Web of Mystery #1

In "The Case of the Beckoning Mummy," archeologist Damon Knight ventures into an ancient Egyptian tomb, only to be haunted by the ghost of Kali-Dahn, an 8,000-year-old mummy who warns him against desecration. As Knight presses on, he’s drawn deeper into the tomb’s mysteries—until he finds himself trapped, forced to take the mummy’s place.

Jo and her husband, newlyweds on a honeymoon in Massachusetts, scoff at the idea of ghosts—until their nighttime canoe trip takes a chilling turn. When a mysterious Indian ghost canoe appears on the dark water, they’re thrown into the lake, barely escaping the icy grip of the river.

In the jungles of Honduras, a plane crash strands a young pilot, a woman named Jo, and the enigmatic Count Vacrini. As they flee through the dense wilderness, they face bloodsucking bats and a wary indigenous tribe—until Vacrini’s true nature as a necromancer is revealed. With danger mounting and the jungle closing in, the pilot must outwit a man who refuses to stay dead.

In the quiet hills of Yorkshire, a hunter picks up a silent traveler and offers him a ride—only to discover, the next day, that the man died just twenty-four hours prior. A chilling tale from *Web of Mystery #1* (1951), where old village beliefs about the soul’s return linger in the cold, still air.

In "The Lamenting Voice of the Bell," the tormented bell-caster Hans Walden, whose instruments sing with the voices of the dead, is undone by the haunting toll of the very bell he forged from his old friend. Written with chilling precision and illustrated with stark, expressive art, this 1951 tale from *Web of Mystery* unfolds in the shadow of a cursed craft, where every chime carries a whisper from beyond.