Hort der Angst #2

In "Hochspannung," a man haunted by an irrational dread of electricity finds himself trapped in a chilling spiral when his fear drives him to kill his brother, an electrical engineer. Sentenced to death, he faces execution by electric chair—only to confront the terrifying irony of his ultimate punishment.

In "Planeten Fresser," a team of Earthmen lands on a desolate world, only to discover the ruins of a once-advanced civilization swallowed by rampant, sentient plant life. After barely escaping with their ship, they carry back a sample for study—unaware that the organism is already spreading uncontrollably. As the plant consumes their vessel from within, they face a desperate choice: destroy the ship before it reaches Earth, knowing fragments may still fall to the planet below.

In "Der Tod macht Ferien," a man wrongfully accused of embezzlement escapes prison and begins a chilling campaign of revenge—each murder tied to a different holiday, each more precise than the last. As the calendar turns, the killer strikes with cold calculation, turning celebrations into tragedies. When the authorities close in, his final act unfolds on a day meant for remembrance, leaving only the echoes of his twisted justice.

In "Nur einen Steinwurf von der... Ewigkeit," Paul’s relentless pursuit of life’s deepest secrets leads him to the enigmatic Punja, who offers a book revealing his past lives—warning him never to read the final page. When Paul’s obsession spirals into a violent confrontation with his father, the deadly outcome echoes a forgotten truth: the last page of the book reveals he was once Goliath.

In "Die Geister aus dem Weltall," a lone spaceman on the desolate planet Kyblos discovers that the malevolent spirits haunting Earth's explorers are vulnerable to pain—driving them from their human hosts when struck. When he frees his comrade from a possessed body, the two men must unite their crew and launch a desperate assault on the spirits' origin, risking everything to cut off the invasion before it reaches Earth.