Out of the Shadows #10

When Elmer Grimes discovers an ancient bottle containing the vengeful spirit of a pirate cursed to destroy the enemies of his bloodline, he sees a chance to strike back at those who've humiliated him—his coworker Bill Stone and the woman he loves, Alice Dale. But as the supernatural executioner fulfills his dark purpose, Elmer begins to realize the terrible price of unleashing hatred, and that his own worst enemy may be closer than he thinks.

Four students gather in a darkened library at Corpus Christi College in October 1905, hoping for a quiet night of study—but matches refuse to burn, the temperature plummets, and something monstrous waits in the shadows, half-glimpsed in the pale moonlight. When a neighbor's curiosity about the reclusive Grant sisters leads him to their house, he uncovers a secret so terrible that it seals the fates of everyone involved, including his own wife's greed-driven scheming. "Room of Terror" is a chilling tale of supernatural pacts, sibling devotion beyond the grave, and the deadly price of prying into mysteries meant to stay buried.

In "’Til Death Do Us Part," a meek husband ventures into the eerie estate of two reclusive sisters, drawn by his domineering wife’s curiosity. What begins as a simple inquiry spirals into a chilling revelation, exposing a secret that unravels lives with quiet, relentless dread.

In "The Corpse That Lived!", a woman buried with her jewels stirs back to life when grave robbers open her coffin—only to awaken to a second chance at life. Based on a real-life tale linked to the mother of novelist Sir Walter Scott, the story unfolds with eerie plausibility, blending mystery and the macabre in a haunting, true-seeming account.

A writer seeking solitude in a notoriously haunted Athenian mansion encounters the phantom that gives the house its grim reputation—a spectral figure dragging chains through the corridors. When the apparition leads him to a hidden garden spot and vanishes, the writer's investigation uncovers the tragic truth buried beneath the soil for centuries.