The Captain's Jolting Tales #2

Commander Zero and his Science Officer, Ms. Luna Clone, are stranded on a forgotten Earth base on Mars after being misled by the deceitful alien Oxnox. With dwindling air and no food, they face a terrifying new threat when they discover a monstrous creature lurking in the planet’s treacherous caves.

In "Unholy Alliance," Arlington Hammer—now a vampire with a conscience—fights a bloodthirsty curse that won’t let him rest, even as he struggles to reconcile his new nature with his old soul. Teaming up with the skeptical but steadfast Father Hopeful in a crumbling church, he discovers his undead form can walk among sacred ground, but the sun still threatens to end his uneasy truce with humanity. With Officer Phil Soules closing in and his father’s past secrets rising, Arlington must decide how far he’ll go to protect the living—even if it means embracing the darkness.

In "The Day of the Slightly Confused Dead," a quiet town finds itself overwhelmed not by zombies' aggression, but by their sheer, stinking presence. When the recently deceased begin returning—unhurried, disoriented, and utterly odoriferous—the locals must devise an unusual solution to restore peace, one that’s as bizarre as it is necessary.