Sinister Tales #4

In "I Dared to Look Into the Beyond!", a determined scientist pushes the limits of time, constructing a machine to glimpse what lies ahead. What he believes is a journey to the past instead reveals a haunting vision of Earth long abandoned—leaving him to question the nature of time, existence, and the fate of humanity.

In "Forbidden Fruit!", Lu Fang stumbles upon a hidden realm where pomegranates promise five centuries of life. After tossing one over the wall to claim the gift, he’s stunned to find it landed in a grove of identical trees—now spending decades searching through them, hoping to find the one he threw.

In "I Walk Through Glass!", a young man named Oliver stumbles upon a mirror that reveals a world eerily like his own—only wealthier, brighter, and untouched by his struggles. Drawn by the contrast, he crosses over, takes what he believes is a fortune from the other side, and shatters the mirror behind him, only to find the stolen money vanished. Now, haunted by the realization that he stole from a version of himself, Oliver must face the unsettling truth of what he’s truly taken.

In "The Saucer That Couldn't Fly!", Arnie and his gang try to pull off a scam by pretending to be Martian investors, but their plan takes a wild turn when real Martians show up—only to find Arnie’s group utterly useless and destroy the cheque with Vincent’s money.

In "I Wore...The Mask of Drothor!", a gifted artist crafts a haunting mask inspired by the face of a long-dead sorcerer, only to find his own features slowly shifting to match the ancient visage when he dons it. As he uses the mask to rob a mansion, he begins to lose himself—his reflection no longer his own, his mind slipping into the sorcerer’s ancient rage. The line between creator and creation blurs, and the mask’s power begins to claim more than just his face.

In "Man in a Trance," a man attempts to unravel the past through yoga mysticism, hoping to change a moment that led to his imprisonment—only to confront a harsher truth than he ever expected. The journey into his own memory reveals a sentence far longer than he remembered, leaving him trapped between time and regret.

In "I Was Face-To-Face With the Forbidden Robot!", a man confronts the dangerous legacy of a long-banned robot, driven by ambition and fear. When the machine awakens, he must decide whether to exploit its power for fame—or face the truth about what it truly means to be human.

In "The Man With No Face!", a wealthy man finds himself increasingly disturbed by the presence of a mysterious junk dealer who sets up a wagon just beside his estate. As he watches the man's quiet, unassuming life unfold, he begins to question his own choices—until a startling revelation forces him to confront a version of himself he’d long buried.

In "Mummex---King of the Mummies!", an archaeologist stumbles upon a colossal mummy in the Egyptian desert, only to watch it come to life and begin a mysterious journey through ancient tombs and distant museums. As the scientist follows the towering figure, he witnesses the mummy vanish into a hidden spaceship and lift off into the sky—uncovering a startling truth: the creature is no undead king, but a lone explorer in bandaged suits, searching the Earth for missing crewmates lost among the stars.

In "The Terrible Touch!", a weary miner recounts a chilling encounter with the immortal King Midas, claiming the legendary ruler was no myth but a man he once stumbled upon in the wilds. Skeptical listeners laugh until the miner, with a quiet grimness, pulls off his gloves—revealing hands of solid gold.