Horrific #4
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Last Ride!", Death himself recounts the twisted fate of disgraced race-car driver Hugh Lanson, whose disfigured face bears the scars of a fiery crash. After a tense showdown with his rival Johnnie Rivers and a cryptic warning from a fortune teller named Maggie, Hugh makes a desperate bargain—using a dark ritual to possess Johnnie’s body. But as the switch takes hold, a trail of demons follows him, and his victory comes at a cost he never anticipated. With Don Perlin handling both art and inks, and Don Heck’s chilling cover capturing the moment of transformation, this 1953 horror classic delivers a haunting, supernatural twist on the racing genre.
In "Last Ride!" from Horrific #4 (1953), Death recounts the twisted fate of Hugh Lanson, a race-car driver scarred by fire and haunted by his past. After a bitter rivalry with Johnnie Rivers and a fateful encounter with a fortune teller named Maggie, Hugh undergoes a dark ritual to inhabit Johnnie’s body—only to find himself pursued by demons and racing through a realm beyond life.
In the depths of WWII, Nazi submariners Max and Hans stumble upon an antique jar in Algiers, unaware it holds a curse tied to a forgotten princess and a betrayal spanning centuries. As their submarine sinks into the ocean’s dark embrace, haunting dreams of Princess Narnia and the cursed ring she warns them of begin to unravel their fate.
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Reprinted in Weird Terror #13 (1954), Horror Tales #7 (1972), The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! #13 (2015), The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! #18 (2016), Cryptology #2 (2025)
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