Web of Scares Special Collector's Edition #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Spell of the Hanging Tree," scientist Martin pushes the limits of human endurance with a high-G acceleration test, only to unleash a terrifying transformation on pilot Major Blake. As Blake becomes a monstrous being from another dimension, Martin must race against time to uncover the alien threat and stop their invasion—before Earth falls to forces beyond imagination. Illustrated by Louis Ravielli, this chilling tale blends scientific ambition with cosmic horror in a story that marks a pivotal moment in the series.
A young woman inherits a hauntingly beautiful violin carved from the wood of a long-dead hanging tree, its music echoing with a power that stirs something ancient within her. As she plays, the melody pulls her toward a transformation she can’t control—her body twisting into a creature of fang and fury. When the instrument is finally shattered, the magic ends, but not before leaving behind a silence heavier than any song.
In the shadowed hills of the English countryside, a werewolf terrorizes the night, leaving fear in its wake. A determined young constable, wary of the local legend surrounding Sir Langley, follows the trail—only to find the truth far stranger than the tale.
In the jungles of Sumatra, big game hunter Deerson ignores warnings about the "tiger people" and kills a noble tiger, beheading it as a trophy. Haunted by visions of a headless man and drawn back by a mysterious princess named Tigrina, he soon learns the jungle’s true cost—when Tigrina reveals her deadly truth, vengeance takes the form of a tigress.
In the fog-laced isolation of Misty Moors, newspaperman Dick Groom arrives to document Witchery Week, only to uncover a chilling legacy of fear. As the Duncan family falls victim to a curse tied to the moor’s forgotten witch, the last survivor, the young Dora, remains untouched—her survival a mystery wrapped in dread.
In "The Fiend from Outer Space," scientist Martin pushes the limits of human endurance with a gravity-testing machine—only to unleash a monstrous being from another dimension when pilot Major Blake is exposed to its extreme forces. As the creature begins to terrorize the world, Martin races to uncover the aliens’ true plan, facing a terrible choice that will demand the ultimate sacrifice.
In "Werewolf Blood on My Hands," London file clerk Gregory Cooper makes a desperate bid to join Scotland Yard—by becoming a werewolf himself to track a deadly South African beast. As the hunt turns personal, his transformation unleashes a bloodlust he can't control, leading to a brutal confrontation where loyalty and humanity collide.
In "Baffling Mysteries #11," Richard Lowell ventures to the abandoned mansion on the hill on Halloween night, drawn by the local legend of a witch said to haunt the grounds. When he captures a chilling image of her in his camera, the photograph becomes his only proof—though no one will believe him.
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