Horrific #10

A mysterious piper arrives in a small European village and draws every animal to him with his haunting music—but when Jan witnesses the stranger summoning the beasts for a midnight gathering in the forest, he realizes the creatures are being called to revolt against humanity itself. Racing back to town with a desperate warning that no one believes, Jan must find another way to stop the coming dawn attack, armed only with his wits and Carla's faith in him. This chilling 1954 tale from *Horrific* explores what happens when the hunted turn the tables on their hunters—and hints that some lessons, once learned, are never truly forgotten.

When Bellini's mansion opens as a museum, a thief and a descendant of the infamous Italian sculptor find themselves alone in the halls after closing—and the golden plaque bearing the sculptor's ancient curse suddenly becomes far more than legend. As greed and desperation collide, the curse that once claimed two suitors threatens to claim another victim, with consequences that blur the line between myth and terrifying reality.