Spellbound #15

In "The Gentlemen of the Jury!", a ruthless gangster known for slipping through the cracks of justice finds himself facing a trial he can't bribe his way out of—thanks to a desperate love who turns to forbidden magic to ensure he finally pays for his crimes. With the courtroom rigged and the odds stacked, the fate of Nick Rico rests in the hands of an unseen, otherworldly jury.

In "The Door to...?", a hypnotist's unsettling suggestion binds a group of convicts to a haunting dream: that freedom lies beyond a single, mysterious door—though the door is not where they think it is. As the line between dream and reality blurs, the prison itself begins to feel like a trap within a trap.

In "Shangri-La," a weary traveler returns from the legendary valley, only to find that the man he believed he’d spoken with there—now dismissed as mad—was actually the last known visitor to the hidden paradise, having vanished four centuries prior.