Strange Fantasy #5
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Witch's Brand" delivers a chilling twist on ambition and fate in this 1953 tale from the Iger Shop, where a man's joy at his boss's death turns to horror when he dances on the grave—only to be buried alive by the very stone he mocked. A stark, haunting story illustrated with stark precision by the Iger Shop, its cover by the same team captures the grim finality of the moment.
In "Witch's Brand," Sylvia Benton inherits a mysterious locket from a long-dead witch, unaware that its power will awaken a darker side within her. As her personality shifts and she commits terrible acts—killing her dog, poisoning her husband—her descent into evil draws the attention of a witch hunter from England, who knows how to stop her.
When Marge’s marriage to Ted begins to crumble, she stumbles upon a magical ring and makes a desperate wish after learning of his death. Horrified by what she’s done, she calls back the wish—but Ted returns, not as he was, but as a walking corpse.
In "Cadaver's Revenge," Martin Jacoby’s joy at his boss’s death turns to horror when his celebration at the graveside ends in a chilling, sudden fall—only to be crushed beneath the very stone he mocked. The story unfolds with a quiet dread, where a moment of triumph spirals into a grim, unexpected fate.
Trudy’s fascination with a museum mummy takes a terrifying turn when she’s pulled into ancient Egypt—where she awakens as the mysterious queen Ozarb, forced to survive in a world far removed from her own. With no memory of how she got there and no clear path back, she must navigate a realm of forgotten rituals and hidden dangers.
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Reprinted in Midnight #4 (1957), Midnight #2 (1957), Tales of Voodoo #1 (1969), Tales of Voodoo #2 (1969), Witches Tales #3 (1970), Horror Tales #4 (1970), Horror Tales #5 (1971), Tales of Voodoo #6 (1971), Witches Tales #3 (1974), Devil's Doom #2 (1978)
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