I Classici Americani I Racconti del Terrore #1

In the shadowed heart of a quiet American farming town, the full moon brings more than light—it brings terror. When two men are found torn apart beneath its glow, the sheriff swiftly condemns a Hungarian immigrant and his sons, executing the father as a werewolf. But the younger son, haunted by the truth, begins to suspect the real beast may be the man sworn to protect the town. A chilling tale of fear, justice, and the monsters we choose to see.

In the quiet, shuttered town of *Spuntino di mezzanotte*, a man skeptical of the local fear—of vampires behind the closed shutters and blood on the streets—finds himself hungry after a restaurant closes on him. As dusk settles and the town goes silent, he stumbles upon the very same eatery, now open, its warm light beckoning. What begins as a simple meal turns into something far more dangerous when the menu proves far more personal than expected.

In "Matrimonio alla Wudu!", a desperate man devises a twisted scheme to win the hand of a wealthy woman by crafting a pair of voodoo dolls meant to bind her fate to his. When he crosses paths with a younger woman, his obsession takes a deadly turn—his actions unleash a darkness he never intended to summon.

In "Mummina cara!", three archaeologists uncover the long-lost tomb of Egypt’s fifth pharaoh, brimming with treasure—only to find their greed has awakened something far older and far more dangerous than gold. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated by an unknown artist, this chilling tale from *I Classici Americani I Racconti del Terrore #1* (1991) turns a discovery into a deadly reckoning.

In "Morire di curiosità...", a woman’s growing dread turns into a chilling obsession when she becomes convinced her neighbor’s husband is secretly disposing of his wife’s body through carrier pigeons sent to a local kennel. As paranoia takes hold, she realizes too late that her own fate is now entangled in the same dark scheme—her friend’s husband isn’t the only one who knows the truth, and he’s coming for her sooner than expected.

In "Finché morte non ci separi," a man trapped in a secret double life faces the terrifying consequences when his two wives finally learn the truth about each other. Written with chilling precision and rendered in stark, unsettling visuals, this six-page tale from *I Classici Americani I Racconti del Terrore #1* unfolds a quiet dread that builds to something far more dangerous than betrayal.

In "L'imbalsamatore," a man’s double life unravels when his two wives discover the truth, leading to a chilling confrontation where the line between love and vengeance blurs. With a macabre twist, the severed head of the deceitful husband becomes an unexpected instrument in their final act—his eyes guiding a golf ball, his face serving as a bowling ball.