The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! #4

In the quiet hush of the cemetery, undertaker Horace Vennery prowls the graves under cover of night, his hands reaching not for the dead but for the treasures they once wore. When a sudden cave-in traps him beneath the earth, his final act of greed becomes his undoing as the dark tunnels close in—and the rats stir. With Mrs. Ruperts and Egbert Madison watching from the shadows, the line between burial and burial ground blurs.

In the shadow of a rigged election, Jeb Daws faces a death sentence after being framed for murder by the corrupt mayor and his allies. Condemned to hang, he swears revenge from the gallows—only to vanish that very night. Now, as whispers spread of a ghostly figure haunting the town, those who betrayed him begin to fear the dead man’s promise. The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! #4 delivers a chilling tale of vengeance, justice, and the price of power.

When Charles Venable is hired by Carl Granger to translate an ancient text, he unknowingly awakens something best left buried—especially when the book’s secrets seem to be tied to Carl’s missing brother, Andrew. As the lines between translation and possession blur, Charles begins to question whether the real horror lies in the words… or in the man who’s been waiting to return.

When a masked killer strikes under the cover of night, leaving twelve victims in his wake, police lieutenant Jordan races to uncover the truth behind the terror. The suspect, a meek window clerk named Oswald Pilcher, hides a shocking secret beneath his monstrous costume and stilts. With the city on edge and the killer’s motive buried in past cruelty, Jordan must confront a villain whose rage is as chilling as his disguise.

In "Goddess of Murder," the ancient and terrifying four-armed Kali demands human sacrifice, and when the beautiful Caroline is chosen as the next offering, her lover Kenneth must risk everything to save her. As the cult's dark rituals unfold, their desperate fight for survival begins in the shadow of an unforgiving altar.

In "Monster of the Mist," marine biologist Dr. Mornay finds himself entangled with a colossal sea serpent he brings close to study, feeding it sheep to sustain it—though the creature’s hunger soon turns to a craving for blood. When his son and the son’s fiancée arrive, they join Dr. Mornay in preparing a deadly trap, unaware of how deeply the beast’s instincts have been awakened.

In "The Man Who Died Twice," a wrongfully executed man wakes up in a mortician’s lab, convinced he’s been given a second chance—only to discover his survival comes at a terrible price. Bound by a drug dependency and forced to serve the man who framed him, he must confront the truth behind his resurrection before it’s too late.

In "The Vengeful Curse," a greedy man's betrayal of his friend in a desperate bid for wealth sets off a chain of chilling consequences. Years later, as he settles into a new life with his fiancée Elsa above the very grave where his friend died, the past begins to rise—uninvited and unforgiving.

In "Orgy of Death," greedy Dr. Morgan ventures to a remote island in search of the lost treasure of Moloch, dragging his niece Lela and pilot Alan into his deadly scheme. When the ground begins to tremble and a volcano erupts, the ancient cult’s wrath awakens—turning his greed into a nightmare he never saw coming.

In "The Spectre's Face," mob gunman Barker Crane seeks a quiet life after retiring from violence, but each photograph of him reveals a haunting, rotting zombie looming just behind—its presence a silent accusation he can’t escape. As Crane frantically searches for the source of the image, his grip on reality begins to fray, leading him to a desperate decision he may not be able to undo.

In *The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! #4*, collector Noram acquires the cursed severed arms of the notorious French strangler Jean D’Arst, rumored to kill anyone who owns them. When his greedy nephew Don strangles him for the treasure, the police dismiss the tale of a curse—only for Don to meet a grisly end at the hands of the very arms he sought to claim.

In "Death Prowls the Streets," retired investigator Emmett Dru returns to the shadows of the city he once protected, drawn back by a wave of terror as a serial killer strikes with chilling precision. When Dru tracks the murderer to a hidden lair, the line between hunter and hunted blurs in a tense confrontation that tests his wits and resolve.

A couple seeking a quick route through Perdition Valley don’t realize they’re crossing into a place where the dead don’t rest—especially not after finding a road map near the body of a notorious racketeer. What begins as a desperate detour quickly reveals the valley’s grim truth: it’s no ordinary town, but a hidden realm where the damned wander, unseen and unforgiven.

In "Killer from Beyond," a vengeful ghost returns to haunt the couple who betrayed and murdered him—Simon Fox and his girlfriend Lili—after they tore down his home in search of hidden treasure. As the past resurfaces in chilling ways, their greed ignites a deadly rivalry that turns deadly.

In "A Pact with the Devil," a desperate man named John Masters makes a fateful bargain for a decade of riches, trading his soul for golden years of fortune. As the clock ticks down, the weight of his choice grows heavier—when the ten years end, he finds himself hunted by forces beyond mortal reach, racing against a fate he can’t outrun.

In "Death's Highway," two mob hitmen, Torpo and Randy, survive a gruesome car crash only to find themselves in a surreal, liminal space where their past victims have returned to confront them. As the road stretches endlessly before them, they realize this is no accident—it's a reckoning, and they must face a judgment far beyond the living world.

In "The Brain That Wouldn't Die," the mind of the criminal mastermind Benny “the Brain” Bronson survives execution when Dr. Andre Renard steals his head from the grave and revives it. Now trapped in a severed brain, Bronson uses his intellect to command the doctor to enact a chilling revenge on the men who betrayed him—his former colleagues and the judge who sentenced him.

In "The Monster They Couldn't Kill," Dr. Fry—once a scientist—has become a terrifying force of nature, fueled by atomic energy and beyond control. As every effort to stop him crumbles, the line between man and monster blurs in a desperate, escalating clash.