Weird Terror #8

In "Blood of the Bat," a down-on-his-luck boxer desperate for a comeback turns to a mysterious serum made from bat blood—gaining astonishing strength and speed that propel him to championship glory. But as his victories mount, the price of his power begins to take a monstrous toll, twisting his body and mind in ways he never imagined.

In a crumbling slum house sealed shut by time and neglect, two desperate bank robbers break in seeking easy prey—only to find themselves trapped in a nightmare of their own making. The woman they assume is helpless is far from what she seems, and her parlor hides a hunger deeper than any they’ve known.

When Uncle Hugo arrives at his nephew Jim and his wife Nora's home, the wealthy curmudgeon has nothing but contempt for the couple and their young son Bobby—though the Winters family desperately hopes to stay in his good graces for the inheritance he's promised them. That night, Hugo discovers a deadly snake in his bedroom, and what begins as a tense standoff becomes a psychological battle that tests the old man's nerve to its breaking point. As paranoia and hypnotic terror grip him, Hugo's sanity unravels in the dark hours before dawn brings a shocking discovery.

In "The Improved Kiss," Baluk Khan, the ruthless Mongolian conqueror, lays waste to the village of Uzruk and claims the king’s daughter as his bride. As he leans in for the kiss, a chilling realization dawns—she is not the prize he imagined, but a vessel of something far more sinister.