Spellbound #26

In "The Death of Monstrollo!", a movie producer's ambitious sci-fi film project hinges on a massive robotic monster—built for spectacle, not survival. When a sudden alien invasion threatens Earth, the robot, meant for a forgotten movie, becomes the planet’s unlikely defender. As alien nerve weapons and toxic gas fail to stop the mechanical giant, the invaders retreat in panic. Though the public mourns the lost investment, the producer quietly knows the truth: his creation didn’t just save the day—it became legend.

In "We Were Trapped With the Silent Monster!", a reckless engineer’s daring descent into the Earth’s core leads to a terrifying discovery—dragons deep beneath the surface. When the mine begins to fail, he makes a desperate choice to collapse it, saving his crew at great personal cost. The story lingers on the quiet aftermath, where the survivors carry the weight of what they saw and the silent sacrifice that kept them alive.

In "I Found the Lair of...the Lizard Men," a fugitive seeking refuge in a hidden cavern stumbles upon a secret society of reptilian humanoids who can't survive above ground. Drawn by the glow of a mysterious diamond, he makes a fateful choice that alters his fate forever—transforming him into one of them, and sealing his exile among a people whose world is built on shadow and silence.

In "The Face of Death!", Donald, isolated by the Black Death sweeping his town, finds himself driven by loneliness to risk everything. He and a friend host a secret gathering for those untouched by the plague, where they encounter a strikingly beautiful stranger. But as the evening unfolds, Donald begins to suspect that her radiant appearance hides something far more unsettling beneath the surface.

In "Long Shall the Undead Wail," the cursed remnants of Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer—bound by centuries of guilt and eternal torment after their 1327 betrayal—finally succumb to their shared agony in 1953, their ancient hatred erupting in a violent, bloody reckoning. As the past and present collide, their immortal suffering reaches a breaking point in a secluded, moonlit ruin.

In "Mirror of Mephisto," Ralph Dana stumbles upon a magic mirror that opens a doorway to a twisted parallel realm ruled by the devil. Driven by greed, he begins crafting more mirrors to trap his relatives in that dark world, hoping to claim a family treasure undisturbed. But as his scheme spirals beyond control, the mirror’s power turns against him—leaving him trapped between worlds, with no way out.