Web of Mystery #13

In "Spell of the Devil Dancers," an American dancer named Carma, drawn by curiosity and the allure of exotic rituals, ventures into a forbidden temple of Siva in India—despite warnings that its sacred dances are not for outsiders. Once inside, she is ensnared by ancient forces and condemned to dance forever in the temple's shadowed halls.

In the eerie shadows of Skeleton Island, a desperate man haunted by hunger and transformation must confront the monstrous truth within. Once a survivor of a shipwreck, Harle Frier now prowls the night, driven by a curse that demands blood—until a final, fateful encounter in the park brings his rampage to a sudden halt.

In "Syr-Darya’s Death Song," a woman’s severed head—preserved in eerie stillness—awakens to sing a haunting lament, its voice a ghostly defiance against the sorceress Syr-Darya’s dark power. When Adam Johns dares to challenge her, the air itself seems to shudder as demons rise to claim him, drawn by the song of a death that refuses to end.

In "Mastodon Menace," adventurer Munro ventures deep into the jungle in search of the legendary elephant burial ground, driven by greed and recklessness. When he commits a brutal act against a native dancing girl, he unleashes a fate he cannot escape—trapped in the wild, where the vultures await his downfall.