Uncanny Tales #5

In a chilling tale from Uncanny Tales #5, a high-ranking official of the Spanish Inquisition attempts to destroy a rival by accusing him of devilry—only to find himself trapped inside a mysterious machine designed to expose the truth. As the device activates, he realizes too late that it doesn’t just reveal secrets—it enacts every known torment, one by one.

In a grim little clinic where pain is a budget line item, a dentist whose own fainting spells mask a deeper illness finds his life upended when a brain surgeon makes an unwanted advance on his wife. When the dentist wakes strapped to a table, the surgeon offers a radical solution—removing the clot behind his episodes, no anesthesia required.

In "The Little Pests," a man’s secret grows heavier with every passing day after he hides his wife’s body in the nearby pond. When his new girlfriend can’t stand the mosquitoes buzzing around the house, her complaints lead the county to drain the pond—unearthing more than just stagnant water.