse, he’s forced to play the part of the ritual sacrifice he once planned to command.

In "Horror-Go-Round," a haunted carousel run by a seemingly kind old man takes a sinister turn when two adult brothers—Jo and his younger sibling—notice the eerie resemblance between its twisted rides and long-dead acquaintances. As one brother falls victim to a monstrous figure from the carousel, the survivor begins to unravel a chilling pattern, tracing the disappearances of others to the old man’s dark secret. The story unfolds with creeping dread, blending eerie nostalgia with the unsettling truth behind the spinning horrors.