Tales from the Tomb #3
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Corpse," a desperate magician named Marvello journeys to India in search of spectacle, only to steal the sacred relics of three fakirs. When he attempts to showcase their powers on stage, the artifacts unleash a force beyond his control, unraveling his grasp on time and leaving him trapped in a realm he never meant to enter.
In "The Cat Is Evil," big game hunter Ken Jorgens brings a mysterious tiger cub from Bengal to the U.S., raising it as a pet—until the creature begins to transform into a woman, revealing a dangerous beauty and a volatile nature. As the bond between Ken and the enigmatic being he calls Tigra deepens, their relationship is tested by the wild instincts that still claw beneath her human form.
In "Walk the Edge of Darkness," a young woman haunted by loss finds herself trapped under the cruel grip of a greedy guardian who murdered her lover and now seeks to force her into a marriage with his unworthy son. As the shadows stretch long and the dead whisper through the night, their bond defies even the finality of the grave.
In "Green Horror," a seemingly innocent cactus becomes a source of growing dread when Martha defies her husband George’s warnings and plants it in their yard. As George’s unease turns to obsession, the plant’s presence escalates into violence—first claiming George in a gruesome accident, then later killing Martha’s new fiancé Brent in a chilling act of retribution. When the cactus finally makes its way inside, it delivers a final, suffocating embrace.
In "Deadman's Ghost," a skeptical businessman journeys to a remote African tribe to uncover their mysterious method for preserving lion heads, only to confront their belief that the dead return as wild animals. When he steals their stash of diamonds, his disbelief is tested as the jungle begins to feel less like a place of work and more like a living, watching thing.
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↩ Reprints Web of Mystery #22 (1954), Fantastic Fears #8 (1954), Fantastic Comics #10 (1954), Horror Tales #6 (1970)
Reprinted in Witches Tales #4 (1973), Weird #1 (1978)
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