The reading room
The Beyond #18
The Beyond #18 (1953) An anthology of supernatural tales including "Wanted: Ghost Writer," in which young newspaperman Jerry Vincent answers a mysterious want ad seeking a ghost writer and is recruited by a spectral entity to document bizarre assignments. The story takes a sinister turn when Vincent steals a cursed hand from an antique shop, only to discover its supernatural power; later, a man named Dick becomes possessed by the hand's malevolent influence and commits murder, ultimately becoming an unstoppable criminal who cannot be killed. The issue also features a story involving a character named Jules, a brutal man who meets a supernatural demise at a prison morgue and returns as an undead entity plotting revenge against those he knew in life, declaring his newfound immortality grants him the power to commit any crime without consequence.