Web of Mystery #4

In the smoky glow of a French seaside casino, gambler Durak finds sudden fortune—too sudden to be chance. When a shadowy figure known only as "Monsieur Lucifer" claims his due, Durak realizes the price of his luck is far greater than gold. Now, trapped in a game with no rules, he must outrun a debt that follows him from the coast to the edge of the world.

In 1932, a small Connecticut town holds a secret in the form of a portrait painted by Donald Scott—a strange man whose eyes seem to follow. When the painting begins to move, Scott slashes it with a knife, only to find the stranger in the real world similarly wounded. Accused of murder and claiming he killed the devil, Scott is taken to the madhouse, leaving behind a mystery that lingers in the shadows.

In "Vengeance of the Undead," four resurrected side-show monsters escape their cage under the sinister influence of a malevolent midget ringmaster. When animal tamer Zita attempts to regain control, her efforts unravel as the creatures turn on her—leaving her to face the consequences of their rampage.

In the mist-laden hills of Wales, a narrow stretch of road carries a chilling reputation among the locals. One storm-lashed night, a farmer on his way home sees a wagon pass by—its driver and passengers all headless, their silent presence vanishing into the dark like a forgotten dream.

In "Sign of the Smiling Spectre," a grieving husband is tormented by the ghost of his wife, whose suicide he caused, as she returns to haunt him with a relentless, spectral vengeance. As the man's brother tries desperately to save him, the past comes back to claim its final toll.

In a quiet town where friendship defies the grave, a boy and his horse named Spook share a bond deeper than words. When fate separates them, the boy’s spirit returns not in sorrow, but in a final, ghostly race—riding once more beside the horse he loved.