Crypt of Horror #27

In "The Stranger in Studio X," a chilling figure in dark glasses appears unannounced at a radio station, claiming to know the details of impending tragedies. When he warns DJ Don Creighton that his home has burned down and his family is dying, the man’s words prove terrifyingly accurate—only to end in a sudden, fatal accident.

In the isolated town of Mossy Glen, a violent past resurfaces with every storm. After John Unter is struck dead by lightning, his vengeful spirit returns—awakening as a ghoulish monster during thunderstorms, hunting those who once feared him.

In "The Black Flame," a detective journeys from the U.S. to Haiti after a wave of zombies emerges, seeking answers in the island’s shadowed folklore. When his girlfriend warns the commissioner of the truth, she unwittingly exposes a conspiracy that turns the very man meant to protect them into a pawn of the undead.

When the reclusive Gabriel Green discovers the cursed Trumpet of Doom, he unleashes a horde of the undead to purge the city of sinners—only to face a mysterious figure who may be the only one capable of stopping the apocalypse he’s set in motion.

When the curse of Blackmoor Manor claims another victim from the Driscoll family, Mike Ordway must unravel the truth behind the yearly rampage of the hunchback, even as his own family—Dean and Betty—stand in the shadow of the manor’s dark legacy. With Colonel Driscoll’s past tied to the estate’s secrets, Mike races to uncover what binds the curse to the moors before the next toll of midnight.

"null" presents a chillingly mundane meditation on forgotten origins, weaving together eerie snippets of history and language—like the blindfolded judges of ancient Egypt, the fur slipper of Cinderella’s first telling, and the sudden death of herring out of water—each fact a quiet ghost in the machine of meaning.

In "Frigid Fear!", Wanda’s greed leads her to betray Hubert, a wealthy man whose cold heart matches the icy vault he traps her in. With no mercy and a history of discarded lovers, Hubert’s chilling fate awaits her—and the frozen silence of the vault holds secrets far older than her betrayal.

In "Death is the Jury!", a man haunted by a fatal hit-and-run finds himself trapped in a terrifying loop when the same victim reappears—first as a corpse, then as a ghostly figure. After fleeing the scene, he’s tormented by guilt and the impossible recurrence of the same man, only to be dismissed as mad when he confesses. Driven to end the cycle, he attempts suicide by walking into traffic—only to meet his own death in a final, grim twist.

In "Dying Is So Contagious," Professor Homer Kelsey, a man obsessed with the final moments of life, turns his home into a macabre theater where he observes the slow demise of his guests. When two desperate robbers, Slugger and Myrtle, break in, they become unwilling participants in his chilling experiment—only to find themselves trapped in a game where survival is a fleeting illusion.

Luke Bramby stumbles upon a mysterious black box that grants wishes—but only when he lies. As he tests its power, the truth begins to unravel in ways he never expected. The moment he opens it, the price of his deception becomes horrifyingly clear.

In "Wheel of Terror," a masked figure in a satanic guise pulls off a daring bank heist, sending Inspector Curan and his son Marty on a twisted trail. As the investigation unfolds, the line between identity and deception begins to blur—especially when the bank’s director and his twin brother are revealed to be locked in a deadly game of mirrors.

In a remote African estate, a desperate planter agrees to a chilling bargain: trade his corpse for a cure for his wife, Alice, who needs surgery in England. When she returns healed but entangled with the doctor who financed her treatment, old wounds reopen—both literal and moral. As secrets fester and betrayal takes hold, a deadly game of vengeance unfolds, where every choice carries a price.

Sylvia Brewster’s evening with Doctor Tony Austin takes a sudden turn when a last-minute house call leads them to the isolated Sheridan home, caught in the grip of a raging storm. Trapped inside with Bart Sheridan and his unsettling household, Sylvia begins to uncover a secret that blurs the line between fear and fascination.

In a dimly lit rooming house, a thief finds himself unnerved by an unsettling new roommate—a psychologist who quietly sets a trap using a mirror hidden in the bottom of a trunk, designed to confront the thief with his own reflection and the weight of his guilt. The story unfolds with quiet dread, as the line between reality and psychological torment begins to blur.