Where Monsters Dwell #4

A nervous curio shop owner warns his customers about a stone statue said to be a thief frozen by Medusa, claiming the creature still waits behind a locked door in the shop. Though no one believes him, the air grows thick with unease as none dare test the door’s secrecy.

Rick Jordan stumbles upon a desperate note from a castaway on Midnight Island, only to find himself face-to-face with a mysterious ape creature. As an alien ship descends to reclaim its stranded passenger, Rick realizes the truth: the creature wasn't a monster, but a survivor — and the island's secret runs deeper than any castaway's plea.

Frank Savage stumbles into a valley where ancient trees whisper in a language not meant for human ears, their roots pulsing with a sinister intelligence. As the air thickens with alien pollen and the mountains themselves seem to watch, he must outrun a forest that dreams of conquering the world—before the earth itself erupts to stop it.

In "The Monster in My Cellar!", a science fiction writer’s wild imagination takes a terrifying turn when his latest story about a monstrous creature comes to life in his own home. Trapped in his cellar with the thing he conjured, he must use his mind to outthink a nightmare born from his own pages—before it consumes him.