The Unseen #5

In "The Blood Money of Galloping Chad Burgess," Dr. Paul Furness and his wife venture into the mist-laden countryside chasing the myth of the infamous 18th-century highwayman, only to find that some legends are better left buried. As they confront the ghostly remnants of Chad Burgess, the past begins to unravel in ways that blur the line between madness and memory.

In "Shadows in Pawn," Mark Denton’s fateful deal with a curio dealer leaves him without his shadow—and with a growing sense of isolation as strangers recoil from him. Only Joan, his steadfast fiancée, refuses to look away, and together they venture into the dealer’s shadowed realm to reclaim what was stolen.

In "The Hungry Lodger," a quiet diner run by a young couple becomes the unlikely host to a reclusive stranger whose odd habits raise uneasy questions. When suspicion grows and the police finally force open his door, they're met with a monstrous secret hidden in the shadows.

In 1682 New Hampshire, farmer George Walton's bitter dispute over land with a neighbor brings down a curse that defies explanation—mysterious stones rain down on his home and fields, following him relentlessly until he appeals to the Governor for help. Though the torment eventually ceases, Walton spends the rest of his life haunted by an inexplicable terror he can never escape or understand.

In "The Nine Horrors," Roger and his lover Betty find themselves hunted through the jungle by Syvva, a vengeful were-tigress whose fury is as relentless as her nine lives. As the hunt turns deadly and the line between hunter and hunted blurs, Roger must outwit a creature that refuses to stay dead.