The reading room
Psycho #16
Psycho #16 is a horror anthology featuring multiple stories. The main story, "Monsters Battle for the Blood of the 'Old Vampire Lady,'" follows a woman named Kirsten guiding her horses over rough terrain while dark thoughts plague her mind; an old gypsy woman observes her arrival at a camp, sensing an unseen darkness and tension that will not leave. Another story, "The Thing in the Box," presents a mysterious tale introduced as a "sampler" or tease to readers, asking if their appetite is whet for the story to come. A third story involves investigators discovering an unidentified, shapeshifting creature that consumes objects and victims, leaving only skeletal remains; the creature proves nearly impervious to bullets and poses a threat that could be "anything, anywhere," even an unmarked police car.