Psycho #12

In East Berlin, a reclusive puppet maker aids a group of refugees in their desperate bid to escape the Iron Curtain—only to unleash a terrifying secret when East German soldiers attack. As his wooden creations come to life as young vampire girls, the line between puppet and man blurs in a chilling act of vengeance. The truth behind the old craftsman’s nature is as unsettling as the fate of those he protects.

In "Lunatic Picnic," a seemingly ordinary family outing takes a terrifying turn when a child vanishes into a hidden pit while chasing a lost ball. As the others follow to help, they’re ambushed by a monstrous, serpentine force—revealed to be the Earth’s own tongue, feeding on the unsuspecting children. The story unfolds with chilling dread, turning a quiet field into a nightmare of primal hunger.

In "The Weird Way It Was," a humanoid ant from a hidden colony studies humanity from above, only to return with his kind ready to conquer the surface—only to find it abandoned after a nuclear war. When a child’s thumb suddenly crushes them, the creatures realize they’re not real after all… but the dream may not be over. Little Alice wakes up, shaken—but then notices ant-like figures emerging from a nearby hill.

In "The Swordsman of Sarn," Earthman Steve Grimm crash-lands on the alien world of Sarn, where low gravity grants him super strength he never knew he had. After fending off brutal attackers and rescuing the mysterious woman Suanna, their growing bond is tested when her people arrive to reclaim her. Trapped and defeated, Steve’s fate shifts when he frees a captive cosmic entity—gaining a legendary sword that turns the tide. But as victory nears, Suanna disappears without a trace.

In "An the World Shall Shudder," the mindless Heap—now fused with the werewolf’s primal fury—ravages New Orleans before hijacking a train and emerging in the heart of New York City. As he stalks through Times Square, the city’s chaos turns to terror when a police helicopter pursues him, leading to a violent crash atop the Empire State Building. After plummeting through the elevator shaft and landing on the subway tracks, the Heap is struck by a train, snapping him into a frenzy—only to seize a young child in the wreckage.

In "Welcome to My Asylum," a demon tours his bizarre psychiatric facility, showcasing a witch, a cannibal’s skeleton, and ghouls playing basketball with a human skull. The tour takes a sudden turn when the patients reach out—and pull the reader into the asylum’s twisted halls.