Il Est Minuit... l'Heure des Sorcières #2

In "Un assassin habite en moi," Miles Canby is shaken by a chilling package containing bloodstained letters, leading him to suspect his partner Steve Riggs. As paranoia takes hold, the truth unravels into a dark duality—Steve’s own shadow self, a malevolent presence that acts in his sleep, may be the real killer. The story unfolds with a creeping dread, culminating in a fate sealed at midnight, when the hour of witches calls.

In "Un cri dans le grenier," a chilling suspense unfolds when Robbie’s parents grow uneasy about his baby-sitter, Mattie, after learning she’s escaped from a psychiatric facility. As they rush to her home, a sinister figure named Bruno emerges, demanding her return—only for the truth to unravel in a moment of terror at midnight, when the hour of the witches strikes.

In "Le visiteur nocturne," Jason and his wife Hester find themselves uneasy guardians of Johnny, an orphan they don’t care for. When Jason notices a missing cigar from his humidifier, Johnny claims he gave it to a friend—Mr. Morke—and bought a replacement. But the real shock comes when Jason sees Johnny vanish into the night with the mysterious man, leaving behind a thank-you note signed by Mr. Morke, dated precisely at midnight—the hour of witches.

In "Rire, c'est mourir," a young man named Chester Krohl, fed up with being mocked, seeks revenge through an unlikely alliance with his friend Higby and a dark, hidden confrérie. Led by Satan himself, Chester is initiated into the occult arts, tasked with infiltrating the town hall to threaten the mayor—only to witness a shocking twist that tests the true nature of his vengeance.

In "Gibier," a young fugitive fleeing the law for murders he may or may not have committed steals food to survive—only to be captured and sentenced to the ducking stool. As he struggles to free himself, his injuries draw the attention of a shark, striking at midnight, the hour when witches are said to stir.

In "La pendule s'arrêta," two young thugs, Jerry and Nick, take shelter in an old clockmaker’s shop during a storm, only to turn on their host in a brutal act of violence. As the clock strikes midnight, the old man’s curse begins to unfold—fate, it seems, has its own timepiece.

In "La porte du massacre," Jo is stalked by a green creature that only appears when he’s alone, driving him to the edge as the pursuit escalates into a terrifying face-to-face encounter. The story unfolds in tense, silent dread, with the typeset letters adding to the mounting unease.

In "La malédiction du capitaine," longtime friend and fellow navigator Lew Ross grows desperate under mounting debt to his companion Matt Cooper, whose affection for his beloved boat, Gladys, only deepens the rift. When Lew devises a cruel scheme to abandon Matt on a remote Hawaiian island teeming with lepers, he hopes to escape his troubles—only to find that Cooper sees through the ruse and survives. Forced to kill his friend himself, Lew is cursed: at midnight, the hour of witches, he will suffer a terrible skin affliction, a punishment he must bear for the rest of his days.

In "La fille qui rajeunissait," Sara celebrates her 21st birthday with her uncle Seth and aunt Pauline, who gift her a million-dollar check to secure her independence—on the condition she never marry her poor lover David. But as the days pass, Pauline and Seth grow terrified: each morning, Sara appears younger, her transformation spiraling into something impossible. By the fourth day, the baby she’s become vanishes—just as Sara, now in an airplane, laughs at their disbelief, revealing she’s been using four little girls to outwit them all and finally marry the man she loves.