Creepy Worlds #216

In the wake of a mysterious brain seizure, John Colby awakens to find his body miraculously healed and his wife Edith stunned by impossible changes in their home. As he recounts vivid, surreal memories of a hidden world where wishes manifest as reality, the line between hallucination and truth begins to blur. The story leaves readers wondering whether Colby’s experience was a delusion—or a glimpse into a reality where dreams can be lived.

In "Pie in the Sky!", a weary private investigator stumbles upon a hidden world shaped like a giant pie floating in the sky—where lost souls find their deepest dreams realized. As he uncovers the truth behind the alien caretakers and their mysterious sanctuary, he must decide whether to stay or return to a reality that feels increasingly hollow.

Kurt Andrews, an archaeological explorer, travels to Syria to investigate the legend of the Lion with a Man's Head, a creature feared for centuries. After hearing a tale of Princess Astarella, Prince Rolbana, and the mysterious Volero, Kurt searches for proof, uncovering a broken sword and human remains beneath a petrified tree—evidence that may connect to the ancient myth.

When a series of bizarre and terrifying events plague Everson Batteries, Inc., the company’s executives grow desperate—especially after the plant’s foreman, Jim Morse, is found dead under mysterious circumstances. The eerie occurrences point to a vengeful spirit tied to Morse’s past, but the truth behind the haunting remains shrouded in fear and suspicion. As the company brings in Floyd Ferguson, a self-proclaimed ghost breaker, to end the terror, the line between science and the supernatural begins to blur.

Ophelia Dusenberry and her fellow members of the North Anson Society for Psychic Research venture into the allegedly haunted Ghastly Grange to prove the existence of the Grisly Ghost, braving eerie encounters and supernatural oddities—only to find themselves caught in a series of bizarre events that blur the line between fear and something far more personal.

In the heart of the African jungle, professional hunter Pete Donegar and his companion Walter Matthews are stalked by a colossal, seemingly impossible elephant—only to discover the creature is a lifelike mechanical disguise concealing a mysterious, otherworldly being. As they follow its trail, uncovering photographs and a strange metal box filled with surveillance images, they realize they’ve stumbled upon something far more dangerous than a wild animal: a hidden intelligence with plans far beyond the natural world.

In the dusty ruins of an ancient Egyptian temple, Egyptologists Pete Murray and Rod Emmons stumble upon a mysterious wand that promises power—but when they’re trapped by its magic, they must undo its effects to escape. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated by an unknown artist, "The Wizard's Wand!" is a brief, spellbinding tale of temptation, consequence, and the price of forgotten wonders.