Iskalde Grøss #4/1991

In the grim shadow of the Terror, an executioner takes coin from a grieving relative to end his brother’s life—only to find the severed head refuses to stay dead. As the head keeps returning, haunting his home and twisting his mind, he finally resorts to violence, chopping it to pieces. But when the corpse comes calling that night, demanding its head back, the executioner learns too late that some debts can’t be paid in blood.

Under den sølvskimrende månen! unfolds on a remote atoll after a plane crash strands its survivors in a tense, isolated struggle for survival. With possessions vanishing one by one—each theft tied to silver—the group grows paranoid, convinced a werewolf among them is feeding on their fear. As suspicion turns deadly, a hidden vulnerability in the medical kit may be their only chance to survive the night.

In "Helstøpt hevn!", a man inherits a steel mill after marrying his former boss’s daughter—only to find his new life forged in fire and iron. When two of the mill’s ingots are cast into an iron maiden for a museum exhibit, he dares to test it for size, unaware the machine has a mind of its own.

In "Skjønnhetskuren!", a young woman makes a desperate deal with a mysterious shopkeeper, trading her beauty for a thousand kroner—only to wake the next morning with a face ravaged by time. When she tries to reclaim her youth, the shopkeeper demands ten times the original sum, forcing her into a web of deception and fear. As her past catches up with her, she finds herself trapped between a life she can no longer return to and a future that may not allow her to survive.

In the isolated silence of a forest cabin, Dr. Hellman seeks refuge from a past he can’t escape—his role in the suicide of his ex-fiancée’s lover, a man whose hand he amputated in a moment of misguided duty. When a mysterious package arrives at his doorstep, the severed hand inside springs to life, clawing at his throat in a chilling act of vengeance. By the time the police arrive, the doctor lies dead, his own hands around his neck—his final act a desperate, silent surrender.

In "Som man sår ...," Lieutenant Dolan investigates a peculiar case tied to a peach tree growing in a secluded garden. When the murderer, Michael Lane, hesitates upon picking a peach, the officer realizes the fruit holds a gruesome secret—blood inside, a sign that the tree’s roots may conceal a long-buried truth. The story unfolds with quiet dread, as the past rises from the soil, and the weight of a crime slowly reveals itself through the smallest, most unexpected details.

In "Vannskrekk!", a man returns to a secluded lake after a harrowing night when his wife vanishes during a rowboat ride, only to learn of grisly deaths where victims have been drained of blood. Haunted by the truth, he comes to realize his wife may now be one of the undead, lurking beneath the lake’s surface. Armed with a sharpened spear, he prepares to confront the horror he once loved and bring her final rest.

In the storm-lashed quiet of a forgotten town, Jerry Adams stumbles upon an old manor lit by flickering candlelight, drawn in by a single, haunting tune played on a phantom orchestra. Inside, guests in vintage dress dance through the night, their smiles frozen, their eyes hollow—until Jerry’s bloodline is revealed, and the music stops with a chilling finality.