Tales Too Terrible to Tell #4

In "The Gossips!", three malicious old women find power in their whispers, spreading cruel rumors that destroy lives and push others to suicide. But when their victims return from the grave, the tables turn in a chilling tale of vengeance that proves even the dead have the last word.

In the damp, twisting depths of Rome’s sewers, Signor Renzi and his partner Pietro chase a thief named Banco—only to find him devoured, his body stripped bare. Trapped and hunted by the grotesque Green Horde, Renzi makes a desperate deal to save his life, agreeing to deliver victims in exchange for his freedom. Over time, he profits from the arrangement, but when he tries to break free and protect his family, the creatures claim his wife and daughter as payment. Now, with no escape left, Renzi faces the horrifying price of his choices in the dark.

In "Monsters of the Deep," diver Bill Hudson is captured by a tribe of ruthless mermaids, but his fate takes an unexpected turn when mermaid Lissa begins to fall for him. As their forbidden connection grows, a daring escape unfolds—only to spiral into something far more dangerous than either of them anticipated.

In "The Devil Is a Dame," Brima Stone, a she-devil wielding an enchanted gun and backed by demonic minions, unleashes chaos upon the city. When her reign of terror threatens to consume everything, Doctor Jonathan Weir, the enigmatic Purple Claw, steps in to confront her — but the line between hunter and hunted blurs as the battle for control begins.

In "Black Death," newlyweds Pat and Lorna Fuller find their honeymoon cruise turning into a nightmare when their ship sinks, stranding them on a remote island teeming with monstrous black ants. As they struggle to survive against the relentless swarm, every shadow and sound becomes a threat in a fight for their lives.