Tales Too Terrible to Tell #5

In "Voodoo Dolls," a wife grapples with her husband’s growing obsession with the black arts, her fear deepening when he uses voodoo dolls to kill her father and their family dog. As his dark rituals escalate, she must confront the terrifying truth of his power—and decide how far she’s willing to go to survive.

In "I Killed Mary," a quiet, overlooked boy named Robby makes a desperate bid for attention by committing a shocking act—though no one believes he’s capable, let alone responsible. As the town reacts with indifference, his fragile sense of self unravels in the face of relentless dismissal. The story lingers in the unsettling space between intention and consequence, where silence speaks louder than any confession.

Wilbur Cummings, a quiet man with no remarkable deeds to his name, dies after a fall—only to find both heaven and hell unwilling to claim him. Unremarkable in life, he’s given a second chance, thrust back into the world with no clear purpose.

In "The Web of Horror!", Dr. Weir journeys to the Valley of Horror to visit his friend Dr. Italo Schiasi—only to find him dead at the hands of a giant spider. Accusing the jealous Baron Latro of the murder, Weir is soon confronted by the enigmatic Countess Arachni, who steals the fabled Purple Claw. When he tracks her to her castle, he’s ensnared in a web, only to be rescued by the Countess—herself a monstrous spider in disguise—after she kills Latro in his spider form. Now trapped in her domain, Weir must find a way to survive her transformation and reclaim the Claw before it’s too late.