Strange Suspense Stories #6
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The 2nd Age of Monsters," a 1969 Charlton classic, con man Murray Spence tries to sell a dubious machine that turns tens into fifties—right in the same room where the late magician and spiritualist Leon Frammis once lived. Written by Pat Boyette and Joe Gill and illustrated by Boyette, this eerie tale unfolds with a chilling twist as Frammis’s presence begins to manifest in unsettling ways. The cover, a striking collaboration by Mo Marcus, Don Perlin, and Vince Alascia, captures the story’s creeping dread with a haunting, otherworldly energy.
In "The 2nd Age of Monsters," Dr. Manzeo unleashes a terrifying experiment using prehistoric swamp moss to grow creatures to giant size—only to face the consequences when his latest subject, Jim, becomes a towering threat. With the fate of his creations and the city hanging in the balance, Jim demands the antidote, forcing Manzeo to confront the cost of his ambition.
In "The Money Machine," a desperate con artist named Murray Spence tries to sell a fraudulent device that turns tens into fifties—right in the haunted room where the late magician and spiritualist Leon Frammis once lived. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, the story unfolds with chilling precision as Spence’s greed invites a far more sinister force to take hold.
In "Paradise Acres," real estate developer Jason Jaxon sets his sights on transforming Bubi's swamp into a suburban housing development, but the swamp’s mysterious guardian and his animal allies have other plans. With the land itself seeming to rise against the bulldozers, Jaxon’s ambitions face a very unexpected resistance.
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Reprinted in Planet Series #1 (1979), Ghostly Tales #153 (1982)
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