Horror of Horrors

Horror of Horrors was printed as a common card in the Ninth Edition core set of Magic: The Gathering, released in 2005. It is a reprint of a card originally featured in the Mercadian Masques expansion. As part of the Ninth Edition, it served the role of an essential black-aligned support spell, designed to provide players with a functional, low-cost way to remove enchantments, which were traditionally difficult for the color black to interact with directly in the game's early mechanical balance.

The artwork for this specific printing was illustrated by DiTerlizzi, a prolific artist known for his distinct, whimsical, and often eerie style that defined much of the early aesthetic of the game. His illustration captures the macabre nature of the card's effect, emphasizing a sense of dread and decay. The card is generally regarded by collectors as a classic example of the transition toward the modernized card frames introduced in the mid-2000s, maintaining a consistent place in the history of black mana utility.