The Beyond #17
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Terror of Dread Isle," a chilling tale from The Beyond #17 (1952), a once-common European pastime—falconry—takes a dark turn when a falconer trains his bird to attack a specific hat, killing anyone who wears it. Years later, fate catches up to him when he unknowingly dons the cursed hat, only to be struck down by the very bird he once commanded. Cover by Jim McLaughlin, this eerie story unfolds in stark, typeset lettering, blending old-world tradition with a supernatural twist.
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"At one time, a favorite pastime in Europe was falconry. Falconry was the art of training sharp-clawed hawks to attack and kill sporting prey..." A falconer trains his bird to attack a certain hat and kill his bearer. The scheme succeeds. Years later that falconer puts on the fatal hat (in an act of forgetfulness) and is killed as well by his murderous falcon.
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