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A searing pain explodes behind your eyes as the hand clamps itself to your head. As the decaying fingers pierce your scalp, forcing their way through your skull, your vision turns red and your body shakes uncontrollably. The hideous claw burrows deeper, feeding on the only source of nourishment than can sustain its existence: living human brain.

Your life and your quest end here.

Text copyright © 1986 Joe Dever.
Illustrations copyright © 1986 Gary Chalk.