Out of the Night #10

Don and Laura Smith survive a car accident and board a ship for their honeymoon voyage, but quickly discover their fellow passengers are the very people who died in the wreck—and that they themselves never truly escaped death. As the horrifying truth of their predicament unfolds, the couple learns they've become trapped on a supernatural vessel where their punishment is to relive their final moments on Earth for eternity.

A dead girl named Lorna Starr is conscripted by Satan himself and trained to become a witch, then sent back to Earth as "Lorna Hayes" to seduce and destroy Lon Terry, a crusading newspaper editor whose good works are too troublesome for the forces of darkness. But as Lorna sets her infernal schemes in motion, she discovers that her growing affection for Lon—and his unwavering goodness—may prove to be far more powerful than the dark magic she's been ordered to wield. This 1953 tale of supernatural temptation asks whether even a reluctant servant of evil can resist the pull of genuine human connection.

When Tommy Adams, Jr. is kidnapped by ruthless criminals, his beloved dog Ghost is apparently killed in their escape—but the boy's faithful companion has other plans. As the gang holes up in a remote hideout with their young hostage, a mysterious howling in the night suggests the impossible: Ghost has somehow survived and tracked them down. What unfolds is a tale of devotion and vengeance that will leave you questioning whether the line between animal loyalty and something far more supernatural is as clear as it seems.

A man cutting through a cemetery encounters a mysterious woman in a wedding dress who knows his name and speaks of destiny—then vanishes after a terrible crash. When George discovers he's the one who died in the wreck, the woman reappears to claim him for a supernatural ceremony, bound by a curse older than either of them. "The Spectral Bride" is a chilling tale of fate and vengeance from *Out of the Night* #10 (1953).

Private detective Ron Dailey takes on the strangest case of his career when a mysterious visitor offers him gold to track down a soul—specifically, that of John Wilson, a man who died two years ago and has somehow escaped from the depths of Hades through an abandoned mineshaft. Now a glowing, undead creature stalks the living world with a terrible purpose, and Dailey must uncover the supernatural truth before it's too late. With his secretary Peg at his side and more questions than answers, the detective finds himself trapped between the natural and supernatural, racing to stop a vengeful spirit before it claims its final victim.