The Hand of Fate #17

In "The Sorcerer's Spectacles," a greedy gambler named Vernon Hutchins stumbles upon a pair of enchanted glasses that reveal hidden devils—each gaze through them brings death to his victims. When fate intervenes, he’s forced to confront his own reflection, setting off a chilling moment of reckoning.

In a forgotten tale from the mining hills of Wales, coal miner Sweeney is trapped beneath tons of rock when a cave-in seals his fate—yet his spirit lingers, guiding his fellow miners through the dark with unseen hands.

Two explorers follow a mysterious lead into Haiti's jungle to find their vanished friend, only to discover that the voodoo legends surrounding the Snake Queen may have far more truth than they bargained for. As Bill and Chet navigate ancient temples and supernatural horrors deep in the island's interior, they learn the horrifying fate that befell Jim Harbinger—and find themselves facing the same terrifying power that transformed him. Trapped in a battle against impossible odds, one explorer must find a way to survive without falling under the Snake Queen's hypnotic gaze.

In a quiet French town, the legend of Peter Rouan, a tombstone carver who amassed a fortune in 1923, endures. When robbers break into his home seeking his wealth, they find only tombstones—each bearing their own names, carved with chilling precision.

In the isolated penal colony off Mexico’s coast, gravedigger Lonny Quinn uncovers a chilling secret: orchids blooming on the graves of executed convicts are tied to their lingering souls, slowly forming new bodies. When Quinn takes his own life in hopes of escape, he finds himself reborn—yet not free, trapped in a body that remembers death.

In "Mirror Macabre," a man tormented by guilt and the supernatural reflections of his crimes finds no escape—only the chilling presence of his victim, seen in every mirror he passes. As fate closes in, Victor's desperate attempts to erase his past lead him down a road where the glass no longer reflects his face, but his doom.