Horrific #8

Meet the Teller, a mysterious occultist who inhabits a den of supernatural associates—a demon, a ghoul, a vampire, and a werewolf—ready to regale you with spine-chilling tales from beyond. In this inaugural story, a young chemist named Walker survives a devastating laboratory explosion only to discover he's been transformed into something far more than human, cursed with the ability to read minds and witness secrets not meant for mortal eyes. When his newfound powers lead him to an antiques dealer trafficking in dark magic and stolen years, Walker must grapple with the burden of knowledge and the question of whether even a superhuman being can alter the fate of others.

A sensitive barber tormented by his own baldness becomes obsessed with the magnificent hair of a mysterious stranger who moves to town—a man named Van Pyr with a peculiar affliction. When Van Pyr suddenly dies, Hirschel's desperation drives him to a dark act, only to discover that the hair he's claimed carries a terrible, living curse. What begins as a quest to win back a girl's affection spirals into something far more sinister than he bargained for.

When a series of bloodless murders terrorizes a New England city, ace reporter Pat Carter tracks a suspicious man to the home of Eric Gilman, a reclusive artist obsessed with painting grotesque creatures—and becomes trapped in his sinister workroom. There, Gilman reveals the horrifying truth behind his unnaturally lifelike paintings, forcing Pat to witness something that defies belief lurking beneath the very streets of the town. Her fiancé Detective Jim Young and his partner must race to save her before the ancient evil claims another victim.

A meteor crashes to prehistoric Earth harboring an alien horror that lies dormant for eons, evolving into a parasitic monster that preys on humans—until it discovers it needs them alive to extract the phosphorous that sustains it. When a bitter sewer worker named Carroll is confronted by the creature in the depths below the city, he's forced into a horrifying bargain: lure unsuspecting victims to feed the beast, and he'll be rewarded with wealth and power. But as Carroll's greed and obsession spiral out of control, his monstrous partnership begins to crumble, leading to a reckoning neither human nor creature anticipated.