Hort der Angst #7

In the fog-drenched swamps of the Everglades, where shadows move with a life of their own, a group of Miami gangsters seek refuge with a kidnapped girl—only to find the marshes already teeming with something far worse. As zombies stir beneath the water and a monstrous crocodile prowls the shallows, the line between predator and prey blurs in a deadly clash of desperation and dread.

In "Die Phantom Monster," Emil Lorenz, a carnival showman who cruelly exploits his animal-like performers, sets fire to them in a desperate bid for insurance money and a new amusement park. Now haunted by the vengeful spirits of those he betrayed, he finds himself pursued by the very creatures he tried to destroy.

In "Wärter der Toten," undertaker Horace Vennery prowls the cemetery under cover of night, stealing from the dead he’s sworn to honor. When a sudden cave-in traps him beneath the earth, he’s left to face a fate far worse than burial—devoured by the very rats that scurry through the dark, forgotten tunnels below.

In "Probe für den Tod," a desperate understudy named Fenton seizes his moment—only to be haunted by the ghost of the leading man he murdered. As the dead actor returns for a single, relentless rehearsal of Hamlet’s final scene, Fenton is pushed to the edge, trapped in a performance that blurs the line between life and death.