Horror Tales #5

In "The Demon," a scientist and his team uncover a prehistoric "Missing Link" in Antarctica, bringing it back to the U.S. to study. When he revives the creature in his lab, the monster quickly turns deadly—killing the scientist before it collapses into slime, undone by the thin air of the modern world.

In the shadowed streets of a forgotten city, a desperate thief stumbles upon a mysterious elixir said to grant immortality—five hundred years of life, if the drinker is lucky. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated by the artist behind the eerie, atmospheric visuals of *Horror Tales #5*, this six-page tale unfolds with a quiet dread, as a single act of desperation leads to a choice no one should have to make.

In "Frigid Fear," Wanda’s greed leads her to betray Hubert, a man whose wealth she coveted. When he discovers her treachery, Hubert traps her in an icy vault—just as he has with every other woman who ever sought him for his money.