Do You Believe in Nightmares #2

A brilliant biochemist's triumphant completion of his cell growth accelerator serum turns to nightmare when exhaustion causes him to spill the formula on an ant—which begins growing to monstrous proportions. George Hutchins flees in terror through the night, desperately trying to outrun the ever-enlarging creature, only to find himself at the mercy of forces beyond his control. Haunted by what he's unleashed on the world, he's left forever changed by the horrors of that fateful evening.

A working man named Perkins discovers his bedridden son Timmy possesses an extraordinary power—the ability to teleport objects through sheer will. When Perkins's ruthless boss learns of this gift, he offers to fund the surgery that could let Timmy walk again, but only in exchange for exclusive rights to exploit the boy's abilities for profit. As Timmy recovers and takes his first steps, a troubling question emerges: will his miraculous power survive now that he no longer needs it to compensate for his disability?

A man's scheme to poison his wealthy half-brother unravels in the most poetic way when his own trap catches him instead—but the twist of conscience that follows cuts deeper than any poison ever could. This nasty little tale of greed and guilt proves that sometimes the mind punishes us far more cruelly than any plan gone wrong.

Tom Mulford sneaks into his uncle's mansion to crack open a wall safe, certain he's alone—but an overwhelming, ice-cold certainty that *someone* is watching him begins to grip his mind. As his trembling fingers hover over the final combination number, fear paralyzes him, and he's forced to confront what's really stalking him in that darkened room.

A mysterious chubby stranger materializes on a train bound for Bellmore, leaving witnesses baffled by his impossible feats—walking through solid walls, vanishing without a trace. When he crosses paths with George Lipton, a desperate man planning to steal from his employer, the stranger sets in motion a supernatural reckoning that forces George to confront the true cost of his intended crime. As the enigmatic visitor disappears as mysteriously as he arrived, George is left with three burning questions about his mysterious savior's identity and purpose.

Alice Grenfell desperately tries to warn everyone that her brother Tom has been possessed by beings from another dimension bent on invading Earth—but no one believes her story, not the police, not even her own husband. As Alice languishes in an asylum, she clings to the hope that someone, anyone, will listen before the creatures complete their sinister plan.