House of Mystery #5

In "The Man with the Strangler Hands!" from House of Mystery #5 (1952), John Croydon claims his murderous spree is the result of cursed hands grafted to him by a jungle witch doctor after a plane crash. As the police investigate, they uncover a truth far more grounded—and far more damning—than his wild tale.

In "The Caravan of Miracles!" from House of Mystery #5 (1952), Peter Farrell—a man who’s collected the world’s greatest illusions and secrets of miracle-making—brings his traveling show to America, only to find himself stalked by the very mystics he once outwitted. As his carefully constructed performances unravel, the line between trick and terror blurs, leaving him questioning whether the spirits haunting him are real—or just the ghosts of his own deception.

In "A Piece of Rope!", reporter George Hackett stumbles upon a hidden fortune while going through the belongings of a dead man—only to find himself crossing a line he never intended to. The discovery sets off a chain of choices that blur the edge between greed and desperation, all within the tight confines of a single, tense four-page tale.

In "I Was a Witch!", Jo visits her brother Roy in the countryside, where a chilling plan unfolds—Roy, desperate and disgraced, schemes to drive her to suicide to claim their family fortune. But when her husband Bruce steps in, the tension escalates in a tale of deception, fear, and desperate survival.