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Forbidden Worlds #33 (1954)
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In the sweltering shadows of a Southern swamp, escaped convict Latham stumbles upon a mysterious woman named Jenanne who shelters him from the law. As he begins to trust her, strange whispers and hidden truths start to surface—until he learns the shocking secret of her true nature.
In "The Stone Face," greedy sailor Moran ventures to a remote island seeking a legendary treasure hidden within the cavernous mouth of a massive stone skull on a mountain peak. When the native people refuse to reveal its location, his greed turns deadly—leading to a violent act that seals his fate. As he finally enters the cave, the skull's jaws close behind him, trapping him in a grim end to his ruthless quest.
In "The Corpse That Lived!" from Forbidden Worlds #33 (1954), a dying scientist’s desperate request to preserve his mind sets off a chilling chain of events. When his assistant Paul follows through, the damaged brain awakens with a malevolent will—and uses the corpse of its former owner to carry out a series of murders through sheer telepathic command.
In "Wheel of Fortune," Edgar Rame's greed leads him to steal a cursed spinning wheel from an old woman who warns him of its evil. With the wheel's power, he and his wife Gerda become intangible spirits, free to move unseen—but their newfound freedom comes at a terrible cost when a fire destroys the wheel, trapping them forever in ghostly form.