Web of Evil #9

In "A Pact with the Devil," Jo finds himself trapped in a deadly bargain after striking a deal with the devil, trading his soul for a decade of riches. As the ten golden years wind down, the price of his greed becomes impossible to escape—Satan and his minions are relentless, closing in with every passing moment.

In "The Subterranean Beast," Allan Mills stumbles upon a monstrous ape trapped in a cave, feeding it in a bid to control the creature—only to find it fixated on his girlfriend, Ruth. When an earthquake frees the beast, it turns on the village, driven by Mills’ twisted will, until the frenzy culminates in a final, desperate descent into the earth.

In "Killer from Beyond," the vengeful ghost of thief and killer Benny Renz watches from beyond as his former partner, Simon Fox, and Fox’s girlfriend Lili tear down Renz’s old home in a desperate search for hidden loot. Their greed and growing tension turn deadly, but the real horror lies in the unseen force that laughs as their feud ends in blood.

In "The Monster in Flesh," Antol Meers, rejected for his ugliness, lashes out at the beautiful—only to find himself sentenced to prison and confronted by a therapist who claims change is possible. Though plastic surgery transforms his face into a dandy’s perfection, his inner darkness remains untouched. As he slips back into crime, the question lingers: can a man remake his body but not his soul?