Here, in the maze of tunnels beneath the ruins of a palace in Crete, legend has it that the Minotaur lurked – the fearsome monster of ancient times. Half‑bull, half-man it was satisfied only by human sacrifice.

Deeper and deeper into those dark tunnels, a band of British and Cretan guerrillas were being ruthlessly driven by Nazis with poison gas and rockets. Further and further in, towards the horror of the unknown…

Story: E Hebden

Art: Sostres

Cover: Scholler