Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery #3
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Sea, Number 11: Plants of the Coral Reef," a haunting tale from Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery #3 (1963), young Pablo and Zilma flee their tribe after the witch doctor turns the villagers against them, using dark magic to blame Pablo for spreading sickness. As tensions rise and the line between fear and reality blurs, the island’s secrets—both natural and supernatural—begin to surface. With evocative art by Mike Sekowsky and Mike Peppe, and a moody cover by George Wilson, this eerie story blends tribal mystery with the unknown depths of the coral reef.
When a string of mysterious deaths links back to a famed Aztec Ring, Jo—daughter of the first victim, John Ruskin—finds herself caught in a chilling pattern. As each new owner meets a grim end, she races to uncover the truth before the ring claims her too. The twist? The ring everyone feared was never real.
In "Jonah," James Bartley’s life takes a terrifying turn when he’s swallowed by a whale and survives—though the ordeal leaves him nearly blind, hairless, and with pale skin. Years later, he’s a reclusive cobbler, trying to leave his past behind, but the memories of the deep still haunt him.
In "Night Caller," Jo, a young woman caught in the grip of ancient fears, finds herself hunted by a shadowy presence no one can see. When the witch doctor turns the tribe against her lover Pablo, the two flee into the jungle, where voodoo and desperation collide. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated by an unknown artist, this chilling tale from Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery #3 unfolds with a creeping dread, leaving the line between curse and coincidence dangerously blurred.
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Reprinted in Domingos Alegres #510 (1964), Mystery Comics Digest #8 (1972), Mystery Comics Digest #11 (1973), Mystery Comics Digest #20 (1974), Mystery Comics Digest #26 (1975), Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery Archives #1 (2009), Gespenster Geschichten #104, Gespenster Geschichten #105, Gespenster Geschichten #131
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