The Beyond #24 (1954)

In "Step into My Empty Shroud," gangster Reynolds faces his final moment in the electric chair, only to awaken in a graveyard where the dead walk and the air hums with hollow whispers. As he fights through a sea of silent, skeletal figures, his defiance crumbles beneath the weight of a truth he can no longer deny. The story, lettered with sharp precision by Leroy, unfolds in stark, haunting silence.

In "These, My Hands of Doom," Cosmos—a tormented sculptor whose art goes unnoticed—makes a desperate pact with the devil, gaining the power to turn anything he touches to stone. But when his protective gloves are lost, his curse begins to consume him, turning even his own hands into cold, unyielding stone.

In the eerie halls of a Scottish highland castle, Sir Paul Forbes inherits more than land—he inherits a curse. When he rashly burns a portrait that speaks with the voice of his long-dead ancestor, the consequences are immediate and deadly. The story unfolds with chilling precision, its haunting tone underscored by the stark, typeset letters of Leroy.

In "Lair of the Black Widow," scientist Lucas is transformed after a deadly spider bite, forced to confront his own monstrous evolution as he struggles to retain his humanity. Hunted by the police and a terrifying giant female spider, Lucas races through the shadows, his mind and body unraveling.

In the shadowy world of a traveling carnival, Myrt and Pete Fabian perform under the guise of entertainers—until their dark secret begins to haunt them. When one of their victims returns as Dume, a talking skull with a voice from beyond, the line between performer and prey blurs. The Fabians soon learn that some secrets are better left buried.