I let his appearance deceive me! He was no beast, but probably far more civilized than any human! He had somehow been stranded here on a journey to space! And now, I've lost the golden chance of contacting an alien! Because of fear -- of stupidity... I ma have driven him away -- forever! 
- —Rick Jordan
Appearing in "I Alone Know the Dread Secret of Gor-Kill, the Living Demon!"
Featured Characters:
- Hans Grubnik
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Numerous unnamed townspeople
Races and Species:
- Unidentified alien species
- Humans
- Fish (Mentioned)
- Pigs (Mentioned)
- Whales (Mentioned)
- Demons (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Earthspace
- Heaven (Invoked)
Synopsis for "I Alone Know the Dread Secret of Gor-Kill, the Living Demon!"
A gaseous alien comes down to Earth and inhabits a dam of water to harass local villagers. The village loafer realizes that the alien is using the water in the dam to corporealize itself, and steals dynamite in order blow up the pass before the alien can reach the sea. The loafer succeeds, but is imprisoned for stealing the dynamite.
Appearing in "Vial of Inspiration"
Synopsis for "Vial of Inspiration"
A text only story featuring a boy without a family that is given a vial filled with music, but squanders it.
Appearing in "I Must Find "Those Who Lurk Below!""
Featured Characters:
- Pierre
Antagonists:
- Kragnok
Other Characters:
- Earth Dwellers (Main story and flashback) (First appearance)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- Unnamed Prison
- Subterranea
- Unnamed Underground City
Items:
- "The Legend of the Earth Dwellers!" (Book)
- Earth Digger
Synopsis for "I Must Find "Those Who Lurk Below!""
A sadistic jailer buys a book detailing an alien civilization that has retreated below the Earth, in order to avoid surface climate change, to torment his prisoner with false hope of escape. The prisoner finds the book and believes the story, and later he finds a working digger to bring him down to the aliens below, who welcome him. The astonished jailer spends the rest of his life unsuccessfully attempting to locate another working digger.
Appearing in "The Monster In My Cellar!"
Featured Characters:
- Unnamed Writer
Supporting Characters:
- Unnamed Editor
Antagonists:
- Monster in the Cellar (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Cyclops (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "The Monster In My Cellar!"
A writer creates a story involving a monstrous lizard who comes to life in his cellar, he struggles against the creature who mysteriously disappears.
Appearing in "I Met the Thing on Midnight Island!"
Featured Characters:
- Rick Jordan (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- "Ape-Creature"
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- Midnight Island
Vehicles:
- Rick Jordan's Boat
- Alien Spacecraft
Synopsis for "I Met the Thing on Midnight Island!"
A sailor discovers a a note in a bottle about a person trapped on Midnight Island. He goes to the island but is chased away by an ape creature. After trying different ways to get on the island he discovers that the Ape Man is an alien and was the person who sent out the note.
Notes
- "I Alone Know the Dread Secret of Gor-Kill, the Living Demon!" is reprinted in Where Monsters Dwell #1 .
- "I Must Find Those Who Lurk Below!" is reprinted in Fantasy Masterpieces #2.
- "The Monster In My Cellar!" is reprinted in Where Monsters Dwell #4.
- "I Met the Thing on Midnight Island" is reprinted in Where Monsters Dwell #4.