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Web of Evil #11 (1954)
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In "The Moulder of Doom," sculptor Guy Morzat crafts eerily lifelike portraits—each one a preserved corpse encased in plaster. When he attempts to flee the town, the statues he’s created begin to move, turning his escape into a nightmare.
In "Buried Alive," stage magician Hugo, perpetually overshadowed by the legendary Great Carvel, plots a macabre rise to fame by faking his own death and burying himself alive—only to emerge and murder his rival. His assistant Pepe, meant to dig him up at the right moment, accidentally delays the rescue, leaving Hugo trapped beneath the earth with no way to escape.
In "The Monster They Couldn't Kill," Dr. Fry—once a man of science—has become something far beyond human, fueled by raw atomic energy and driven by an unstoppable hunger. As his rampage defies every effort to stop him, the line between creator and creation blurs in a chilling tale of ambition and consequence.
In "The Face from Hell," gambler Arthur Wells makes a devil's bargain after losing everything at the casino—his fortune, his name, and now his face. Stripped of his humanity and haunted by a satanic visage that repels all who see him, he pleads with the infernal force for one last chance: if his girlfriend June still loves him, he’ll be free. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, this chilling 1954 tale from *Web of Evil #11* explores the cost of desperation and the fragile line between redemption and damnation.