The Comics That Ate My Brain! #[nn]

In "Hideout in Hell," the Bexer gang flees after a bank heist, only to turn on each other in the woods as paranoia and greed take hold. When the police close in, Bexer stumbles into the very compound where his fallen comrades lie—his deepest fear made real, pushing him toward the edge.

A down-on-his-luck gambler finds sudden fortune after rescuing a stray cat, only to spiral into obsession and violence when his luck turns sour. As his winnings grow, so does his paranoia—until a drunken rage leads to a terrible act with irreversible consequences.

In "The Sunken Grave," Jed prepares to marry Lee, a decision that unsettles Vickie—so much so that she offers her own house for the wedding. As the ceremony looms, Lee suffers a painful sunburn, and Vickie begins to whisper unsettling doubts about Lee’s appearance. Tensions rise when Vickie’s fragile grip on reality snaps, leading to a violent confrontation in her own home.

In "Man with Hollow Eyes," Mildred Ward’s plan to poison her second husband takes a chilling turn when her first husband, George, returns as a ghost determined to stop her—spilling her poison, eliminating her lover, and demanding she join him in death. The story unfolds in a tense, eerie atmosphere as the past refuses to stay buried.

In "Dream!", a man wakes on the city streets, convinced the night's horrors were just a nightmare—though his body bears the marks of a brutal ritual he can’t explain. Taken by a shadowy cult, he was branded with a demonic bird symbol and sacrificed to a monstrous creature that left him scarred and broken. Now, as he walks through the waking world, the line between dream and reality begins to fray.

In "The Ship of Lost Souls," two reporters who survived the sinking of the gambling ship Hades return as spectral figures to confront its negligent owner, Harry Cain. Posing as ghosts, they lure Cain back to the wrecked vessel to force a confession—only for a final, crushing wave to claim him beneath the sea.

When two thugs flee a botched robbery and take refuge in a cemetery, their desperate act unleashes Mister Lucifer—ancient, malevolent, and bound by a forgotten curse. With his evil minions freed, the fiendish trio begins their reign of terror, only to find themselves trapped in a concrete tomb by their own dark luck.

Lem Boone, a renowned wig-maker whose lifelike creations are rumored to be made from more than just hair, finds his craft taking a dark turn when he desecrates the burial mound of an American native warrior. The story unfolds with quiet dread as the consequences of his transgression begin to surface, blurring the line between art and sacrilege.

Henry Small, a smooth-talking con artist who’s always had a quick lie ready, finds himself dead—only to face the devil and strike a new deal. Now, with his second chance at life, he’s got a whole new game to play, but even the cleverest con man might not outwit the devil’s fine print.

In "The Red Spider!" from The Comics That Ate My Brain! #nn (1991), entomologist Damon Rankin ventures to a remote Caribbean island seeking rare specimens—until he encounters the fabled red spider, a creature whispered about in local legends. When he kills it, the act unleashes something ancient and malevolent, turning his scientific curiosity into a desperate fight for survival.

In the chilling tale "Dance of Death," the ghost of dancer Sonia returns from the grave, her love for her partner Igor twisted into a deadly game. As she leads him through a relentless, hypnotic performance, the line between passion and peril blurs—until the music itself becomes the only thing standing between life and oblivion.

In "Volcano of Doom!", Mala, the ancient god of the volcano, awakens in fury when a village's sacrificial rites go horribly wrong—turning their offerings into vengeful spirits that rise from the grave to haunt the living. With Tani caught in the chaos, the line between the sacred and the damned begins to crumble.

In "The Haunted Murderer!", John Dunn is tormented by a relentless poltergeist that seems to know his darkest secret—his recent murder and robbery. As the supernatural disturbances escalate, drawing unwanted police scrutiny, Dunn begins to wonder if the ghost is punishing him… or if it’s something far more dangerous.