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Phantom Witch Doctor #1 (1952)

Avon · 1952 · 36 pages

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Contains 4 stories
The Phantom Witch Doctor
7 pp · horror-suspense
George Harcourt (British East Africa commissioner)Peter Harcourt (George's son)M'Basi (witch doctor)Naba (M'Basi's daughter)Bulo (African native)

In a tale of vengeance from beyond the grave, George’s ruthless murder of M'Basi and Naba for their ivory cache comes back to haunt him—twenty-five years later, the two men return as phantoms, their spectral presence poised to deliver a final, crushing retribution upon George’s son. Written with a chilling simplicity and rendered in stark, atmospheric art, this 1952 horror-suspense story lingers in the shadows, where guilt and legacy collide.

The Thing in the Mirror
6 pp · horror-suspense
James Crawford (wealthy, evil man)George Dana (scientist)Barbara Johnson (George's lover)

In "The Thing in the Mirror," a man haunted by a grotesque green monkey-like figure he sees only in reflections begins to unravel as the creature’s presence grows more real. As the line between reflection and reality blurs, the man’s torment culminates in a terrifying transformation that leaves him trapped in a new, monstrous form—later displayed as a sideshow spectacle at a traveling circus.

Death Came Dancing
6 pp · horror-suspense
George (ballet dancer)Cara (George's partner)Gloria (wealthy socialite)Mr. Montescu (ballet troupe manager)

In "Death Came Dancing," a haunting tale from Phantom Witch Doctor #1, George’s betrayal of Cara—his choice to marry Gloria—leads to a tragic end that echoes through time. Years later, at a lavish masked ball, Cara returns in a spectral form, her presence a chilling reminder of love lost and vengeance unspent, drawing George into a deadly dance he cannot escape.

Out of the Deep
6 pp · horror-suspense
Rigger HaleCharlie BlakeSkeleton Slave MenSkeleton Slave Master

In "Out of the Deep," two ruthless sailors, Rigger and Charlie, find themselves stranded on a cursed isle where ghostly skeleton slaves toil under a skeletal master. As the dead rise to claim them, their fate becomes entwined with the island’s ancient, merciless will—until the very ground beneath them erupts in ruin.

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