Weird Terror #12

A widower's peaceful winter shatters when a mysterious stranger named Arthur Warren arrives at his door during a terrible storm, and the charming visitor soon captivates his daughter Genevieve—only for her to fall mysteriously ill and die within a fortnight. As more young women in the village of Intervale sicken and perish from the same inexplicable ailment, an investigator arrives with a chilling theory about Warren's true nature and a desperate plan to stop him. This 1954 tale of supernatural terror explores whether superstition and ancient evil can flourish even in the modern age.

Whitey Anderson joins Dr. Charles Thurgood on an archaeological expedition into Central America, but his greed gets the better of him when he discovers an ancient sacrificial site—and a dark secret. After a turn of events leaves him stranded, Whitey finds himself declared the chosen husband of the jungle queen Taka, living a life of luxury he never imagined. But as boredom sets in and thoughts of hidden treasure consume him, Whitey's ambition leads him deeper into the jungle and its ancient, mysterious powers.

A hard-nosed cop named Corrigan fights crime with an iron fist—but his one weakness is his soft spot for the neighborhood kids under his watch. When one of those boys turns to crime and a jewel heist goes fatally wrong, Corrigan's death sets off a chain of shocking revelations that will test everything Danny O'Hara believes about his fallen mentor. This 1954 tale spins a haunting mystery around loyalty, redemption, and a cop's duty that reaches beyond the grave.

In "China Doll," Herr Bosz, a seemingly respectable owner of a reducing salon, harbors a chilling secret: his clients don’t just lose weight—they vanish, replaced by delicate porcelain statues shipped to Dresden. As a young woman visits his establishment, the line between beauty and horror blurs, and the air grows thick with the quiet dread of a transformation that goes far beyond the skin.