Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery #3

In "Ever After," Warren believes he's set to inherit his girlfriend Jo's fortune once her father passes, but his plans unravel when he discovers the truth: Jo is a vampire. As their relationship takes a dark turn, Warren must confront the consequences of his assumptions—and the unsettling reality of what he's truly involved with.

In "Oh, Mom! Oh, Dad! You've Sent Me Away to Summer Camp... and I'm So Sad!", little wheelchair-bound Richard is left at a remote summer camp, where things quickly take a dark turn after a boy appears to drown in the lake. As the other kids grow paranoid, believing the counselors are alien invaders, they begin targeting the staff—until Richard, the only one who sees the truth, becomes the next target. With the camp itself on the move and the real danger far beyond what he imagined, Richard must survive the chaos before he’s lost to the unknown.

In "Halfway to Hell," a man shot by police wakes to find himself aboard a train filled with the dead, its final stop unmistakably hell. Desperate to return to Earth, he makes his plea—and when he does, he discovers he’s trapped in a body that no longer answers to him, forever paralyzed.

In "Pingo!", a chilling tale of deception and dark retribution, a clown’s seemingly innocent act on the highwire hides a deadly secret—when his wife discovers the truth about his crimes, she finds a way to strike back from beyond the grave. Written by a master of the macabre and illustrated with haunting precision, this story turns the circus spotlight into a stage for vengeance.

In "The House of Endless Years," two girls, Judy and Peggy, venture into an ancient house while searching for Peggy’s missing brother, Neal. There, they encounter an old hag who warns them to flee—though they ignore her, drawn deeper into a place that feeds on fear, trapping its victims in an endless, timeless dread.

In "The Curse of the MacIntyres," Rachel uproots her life after her father's death, only to find herself drawn into the troubled world of her cousin's family—each haunted by a mysterious mental illness her father had dedicated his life to curing. As she settles into their isolated home, the weight of their shared affliction begins to blur the line between memory and madness.

In "The Devil's Chessboard," chess master Alan Blake finds himself trapped in a sinister game where each piece lost on the enchanted board costs him a piece of his own life—literally. When his fiancée falls ill after his queen is captured, Blake must race against time to save her, knowing that only a single pawn’s promotion might be enough to turn the tide.

In "The Wishes of Doom!", a mysterious idol head passes from hand to hand, each new owner granted a single wish—every one fulfilled, yet each with a hidden, devastating consequence. The only wish that brings no curse is one made for the good of all people, but who will make it, and at what cost?