The Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics #[nn]

Dr. Drew follows a trail of dread to uncover the fate of the missing explorer Leander Miles, only to find him ensnared in a twisted ritual involving the actress Jennie Paris and a sinister African witch doll said to wield voodoo-like power. As the line between madness and magic blurs, the true cost of forbidden knowledge begins to surface.

Charles Venable is called in to translate an ancient text for Carl Granger, who believes the book holds the key to stopping his brother Andrew—though what Andrew is, or what he’s become, remains unsettlingly unclear. As the translation unfolds, the line between scholar and subject begins to blur in ways that defy reason.

In "Bride of Death," Joseph, a man driven by obsession, turns to dark experiments after the tragic death of Delores Martiz on her wedding day. When he resurrects her, he finds himself trapped in a cycle of reanimation—each revival bringing her closer to something beyond his control. As the line between love and possession blurs, Mario watches from the shadows, caught in a nightmare he never asked to witness.

In a Nazi concentration camp, the obsessed Dr. Franz Burch pushes the limits of science in a desperate quest to resurrect the dead, subjecting prisoners to horrific experiments. When he captures the resilient political prisoner Rolfe, he discovers a terrifying power in the young man’s corpse—something that refuses to stay buried. As Rolfe’s skeletal form returns again and again, haunting the doctor and the camp’s commandant, Paullus, the line between tormentor and victim begins to blur.

Robert Baker returns to the family castle, eager to restore its grandeur—only to discover that the past isn’t as buried as he thought. As he renovates the estate, the ghost of a servant, wronged by his great-grandfather, begins to stir in the shadows.

In the frozen silence of the Black Forest, Ivor Blau stumbles upon a lonely house where a mysterious girl named Vania offers shelter. As snow falls outside and shadows stretch unnaturally long, Ivor begins to suspect the truth behind the house’s stillness—and the terrible connection between his blood and the half-dead inhabitants.

Ann Barlo is consumed by grief after her husband Austin’s death, but her sorrow is cut short when her sister Priscilla and her husband Mr. Wilkens plot to inherit the farm by silencing her. When they use a mysterious fertilizer offered by Jacobus near an old willow tree, they unwittingly awaken Austin’s corpse—now a twisted force of vengeance.

In the quiet hush of night, Fred and Alice Ackers face a terrifying truth after adopting a young girl—Joan—who begins to show signs of a monstrous transformation. As her wild, animalistic behavior grows harder to hide, the family’s desperate attempts to protect her lead to an unthinkable decision. When the moon rises, something ancient stirs, and the line between love and survival blurs.

Jem, Tom, and Bill are drawn into a dark secret when a cursed artifact—the Hand of Glory—awakens with a deadly power to steal from the living. As the line between thief and stolen blurs, the hand’s ancient vengeance begins to stir, and the three find themselves trapped in a game they never meant to play.

In "The Man Who Would Be Fate," Roger Dunning, a man consumed by ambition, finds himself locked away after threatening global leaders. When Fate offers him a chance to wield ultimate power, Dunning’s brief reign over the universe ends in violent retribution—leaving Fate to reclaim control.

Avis Drood settles into a foreboding castle with her husband, Jan Van Drood, who insists she never step outside after dark. Curiosity gets the better of her, and when she defies his warning, she uncovers a chilling truth tied to the estate—and to Salic, whose presence lingers in the shadows.

Jason Bliggs, a writer who conjured his own nightmares into living things, finds his creations stepping out of the pages—only to be undone by the flick of a match. When a reporter arrives to document his bizarre creations, including the unsettling Reptile Man and the enigmatic Mr. Smiles, the truth of their fragility comes to light. As the line between author and creation blurs, one final decision burns away more than just stories.

In "Through a Glass Darkly," a man stumbles upon the Lense of Nemesis, a mysterious artifact that grants him a terrifying glimpse of the entire universe. When he accidentally shatters it, reality itself begins to unravel—though how or why remains a mystery.

Philip Brooks stumbles upon Hollywood director Harry Chester, frozen in Salina, Kansas, haunted by nightly visions of Angelique and Peter’s tragic end—each ghostly replay a chilling echo of a past that refuses to stay buried.

King Zombie, accompanied by his loyal Grakken, stalks through a secluded Louisiana community, hunting the last survivors. As he closes in, he senses something deeper in the air—the possibility that one of them, Deake, might be the man who opened the gates of hell.