Adventures into the Unknown #31 (1952)

In a dusty curiosity shop, a man buys a cursed tribal mask, unaware of its deadly history. When the mask resurfaces at a nightclub during a dancer’s eerie performance, the terrifying spirit of Mumbo awakens—haunting those connected to its ancient curse.

Betty, a radio technician, ventures to the eerie Moonlight Ridge to retrieve a tape recorder set to capture nighttime sounds, only to find strange clawed footprints and hear a terrifying howl that seems to echo from beyond. As she plays back the recording, a chilling voice rises from the tape, and she begins to suspect the supernatural is at work—especially when she sees a ghostly figure that bears her own face.

Professor Donald Clark, a scholar of the supernatural, is called to the Cartwright ranch after a series of unexplained cattle deaths. As he investigates, he encounters a sinister black forest that seems to defy nature, pulsing with eerie lights and unnatural dread, while the rancher’s daughter, Donna, warns him of an ancient evil that refuses to be tamed.

In "The Devil's Pact," John Blade, desperate and cornered by debt, strikes a terrifying bargain with the Devil for money—his soul in five years. When the reckoning arrives, he and his son Bob flee to a church, seeking refuge in its sacred walls. The story's quiet tension builds as faith and fear collide in a moment that could break the pact forever.

In 1665, Lord Jeffrey Craven, the most flamboyant dandy in England, built a grand estate near Coxwell where he hosted lavish parties until his fortune vanished. Now, decades after his death in 1669, his ghost is said to wander the road near Ashdowne House, still dressed in his finery, raising a toast to unseen guests and haunting the empty banquet hall.

In the heart of the West African jungle, a reckless safari leader’s disregard for local sacred laws awakens the vengeful spirit of Ukpong, unleashing a terrifying curse that binds his companion’s soul to a wild lion. As the man’s mind fractures between human and beast, he is hunted by his own primal instincts—until a shocking reunion with the lion reveals a bond deeper than blood.