Forbidden Worlds #27 (1954)

In the heart of the African jungle, explorers Philo Kendrick and Jeff Gullen follow a trail that leads them to a forbidden plateau where a meteor struck years ago, chasing rumors of missing colleague Maitland. As they navigate a landscape of bizarre, unsettling flora—some eerily resembling living creatures—they begin to question whether the jungle’s secrets are natural or something far more unnatural.

In the remote Brazilian jungle, a group of survivors from the crashed airliner AX-33 is haunted by a terrifying presence after the plane’s wreckage is discovered. As the sole remaining passenger, a young woman clings to life, recounting how the dead began to rise and follow her, driven by an ancient, malevolent force. With her strength fading and the jungle closing in, she faces an unimaginable fate as the line between life and the afterlife blurs.

When young Tommy Parker begins speaking to a mysterious presence in the supposedly haunted Dickinson mansion, his skeptical father, Robert, initially dismisses it as imagination—until a stormy night reveals the ghost, Uncle Henry, was real and had been warning Tommy of danger. As the boy’s quiet bond with the spirit unfolds, their secret connection proves vital when the ghost saves the family by alerting them to a collapsing dam. The story ends with the discovery of Old Henry Dickinson’s long-lost remains behind a wall, bringing closure to a century-old mystery.

In the shadow of a crumbling circus, the disgraced former star Walter Bascomb—now a forgotten geek—returns as a vengeful spirit, driven by years of humiliation and a cursed snakeskin that grants him the power to haunt the very performers who once mocked him. As a series of inexplicable accidents plague the carnival, fear spreads among the troupe, each one convinced they’re being tormented by the ghost of a man they thought was long dead.

In the midst of Mardi Gras chaos, a vampire slips into the crowd, drawn by the promise of a vulnerable victim—only to find himself unexpectedly pursued when a police officer, disguised as the very girl he targeted, turns the tables with a clever trap. As the night unfolds, the line between hunter and hunted blurs, leading to a tense showdown where a Robin Hood costume and a bow prove more deadly than fangs.