Journey into Fear #21

In "Horror in the Clock," a young woman grows increasingly unsettled by the strange, rhythmic pulse she swears she hears emanating from an antique grandfather clock she and her husband have purchased. As the ticking takes on a lifelike cadence and her mind begins to unravel, the man’s desperate attempt to destroy the clock ends in tragedy. When a mysterious stranger arrives at the scene, he reveals the clock’s chilling truth: within its case, the heart and brain of a malevolent ancestor remain, preserved and still active.

In "Grim Revenge," a mortician's greed spirals into a deadly betrayal when he murders his partner, a doctor involved in an illegal organ trafficking scheme. Haunted by the eyes of the dead he’s stolen, he flees into the street—only to be struck by a car and left blind, his fate a chilling echo of the lives he’s ruined.

In "Payoff for Evil," Amos Hatter takes on his late twin brother Carl’s life after murdering him, only to discover Carl wasn’t the carefree gambler he seemed—but a man entangled with dangerous forces from the underworld. As Amos struggles to maintain the deception, he begins to unravel the secrets Carl kept, facing threats that grow more personal with every step.

In "Curse of the Castle," cousins Dennis and Kathy arrive at their inherited estate, only to be warned by a ghost of a hidden treasure deep in the dungeon well—guarded by a flesh-eating demon. As tensions rise, Dennis makes a desperate choice that puts Kathy in mortal danger, but the true horror may be just beginning.