Strange Tales #5

In "The Room Without a Door," a disillusioned scientist abandons reason for the occult after learning of a woman connected to a witch executed in 1692. When he witnesses her summoning her ancestor’s ghost, he becomes obsessed with her claim that only she can traverse time through a mysterious "room without a door." Determined to claim that power for himself, he orchestrates her eviction and buys her house, only to discover a small box lined with wallpaper that seems to lead into the past—pulling him into a terrifying journey back to the very moment of the witch’s execution.

In "The Little Man Who Was There," Dennis Ames finds himself haunted by a peculiar, fleeting figure just before each near-fatal accident—until he begins to suspect the truth is far more personal than coincidence. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated by an unknown artist, this chilling 1952 tale from Strange Tales #5 turns a quiet dread into something inevitable, as one man confronts the quiet certainty that some fates cannot be outrun.

In "My Brother Harry," a man's fragile grip on reality unravels when his brother claims to speak with their dead mother—annoying him to the point of violence. After his wife poisons him, he believes he’s survived, only to return home convinced he’ll punish her, only to be met with silence… and a chilling, knowing voice from his brother: "I see all dead people, don't I, Philip?"