Showcase #80

In "Men Call Me the Phantom Stranger," the enigmatic wanderer encounters young Robbie and his friends trembling in a haunted cave, convinced they’re under a curse. When the Stranger shares a chilling tale of ancient dread, he vanishes—only to return as Doctor Thirteen and his wife Marie arrive, dismissing the curse as superstition and spinning their own eerie story. As the town’s mystery deepens, the two supernatural figures find themselves drawn together, each holding a piece of the truth.

In "The Three Signs of Evil," the enigmatic Phantom Stranger races against time to stop a sinister cult wielding dark rituals at three iconic New York City landmarks—Columbus Circle, Times Square, and Washington Square Park—where a human sacrifice could unleash unimaginable power. With the city itself a stage for ancient evil, the Stranger must unravel the cult’s twisted geometry before the final ceremony begins.

In "I Talked with the Dead!", Terry Thirteen—still haunted by his father’s dying vow to seek rational answers—uncovers a hidden journal that reveals the truth behind the family’s so-called curse. As he pieces together the clues left behind, the line between memory and the unknown begins to blur.