Terror Tales #3

In "The Wooden Menace," puppet master Lucas unleashes a horrifying creation when he fashions a wooden doll of Jack The Ripper—only to watch in horror as it comes to life and begins a brutal killing spree. As the townspeople dismiss his warnings and the doll turns on him, Lucas must confront the monstrous being he brought to life before it consumes them all.

In "The Evil Ones," a young man with ambitions of power is tempted by a dangerous bargain: eliminate the current waterfront boss and rise to power, but at a cost that goes beyond the mortal world. With the promise of control and a new life, he steps into a shadowy deal that binds his fate to something far darker than he ever imagined.

In "The Devil Collects," Reed Canning learns the hard way that some debts can't be ignored—when his own body becomes the price of a deal made long ago, the Devil arrives with a smile and a promise: the weather is always warm down here.

In the isolated dread of a remote island, Lawrence Mason lives as a solitary hunter of snakes—until he finds Asptha, a mysterious woman who stirs something long buried in him. Drawn to her beauty and grace, Mason offers her shelter, unaware that her presence is the serpent’s whisper in human form. As their bond deepens, the island’s hidden danger coils ever closer.

In "Sound of Mourning," a man executed for a crime he may not have committed returns for one fleeting hour, driven by a vengeance that defies death. With the clock ticking, he sets out to confront the wife who betrayed him and the friend who let him die—each a ghost in the living world, each a target in a final, desperate reckoning.

In "The Zombi's Bride," a desperate tramp seeking food at a remote farmhouse meets a chilling fate when the woman of the house demands he chop wood and fill the bin before eating—only to die from the effort. That night, his corpse returns, bound to the task, swinging his axe with unnatural persistence. When he finally enters the house for his meal, the woman collapses, overcome by terror.