Iskalde Grøss #8/1991

In "Hjerteknuseren," a man whose dark profession revolves around marrying and killing wealthy women for their fortune receives a lonely-hearts letter from a mysterious woman who lives in a large stone house. Intrigued by her description and the haunting photo of a beautiful woman from two years prior, he sees in her a chance to leave his deadly game behind. When he rushes to meet her, the encounter unfolds with chilling consequences.

In "Ungdomskilden!", Eileen answers a mysterious ad for a traveling companion to the enigmatic Madam DuBois, much to her brother Ken’s dismay. As the two women set sail on a cruise ship, Eileen’s sudden death sets Ken on a chilling investigation that uncovers a horrifying truth: Madam DuBois is no ordinary traveler, but a being who feeds on youth—leaving behind only the fading remains of her victims.

In "Høyt spill!", a man's deceit unravels when his two athletic wives discover the truth, leading to a chilling confrontation where the game turns deadly. With a putter in one hand and a bowling ball in the other, the severed head of the bigamist becomes an unwilling participant in their final, brutal play.

In "Fjernsynsfantomer!", a well-known television host, Al Hunt, takes on a live broadcast from a notoriously haunted house—where every previous resident, including the original owner, Mr. Creedmore, was found dead, each hanging from the same beam in an upstairs bedroom. With cameras rolling and viewers watching in real time, he brings a famed psychic into the house, promising a night of chilling revelation. What unfolds is a night that blurs the line between performance and peril, leaving both the audience and the participants questioning what’s truly on screen.

In "Forbuden frukt!", two survivors of a crashed plane find themselves stranded on a remote island where a single tree bears fruit behind a stockade. The lone inhabitant warns them the fruit causes their skin to rot, but they dismiss his madness—until they return at night and take a bite, only to catch a glimpse of him that changes everything.

In "En rotten skjebne!", a desperate woman seeking fortune through marriage answers an ad from an elderly man, drawn by his promise of love and a fortune worth $400,000. What begins as a bid for a fresh start quickly unravels into a nightmarish trap when she discovers his home is swarming with rats—and his previous wives met a fate far worse than death.

In "Hedens hemmelighet," a lone traveler named Jim Ryan takes shelter in a remote estate during a thick fog, where he's welcomed by the reclusive Andrew Clymore and his silent servant, Evers. When Evers reveals Clymore is dead and buried, yet still needs a funeral pyre to be built, Ryan reluctantly agrees—only to learn the estate hides a monstrous secret locked behind a barred door. As shadows stir and the house breathes with dread, the truth of what lies within begins to claw its way out.

In "Hevn på overtid!", a woman and her lover conspire to kill her husband, but their plan unravels when the husband escapes and the lover is struck by a car. As the lover lies dying in the hospital, the husband returns to confront his wife—only to find her ready to finish what she started. Just as she strikes him with a poker, the lover’s soul transfers into the husband’s body, and he walks out of the hospital to face her once more.

In the quiet dusk of a narrow alley, the shadow of a corner newspaper dealer detaches from his body, wielding the shadow of an axe to strike at a ruthless rival. When the man’s corpse is discovered, the chilling truth emerges: the dead man casts no shadow at all.