Historias Fantásticas #4
"El fatídico dado" delivers a chilling sci-fi twist in this 1958 gem from Historias Fantásticas #4, where a gambler’s chance encounter with a mysterious man and his otherworldly dice spirals into a night of escalating dread. Written by George Kashdan and illustrated by Bernard Baily, the story unfolds with eerie precision as Harvey Hacker’s curiosity turns to terror when the dice begin to grow—only to realize the true danger lies in his own shrinking world. Leonard Starr’s striking cover captures the story’s unsettling tone, making this a standout entry in the early Latin American horror anthology.
In "El fatídico dado," Harvey Hacker stumbles upon a mysterious gambler whose self-made dice—crafted from a meteor—guarantee victory. After stealing one following a car crash near an atomic station, Hacker awakens to find the cube growing unnaturally fast, trapping him in a house that seems to shrink around him. As scientists from the station arrive, he begins to grasp the terrifying truth: it’s not the dice that’s changing, but he and his surroundings.
In "El día en que nadie murió," Dr. Tom Morgan faces his first surgery with mounting anxiety—until he encounters an unsettling stranger who seems to guarantee no one will die. When the man vanishes just as the operating room lights dim, Tom realizes too late that the stranger wasn’t just a calming presence: he was Death himself, and his vacation has ended.
In "El hombre que comía fuego," Tommy Briggs stumbles upon a chilling secret: Edward Hermes, the quiet man from Mercury, is no ordinary visitor, but an alien agent sent to Earth to pave the way for an invasion. With help from his father and a surprising ally in the Statue of Liberty, Tommy races to stop the plan before it’s too late.
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