Haunted Thrills #12

In 1703 on Tortuga, Governor Sir Giles Romney discovers his wife's affair with his secretary John Burton and exacts a cruel revenge using the island's most brutal execution method—giant crabs that devour their victims on the beach. When a chance encounter during a pirate battle leaves Sir Giles himself trapped and helpless on that same bloody shore, his wronged wife finally has the opportunity to decide his fate. Love, betrayal, and the turning wheel of vengeance collide in this tale of tropical horror where the hunter becomes the hunted.

When a patrol in the Korean hills draws fire, Lieutenant Ben Murphy faces an escalating nightmare: his men are pinned down by enemy forces determined to blow the bridge and trap Allied troops on the other side. With dwindling ammunition, mounting casualties, and enemy tanks closing in, Murphy must find a way to hold the bridge at all costs—even as the odds stack impossibly against him. This is the harrowing true test of courage that will earn him a Silver Star, though the cost weighs heavily on his conscience.

Biff Johnson, a wisecracking office prankster, gets fired after one too many practical jokes lands on his boss—but his fortunes change when he inherits a castle in Spain, Maryland, from his late uncle. His luck takes a sinister turn when he arrives at the decrepit mansion and encounters the Cruel Cavalier, a vengeful ghost who's been replaying an old murder for centuries and has no patience for Biff's jokes. As midnight strikes and the phantom's rapier comes into play, Biff must use every trick in his prankster's arsenal to survive the night.

A ghost writer chasing a story about a political prisoner in the Central American republic of Anchuria finds himself caught in a web of voodoo sorcery when he discovers that the dictator Ortego has seized power through dark magic—and Elena Rubio, the woman meant to help him, leads him straight into a trap. Racing against a voodoo curse and the dictator's followers, our protagonist must navigate treachery, ancient ritual, and the terrifying question of whether he can survive the forces he's unleashed.