Das Monster von Frankenstein #17

In "... und treibet mit Entsetzen Scherz!", the Frankenstein Monster clashes with the Night-Creature in a violent confrontation that ends in tragedy with the death of Janice Caccone. As the aftermath unfolds, Steven Caccone flees from the police only to be captured alongside the Monster by the enigmatic Cardinal.

In "Ich höre dich denken!", a world irrevocably changed by the first atomic bomb sees children born with the uncanny ability to hear thoughts—turning them into tools of national defense during the Cold War. As the government recruits these gifted youths for covert operations, one young girl begins to hear something far more unsettling than secrets: a voice that doesn’t belong to anyone she knows.

In "Nehmen sie Platz," a furniture maker's quiet workshop becomes the unlikely stage for a bizarre clash of worlds when his attempt to outdo a rival chair producer leads him to uncover a shocking truth: the rival is an alien using his craft to build robotic spies among humans. The line between craftsmanship and conspiracy blurs as the man discovers his rival’s designs are far more than mere furniture.

In "Torkler von den Sternen!", a desperate writer’s obsession with an ancient, forbidden book of magic drives him to murder its keeper—only to unleash a cosmic horror when he finally deciphers its secrets. As the lines between reality and the void begin to fray, the price of forbidden knowledge proves far greater than he ever imagined.