Nightmare #3

In "The Inner Man," a desperate scientist named Wroclaw pushes the limits of his shrinking experiment on a condemned criminal, Varga—only to find his triumph turns monstrous when Varga escapes into a bottle of pills. Swallowing one by accident, Wroclaw unknowingly becomes a host to the tiny criminal, who begins to take control from within, twisting his mind and body to commit murder. As Wroclaw’s grip on reality slips, the battle for dominance shifts to the darkest corners of his own mind.

In "The Victims," a scientist and his assistant work on a secret project to create indestructible clones for military dominance. When the assistant, consumed by jealousy, murders the scientist and his wife, he soon realizes too late that they were only clones—and now, they’re coming back to finish what they started.

In ancient Rome, 126 B.C., three young men track a vampire preying on the countryside, forcing him into his hidden forest tomb where he turns on himself in desperation. With courage and steel, they break into his vault to end the monster once and for all.

In "When the Dawn Gods War!", a stranded human crash-lands on a prehistoric world and finds himself hunted by the Thropoli—amorphous, multi-tentacled alien creatures. With the help of a wary caveman named Kroog, he uses thunder and lightning to play on ancient fears, manipulating the primitive man into aiding his plan. Together, they devise a way to outwit their alien pursuers using a plant-based poison, setting the stage for a fragile new beginning.

In "A Rottin' Deal," Peter’s desperate bid to inherit his uncle’s fortune takes a horrifying turn when he murders him at a desert oasis and leaves the body to rot in the water. As Peter presses on through the harsh landscape, each oasis he reaches reveals his uncle’s decaying corpse, rising from the water like a curse made flesh. When he finally reaches safety, he discovers the terrible truth: the disease he unknowingly contracted from his uncle’s canteen is already consuming him.

In "Soul of the Warlock," Erik Mortus, a man consumed by dark ambition, attempts to resurrect the legendary 14th-century sorcerer Estaban Delgato through forbidden rituals. After countless failures, he captures a powerful medium and uses the man’s body as a vessel—only to awaken Delgato’s spirit, which resents being pulled from the peace of death. Now, the vengeful remnants of past hosts, reduced to ash, turn their fury on Erik.