TALES OF THE BIZARRE #13

An anthology series with the best and strangest sci-fi and horror tales we could create! Think about those old B-movies from the classic movie theaters (or stuff you might find playing on the Syfy channel today). The stories that you are going to find in this anthology are both thought provoking and obscure… just how we like them! TALES OF THE BIZARRE #13 delivers two strange and sinister tales! In “The Giant Squid Monster of the Depraved Doctor Piranha Woman,” the brilliant but twisted Dr. Brooke Douglas attempts to create her deadliest monster yet by transforming a squid into a colossal, mind-controlled terror—only to discover that even her creations can become dangerously unpredictable. Then, in “Whispering Walls,” paranormal investigator Jason Mercer spends the night inside the supposedly haunted Hartwood Mansion, determined to expose the supernatural rumors as an elaborate hoax. But after tracking the mansion’s eerie cries to their apparent source, Mercer discovers that some hauntings may be far more real than he ever imagined. Coming in December from Dren Productions!

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