Iskalde Grøss #3/1993

In "Patriotene!", a quiet moment at a military parade honoring wounded Korean War veterans turns violent when a blind veteran is brutally attacked by a mob enraged by anti-communist fervor—simply for failing to salute the flag. The story unfolds with chilling precision, exploring how fear and patriotism can twist into hate, all within a tense six-page narrative.

In "Frosset kapital!", lovers Mort and Helen orchestrate a chilling plan to secure a fortune: they murder Helen’s husband, freeze his body, and wait for his aunt’s death to claim the inheritance. When the time comes, they thaw the corpse and report his passing—only for the coroner’s autopsy to reveal a shocking clue hidden in the stomach: oysters out of season, impossible to have been eaten recently.

In the grim silence of a forgotten cemetery, Nadyi and Janos—grave diggers for a macabre scholar—face a desperate hunt for fresh corpses to keep their grim work alive. When they stumble upon a mysterious mausoleum brimming with untouched coffins, their desperation turns to dread as the sealed tombs open at night, unleashing something ancient and ravenous. With Janos left behind to guard the coffins, the true horror begins not in the darkness, but in the chilling betrayal that follows.

In "Rullende likkiste!", sink and Kitch, two unscrupulous used car dealers, scramble to cover up their deadly past when a police inspector threatens to inspect their lot. As they work through the night to restore their vehicles, they fail to notice the corpses of their victims slowly stirring beneath the rust and grime—each car now a tomb with a mind of its own. The next morning, the inspector arrives with his warrant, only to find a single, horrifyingly adorned car that seems to remember every crime.

In "Døden kledde ham," a college rivalry fueled by love and envy spirals into murder, when a young man kills his wealthier rival to claim the woman he desires. Convinced that a tuxedo might have changed fate, he steals the dead man’s wedding suit—only to find that the past wears far heavier than fabric.

In "Når katten er borte," Jay finds himself trapped in a cycle of marital strife, seeking refuge with his friend Dick Jordan and his wife Emma. When Jay uncovers the truth about their affair, he devises a chilling plan to eliminate both the threat and the burden of his failing marriage. As tensions escalate, a single, desperate act sets off a chain of consequences he never expected.

In "Sannspådd!", a woman takes a fortune teller’s grim prophecy seriously when she’s told that the man she finds repulsive—her future husband—will inherit twenty-five thousand dollars and die soon after. She marries him, only to discover too late that the fortune was twisted: she wins the money, but when she tries to leave, he kills her and inherits her fortune—only to meet his end in the electric chair.

In "Pariserhjulet!", two boys stumble upon a sinister carnival attraction: a Ferris wheel that can bend time with each spin. When a man exploits its power to reverse his age and infiltrate a kind old woman’s life, the boys race to stop him before he vanishes into the future—leaving only a mystery behind.