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Web of Evil #12 (1954)
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In "The Walking Dead," show promoter Carl Lamont ventures to a Caribbean island seeking the legendary giant zombie Zog, king of the undead, only to bring the creature back to the U.S. and display him in his circus. But when a loyal band of zombies follows him across the sea, terror spreads on the mainland—and Zog’s cage is soon broken open.
In "The Uninvited Corpse," Alice and her lover Guy thought they’d escaped justice after John Carlton’s murder—until his corpse returns, haunting them with a presence that turns their triumph into torment. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated by an unknown artist, this chilling 1954 tale from *Web of Evil* #12 unfolds with a quiet dread as the dead husband’s return unravels the fragile peace of his killers.
In "The Phantom Killer," a demolition crew sent to tear down a decaying playhouse of horror begins to vanish one by one, their fates tied to the building’s dark past. As the wrecking company’s executive, Weber, investigates the eerie deaths, he uncovers a sinister presence lurking within the ruins—leading to a final, explosive confrontation with the playhouse’s cursed legacy.
In the heart of the Amazon, the eccentric Dr. Death hoards a macabre collection of shrunken heads, his only companion a cunning monkey named Bola. When Guy and Marie arrive seeking Marie’s missing brother Frank, they uncover the doctor’s chilling secret—and must survive the jungle’s most dangerous predator.