The Thing #2

In the shadow of a creeping plague, King George throws a masquerade to distract his dying realm—only for the Red Death to slip in as an uninvited guest. Amid the revelry, the Jester watches, silent and unseen, as the king’s folly meets a fate as crimson as the disease itself.

In "El Toro Diablo," a young man with the striking features and horns of a bull rises to fame as the legendary matador Tomas Hernandez. After undergoing plastic surgery to hide his true nature, he wins the heart of the lovely senorita Inez—yet his destiny is tied to the very beasts he faces in the ring.

In a world wracked by inexplicable, cancerous growths, a mysterious alien creature breaks free from its containment to confront the malevolent force behind the mutations. As it fights to restore Earth’s balance, the creature’s victory is cut short when a sudden meteor strike sends it hurtling into an uncertain fate.

When a plague ravages the kingdom of Hippotamia, its vain King George and his court seal themselves away in a castle, indifferent to the suffering masses dying outside. But as they prepare for a masked ball to ward off boredom, a mysterious clock—fetched from beyond the castle walls—begins to chime, and something far worse than any plague emerges to claim its due. This tale from 1952 proves that no amount of gold or stone can keep death at bay when it's already found its way inside.

A meek scientist named Dr. Lazarus endures months of rough treatment from his brutish new assistant, Alex Warren, in their cramped Chicago basement laboratory—until a chance accident with a mysterious solution grants the doctor unexpected power. When Alex's arrogance finally pushes Dr. Lazarus too far, the doctor sees his long-awaited chance for revenge at a wrestling match, though fate may have other plans in store.