Nightmare #23

A young woman returns to her village after years away, only to find herself haunted by the lingering presence of a mysterious doctor whose past deeds may be tied to a string of deaths. As shadows twist and secrets surface, she uncovers a chilling connection between the doctor, a hidden creature, and a force that walks among the living — one that demands blood and promises gold.

In the rugged hills of West Virginia, three hunters—Thornton Wells, Edgar Jason, and John Richards—venture into the Ragged Mountains on a quiet August day, only to encounter a terrifying creature that defies explanation. As the night falls, the group is attacked by a monstrous being that survives multiple gunshot wounds, leaving one man dead and the others in terror—until Wells is confronted by a rescue party that accuses him of murdering his companions. The story unfolds through Wells’s desperate account, leaving readers to question whether the creature is a mindless beast or something far more sinister.

In a dusty Arizona town in 1868, two men—a gold-hungry prospector and his nervous partner—arrive seeking fortune, unaware that their journey has only just begun in a place where danger lingers beneath the surface. As night falls, the tension mounts between them, and a strange, unsettling presence seems to follow their every step.

In a remote coastal village, two greedy men flee after raiding an old man’s safe, venturing into a deadly jungle in search of a legendary temple. Guided by a mysterious figure who claims to be the Snakewizard, they survive perilous dangers—only to discover the temple’s true, horrifying price for its golden riches.