Horrific #13

In an ancient European forest, a mysterious creature arises from the decomposed remains of a long-dead man—a being of bone and earth driven solely by insatiable curiosity and no emotion whatsoever. When this unknowable thing begins investigating the living creatures around a nearby farm family, its brutal quest for understanding quickly turns deadly, forcing a desperate hunt through the woods to stop it before it claims more victims.

When a mysterious figure named Zarra arrives in Mona Markham's dressing room claiming to be a demon king from another world, he offers the ruthless Hollywood star a terrible bargain—absolute power in exchange for becoming his queen and helping him rule two worlds. As Zarra demonstrates his supernatural abilities and tests Mona's willingness to abandon her humanity, she faces a choice that will determine not only her fate but that of the man she loves. This 1954 tale explores what happens when ambition meets damnation, and whether even the darkest heart can choose redemption at the last moment.

Haldo, a fake spiritualist who cons desperate people with rigged séances, discovers he's developed a genuine psychic ability to control minds—but when a vengeful stranger tracks him down seeking revenge for a con gone wrong, Haldo's newfound powers spiral into something far darker and more sinister than he bargained for. This 1954 tale from *Horrific* #13 explores what happens when a charlatan finally tangles with forces he can't fake his way out of.