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In "Avery and the Goblins," old prospector Avery Calhoun ventures into a decaying castle, drawn by rumors of hidden wealth—only to find himself surrounded by a clan of goblins who hoard more than gold. As he navigates the crumbling halls, every step closer to the treasure brings a deeper sense of dread, and the silence grows heavier with each passing moment.

In "Rumpelstiltskin," Steve Ditko crafts a chilling tale of ancient dread, where a desperate miller’s daughter is lured by a sinister bargain. As the demon Rumpelstiltskin seeks to claim her skin for a grotesque ritual, the line between fate and fear begins to blur.

In "The Evil Eye!", Warren Cairo’s murderous intentions toward his wife Gerda take a horrifying turn when her hidden witchcraft turns the tables. As Cairo’s plot unravels, he’s branded, drowned, and consumed by rats—his fate sealed by forces he never understood.

In "Day of Reckoning!", three sailors seal their fate by murdering shipbuilder Jezab Grimm and locking him away on his own ship, the Mermaid. Years later, the Mermaid returns, a ghostly vessel driven by vengeance, hunting down each of its former crew with relentless precision.

In "Comeback!", Flexo the rubber man finds himself trapped in a twisted game of revenge when the snake lady Satana, seemingly dead, rises again to confront him at the carnival where he betrayed her. As the night unfolds beneath flickering lights and shadowed tents, the line between performer and prey blurs in a tale of guilt and retribution.

In "If Looks Could Kill!", surgeon Gustave Savage is abducted by the hypnotist Merlin, leading to a violent struggle that leaves the doctor blind—until he transplants Merlin’s eyes and regains his sight. But now, every glance he casts carries a deadly power, turning his very gaze into a weapon.

In "A Dreamer's World," a test pilot awakens to find a Viking sailor and a young woman waiting outside his cockpit—only to be told he’s entered a realm where the dead linger as dreams. When the woman insists she’s not dead, the pilot realizes she may be trapped in the real world, and he rushes to save her. As the line between dream and reality blurs, their fates become entwined in a moment that defies both time and death.