Tales Too Terrible to Tell #9

In "Swamp Monster," a fugitive fleeing through the dense, mist-laden swamp stumbles upon a cursed presence that transforms him into a monstrous beast. When he ambushes the sheriff and his deputy from the treetops, a twisted fate takes hold—his own momentum traps him in a vine, and in death, he reverts to his human shape.

In "The Picnic!", a young man with a voracious appetite finds more than just a delicious meal when he meets a charming woman on a summer outing—her interest in him runs far deeper than romance. As the picnic unfolds, he begins to suspect something is terribly wrong with the way she watches him eat.

In "The Clock Maker," a grieving man named Ben Loftus, once a humble watchmaker, turns to dark magic after his wife Lois betrays him. With the aid of a mysterious witch woman, he crafts intricate timepieces imbued with life—and vengeance. When Lois plots to kill him, Loftus sets his cursed creations loose, turning their ticking hands toward a deadly game of retribution.

In "Sssshhh," two men move through a darkened house with silent precision, each step a careful negotiation with the quiet. Their mission is urgent, their focus absolute—avoiding any sound as they approach a sleeping child, the baby of one of them. The tension is thick, the silence almost a presence, as the weight of their quiet becomes its own kind of reckoning.