Weird #4

In the shadowed aftermath of a shipwreck, Harle Frier—once a man, now bound by a monstrous hunger—returns to the world he abandoned. Haunted by his past and driven by a curse that turns him to beast, he must feed his hunger in secret, evading capture as he stalks the city’s edges. When a desperate act leads to a deadly confrontation in the park, his fate hangs in the balance.

In the shadow of a conquered village, Baluk Khan—ruthless Mongolian conqueror—claims the king’s daughter as his bride, his victory sweet with blood and power. As he leans in to kiss her, a chilling horror stirs: her skin pulses with plague flies, and the air itself seems to twist with unseen menace.

Under the shadow of a solar eclipse in Mongolia, a desperate expedition stumbles upon the ancient, undead Khan Tatra Magis and his spectral horde of riding Mongol zombies—awakened by the celestial darkness and hungry for the living.

In "Fear of the Witch," Richard, still grieving his late fiancée Beth, begins a new life with his wife Janet—until strange nights begin to unfold. Janet awakens each evening with Beth’s presence, her spirit returning in the dark while her daytime self remains unchanged. Torn between two women, Richard seeks a way to escape the haunting cycle, leading him to a desperate plan: a remote assignment at the North Pole, where the extremes of light and darkness might finally bring peace.