Horrific #8

This anthology issue contains at least two stories. "Hirschel's Hair" follows a reporter and a detective investigating a satchel taken from a crime scene, which leads them to artist Eric Gilmans' house; the trail takes a supernatural turn when they discover that Gilmans possesses a mysterious creature that requires phosphorous to survive, and the artist has been feeding it to keep himself alive. A second story involves a worker named Carroll who encounters a grotesque creature in a sewer outlet and becomes its unwilling host, with the being growing larger as it feeds on him while he struggles against its control.