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Adventures into the Unknown #4 (1949)
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In "Giants of the Unknown," Egyptologist Tom Andrews and his team uncover a colossal mummy in a forgotten tomb, awakening El-Rano—a being of a lost, godlike race whose advanced knowledge once shaped ancient Egyptian civilization. As the expedition grapples with the truth of their discovery, they face the unsettling realization that the past was far stranger than history records.
John Abbott, a new insurance salesman, is sent to the Macleish Construction Company—only to find the building has no such tenant and no thirteenth floor. When he’s mysteriously led to Room 1313 by an elevator operator, he meets a reclusive man named Casper Macleish and his striking secretary, Ellen Rogers, whose strange warning sets his nerves on edge. As the building’s eerie silence and shifting architecture begin to unravel his sense of reality, Abbott is haunted by a looming figure named Gregory and a growing dread that he may not be the first to enter Room 1313.
Jo, a woman claiming descent from the long-lost Margaret Anders, arrives at Lawrence Manor to claim her inheritance after the reading of Joseph Lawrence’s will. As tensions rise among the family members, Jo begins experiencing vivid, disorienting visions that pull her into the past—leading her to confront a haunting mystery tied to her own identity and a wedding she never lived.
In "The Women Wore Black," two fugitives flee the law after a violent robbery, only to become prey themselves when a vengeful Gypsy elder curses them for murdering two young women. Haunted by the spirits of their victims, they seek shelter in an abandoned house—where the past refuses to stay buried. The story unfolds with a chilling sense of inevitability, as guilt and retribution close in.