Skræk #4
In "Under motorvejen!", Jack Davis brings his signature flair to a tale of backroom deals and buried secrets, as Hornsby’s ruthless pursuit of a road contract spirals into a chilling twist of corruption and retribution. With Johnny Craig’s eerie cover capturing the moment the pavement begins to stir, this 1994 Danish horror gem delivers a grimly satisfying payback—no spoilers, just a perfectly paced descent into the macabre.
In "Under motorvejen!", a corrupt land deal spins into something far more sinister when a ruthless developer and a cemetery owner strike a secret bargain to hide the truth beneath a new road. As the town's council members celebrate their victory with a drive on the finished pavement, they soon find themselves trapped—only to be buried alive, their bodies seamlessly embedded into the asphalt. Written with a sharp, unsettling edge and brought to life with eerie precision, this chilling tale from Skræk #4 delivers a grotesque twist on civic pride and buried secrets.
In "Overlevelse... eller død!" from Skræk #4 (1994), two crewmen on a cargo ship pass the time with a twisted game of survival—building a floating trap in a barrel to pit rats against each other in a brutal contest for a single platform. As the ship begins to sink, the line between man and beast blurs in a chilling moment of reckoning.
In "Glade jul...", a chilling winter night turns sinister when a woman, Jo, returns from a moment of horror to find her husband Joseph dead and her daughter Carol missing—only to hear the little girl’s voice asking if Santa had come. As she scrambles to hide the body and barricade her home, the radio warns of a killer in a Santa suit on the loose, and the knock at the door reveals a figure straight out of nightmare. With the house sealed and her child vanished, Jo’s desperate fight for survival becomes a race against a threat that knows her secrets.
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