Chilling Tales #16

When Fleete drunkenly desecrates the temple of Hanuman in Rangoon, a hideous leper known as the Silver Man marks him with a supernatural curse during a violent encounter. Back at Strickland's house, Fleete's behavior grows increasingly bestial—his hunger becomes ravenous, animals flee in terror from his presence, and a strange mark on his chest darkens ominously. As night falls and the transformation accelerates, the two friends must confront whether any force on earth can save their companion from whatever unholy fate the Silver Man has unleashed upon him.

In the wild Carpathian mountains centuries ago, a dying man curses his killer with an ancient hex—a stallion that will bring doom upon the House of Metzengerstein. Fast forward to the present day, and Baron Frederik inherits not only his family's ancestral hatred of the Berliftzings but also their accumulated madness, leading him down a dark path of violence and obsession with a mysterious horse that arrives under terrible circumstances. As Frederik's grip on sanity slips away, the line between curse and consequence grows dangerously thin.

In "The Creeping Hand," Greer Fallon trades his soul for fame and fortune, receiving a mysterious severed hand that obeys his every command. At first, he uses it to paint masterpieces that bring him wealth and acclaim, but soon the hand begins to act on its own—killing without his orders.