Boris Karloff Thriller #2

In "Blind Man's Bluff," reckless racer Buzz Murphy’s fatal drive takes a supernatural turn when the ghost of his crashed rival, Jim Blake, reappears—driving a spectral red car—on the very track where their rivalry ended in tragedy. As Buzz speeds toward a final reckoning, the line between guilt and vengeance blurs in a chilling twist of fate.

In "The Dreamer," Mark Pearson seeks help from psychiatrist Dr. Korvo after waking from a haunting nightmare of a sinking ship—only to find himself trapped in a memory he can't trust. As hypnosis unravels his past, he relives a fateful voyage where he was a passenger deeply involved with a woman named Diane, blurring the line between past and present. The story lingers in that unsettling space where reality and dream begin to twist, leaving the reader questioning what’s real—just as Mark does.

In "The Smiling Cavalier," Laurie Callan finds herself drawn again and again to the mysterious 17th-century painting that haunts her sketches—until one night, when the museum closes and the artwork itself stirs to life. As the Smiling Cavalier and his painted companions come after her in the silent halls, Laurie’s only escape leads her to a night guard whose face bears an uncanny resemblance to the painting’s subject.

In "The Island," bank employee Cecil Matthews flees his mundane life with a stolen fortune, chasing a dream of isolation on the remote Papinee, a place he’s read about in an old travel book. His escape takes a deadly turn when he hijacks a mail plane to reach the island, only to discover its eerie emptiness hides a far more dangerous secret.

In "The Devil's Armchair," Martha Harris’s thoughtful birthday gift for her husband takes a chilling turn when the antique chair begins to punish anyone who sits in it—except him. As she investigates its dark past, she learns it was once used by a scorned man named Jean Maraque to kill a woman who rejected him, and now the chair seems determined to claim another victim.

In "Find the Traitor," General Luis Amendez—ruler of a city where fear silences the streets—receives a chilling letter demanding his death and the people's freedom. As he orders the police to hunt down the mysterious writer, the truth unravels in a twist that forces them to confront a secret only he can know.

In "The Black Pit," Mort Fallon sets out to document the 10th anniversary of a tragic mine collapse, guided by Jamie Walsh, a man whose reluctant agreement comes only after a $100 offer. As they near the site, eerie whispers echo through the tunnels—tommyknockers, the restless spirits of the dead miners, warning them to turn back.

In "A Very Strange Burial," the sudden death of Sydney Clybourne on a city street leads police to a mysterious book found on his person—a tale from his past in Tanganyika. There, during a safari with Malcolm Billings, Sydney had heard whispers of a bizarre ritual tied to the death of a tribal chief, a story that now feels far too real.