Mysterious Adventures #20

Elaine seems like the perfect woman—effortlessly charming two devoted brothers, the Wolfe brothers, who can't decide which one she loves. But when the three embark on a secluded vacation together, her true nature emerges: she's a vampire with a appetite that makes their romantic rivalry the least of their worries. As Elaine executes her sinister plan, the brothers' jealousy and fighting threaten to expose a secret far darker than either man imagined.

In "Chef's Delight," a chilling tale from Mysterious Adventures #20 (1954), the tyrannical chef Francois Nicole rules his kitchen and his family with cruelty, lavishing his wealth on a glamorous girlfriend while his wife and children endure neglect and abuse. When tragedy strikes after a brutal beating leaves his son dead, the wife’s breaking point comes with a terrifying act of vengeance. The story unfolds with grim precision, leaving the aftermath of her crime hauntingly present in the morning light.

Henreid Calvin, the prison's celebrated hangman, takes grotesque pride in his work—until he's savagely beaten by criminals he once taunted, leaving him crippled and stripped of his position. Now consumed by revenge and madness, he methodically pursues those who wronged him, only to find himself condemned to the gallows he once commanded. But in a prison he knows like no other, Henreid has one final act planned before facing his own execution.

Harold West, a deep-sea diver, and his partner Walter Norton are hired to locate a sunken ship off the Florida coast said to carry a fortune in jewels—but Harold harbors a dangerous secret: Walter married the woman Harold once loved. When they discover the treasure is real, Harold devises a scheme to claim it for himself, setting events in motion that will haunt him across five years of stolen wealth and guilty conscience. Now, something from the dark depths has come looking for him.