Shocking Mystery Cases #50

Anthony Marino and his associates, desperate for easy money, devise a scheme to collect insurance by arranging the "accidental" deaths of lonely, forgotten people—starting with Mabelle Carlson, a woman with no friends or family. When their plan fails to kill her, they shift their focus to Mike Malloy, a homeless man they believe is an easy target, only to find he refuses to stay dead, no matter how many times they try.

Harry Holmes, a charming but deceitful druggist, manipulates his employees and builds a sinister empire beneath the guise of a legitimate business, while quietly eliminating anyone who threatens to expose him. As his web of lies expands, a series of suspicious deaths and disappearances begin to pile up, with Julia Connors and Mrs. Pitzel caught in the crosshairs of his escalating madness.

In a gritty New York tavern, the disgraced scientist Professor Reardon confesses to gangster Nick Ramono that his failed experiment to create life from stolen body parts has unleashed a monstrous being. As the creature, born from his unethical work, seeks revenge on Ramono, a young assistant named Peter Dike emerges from the wreckage, determined to stop the monster before it kills again.