Mystic #25

In "The Dreadful Night," a desperate hobo named Matty Ross stumbles upon a hidden coven of witches in the woods, drawn in by promises of easy money. Fooled into accepting their blood money, he soon finds himself bound by a dark bargain—his life now forfeit. Though rescued by a band of witch-hunting townspeople, Matty’s salvation comes at a terrible cost: he is left blind, haunted by the night he cannot forget.

In "Death Never Takes a Furlough," four GIs seeking shelter in a remote German castle find themselves ensnared in a deadly ambush. As night falls, they’re picked off one by one by a vampire and her grotesque minions, trapped in a nightmare with no escape. The final survivor fights back with desperate courage, driving a stake through the vampire and turning the tide—just as the horror reaches its peak.

In "The Giant Killer," four towering mutant giants rise from the shadows after an atomic test, driven by a desperate mission to destroy the monstrous creatures born from the same blast. Though they know the radiation will eventually kill all humans, including themselves, they are hunted down before they can warn anyone of the coming danger.

In "I Turned Into A...Martian!", a man finds himself the unwilling host to a hostile Martian mind that has returned to Earth with him. As the alien takes control, using his body to reassert dominance, the man must outwit his new occupant before it's too late—leading to a tense confrontation with armed guards that could end in disaster or salvation.

A college student and his girlfriend find themselves suddenly pulled into a forgotten era, stranded in a world where ancient myths take on terrifying reality. As they navigate the wilds of prehistoric times, they begin to uncover the truth behind legends like the abominable snowman and flying saucers—each rooted in strange, unexplained phenomena that defy their understanding of time and space.

In "Torr," Paul Ramsay stands trial for murder, haunted by the truth no one will believe: that his friend John Carter was possessed by an alien, and the body he now lies in was never truly his. With the weight of a secret that could ignite an interstellar war, Ramsay must fight not just for his freedom, but for survival in a world that can't comprehend the truth.