Weird Thrillers #4

Retired executioner Edouard Moulin, tormented by poverty and longing for his beloved guillotine, begins systematically beheading those he deems deserving of death—corrupt employers, greedy doctors, and politicians who've caused suffering. As Inspector Destin closes in on the vigilante killer, the case takes a dark turn that challenges the very nature of justice itself.

Dr. Mark Savant arrives on the planet Genero to investigate reports of human sacrifice, only to discover that the brutal rituals are orchestrated by the treacherous Grand Vizier Mago Sartorus, who manipulates King Gaarlo through false prophecies to maintain power. When Mago's forces capture Mona during a sacrificial ceremony meant to appease the Octeel—a terrifying creature dwelling in the water caverns—Dr. Savant must descend into the depths to rescue her and confront the monstrous threat that has held Genero in its grip.

Robert MacLoran arrives at his family's ancient Scottish castle on the eve of his twenty-first birthday, eager to claim his inheritance—but his Uncle Bruce, who's ruled the castle for twelve years, has other plans, and a sinister family legend about an unshed sword begins to take on terrifying urgency. When Duncan the servant warns of danger and strange accidents start closing in on Robert, he must uncover the truth before his uncle's ambitions become lethal.

In 1920 London, wealthy curio collector Gregory Harborough discovers a mysterious painting titled "Portrait of Death" in an antique shop—and is horrified to find his own face staring back at him. Tracking down the artist, Anton De Salvo, to demand answers, Harborough finds himself entangled in a web of dark secrets and supernatural foresight that will test the very limits of his control. A masterwork of twisted fate and artistic prophecy, "The Portrait of Death" asks whether destiny can truly be painted into being.

When a Tibetan bandit chief's broken leg is mended by medical missionary Dr. Gladys Cross, he swears an oath to protect her with a sacred relic—the severed eye and finger of a holy man. As Dr. Cross travels through dangerous territory in the months that follow, this mysterious talisman begins to work in her favor, warning her away from peril in the most uncanny ways. A tale of gratitude, mysticism, and the strange interventions of fate that span from Tibet to the far corners of the world.