Out of the Night #7
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis is an anthology issue containing at least two stories. "The Curse of the Witch" features a woman named Linda Cameron who is doomed by a witch's curse to hunger for the man closest to her heart, manipulated by supernatural forces compelling her to kill him. "The Avenging Soul" concerns a brilliant young doctor named Stan Benson whose body is found dead in his laboratory; when reporters learn of his death, a colleague reveals that Benson had been working on a scientific experiment, and the story implies his soul or consciousness may seek revenge for the circumstances surrounding his demise.
When Linda and Paul Garrison's honeymoon in the Michigan woods turns tragic after a careless match ignites some witch-meal moss, Linda finds herself cursed by ancient witchcraft lore—compelled each midnight to transform and hunt down someone she loves. As the supernatural hunger grows stronger and more violent, Linda desperately tries to escape her terrible new nature, but the curse's grip only tightens with each passing night.
Gail Fleming's grief over her father's death is shaken further when his ghost appears to warn her that her fiancé Mark is only after her inheritance—but when Mark confronts the spectral visitor, nothing is quite as it seems. As suspicion tears Gail and Mark apart, a genuine supernatural force emerges to protect what matters most, revealing the true villain in their midst. This 1953 tale from Out of the Night explores whether the dead can return to guide the living, and at what cost.
Willie Barnes receives a mysterious lamp from his deceased Uncle Frank—a gift that grants his every wish through the magical being Bokor. As Willie amasses extraordinary wealth and power, he becomes consumed by greed and uses his newfound influence to dominate those around him, ignoring his uncle's warnings about the lamp's true purpose. When Uncle Frank's spirit emerges to confront him about his selfish desires, Willie refuses to change course, setting himself on a collision with fate.
When a decades-old feud between the Haver and Talbot families finally seems ready to end—thanks to Bill Haver and Grace Talbot's love for each other—Henry Talbot's deathbed blessing sets the stage for something far darker: the vengeful ghost of Silas Haver, dead nearly two decades, rises from his grave to finish what he started. Now Bill must race against time and supernatural forces to save the girl he loves from a curse that reaches beyond the grave itself.
When brilliant scientist Stan Benson attempts to resurrect his executed brother Gat using experimental science, he discovers too late that death has claimed more than just the body—the soul cannot be recaptured. Now a vengeful, soulless creature stalks the city, and Stan must turn to occult knowledge and make an unthinkable sacrifice to stop the monster he's created. Aided by Jean and Professor A.C. Kell, Stan races against time in this 1953 tale of science colliding with forces beyond mortal understanding.
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