Adventures into the Unknown #36 (1952)

In the eerie aftermath of a disturbing art exhibit, critic James Otis becomes obsessed with the terrifying paintings of an unknown artist named Natas, whose work seems to awaken a malevolent force. When a chilling portrait arrives at his door and he’s attacked by a creature from one of the paintings, Jim must confront the horrifying truth behind the art—and the deadly power it holds.

In the eerie tale "Twin of Terror," Dr. Waldo Hamilton is drawn into the chilling mystery of Guy Hartley, a man whose wife claims he harbors two spirits—one kind, one monstrously evil—warring for control of his body. As the doctor investigates, he uncovers a supernatural origin tied to a long-buried secret of twin spirits, one born from a tragic birth and now locked in a deadly struggle with the living twin.

In the shadow of the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, the ghost of President McKinley is said to return each September 6th, reliving the moment of his assassination by Leon Czolgosz. Witnesses claim to see the spectral president reenact his final moments, doubling over in pain before vanishing—just as he did in life.

In the frozen wilderness of northwest Canada, pilot Fred and his passenger Linda are forced to abandon their plane during a storm, stumbling through snow-laden woods where eerie footprints and unnatural silence hint at something far more dangerous than isolation. As they follow the tracks of a mysterious figure, they begin to suspect they’re being drawn into a trap—only to realize the true horror lies not in the wilds, but in the frozen village they’ve reached, where every cabin door slowly opens to reveal pale, terrified faces that may not be human.

In the remote Vulture Mountains of Arizona, prospectors George Harris and Prescott stumble upon the abandoned ghost town of Lead City, unaware that its buried outlaws have been reanimated by a mysterious force. As Harris investigates the eerie town, he discovers the spectral outlaws are alive and thriving—unkillable, but restless—until he devises a plan to rally the town’s long-dead lawmen to restore order.