Appearing in "Return from Mars"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Rok
Other Characters:
- Martians
- Kyal
- The Ruler, leader of the Martians
- Noagyks
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "Return from Mars"
Martians want to take over Earth, but they don't invade because even their weakest weapons are so powerful that they would destroy Earth and make it useless to them, so they place agitator spies among the population to incite war.
Appearing in "The Man in the Crowd"
Featured Characters:
- Ivar Sloane
Supporting Characters:
- The Little Man
Other Characters:
- Miss Graves
Races and Species:
Synopsis for "The Man in the Crowd"
An evil entity gives a struggling artist a hand, which makes the artist paint well, but also commits murders while the artist is asleep.
Appearing in "The Witch Doctor"
Synopsis for "The Witch Doctor"
A man bets his uncle $25,000.00 that he can survive his uncle's attempts to kill him for six months. What he doesn't know is at the end of that time his uncle plans to suicide by drinking poison and frame him for it. He is saved from the electric chair by the autopsy which reveals the man's weak heart gave out before imbibing the poison.
Appearing in "The Lost Land"
Featured Characters:
- A.G. Farbin
Other Characters:
- Lan (Death)
- Jensen (Death)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Underground city
Synopsis for "The Lost Land"
A man becomes ruler of an underground civilization, but when weapon tests for a planned invasion of the surface go awry and destroy his subjects, he finds himself trapped underground with an immortal lifespan due to radiation treatments he has received.
Appearing in "The Train to Nowhere"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Other Characters:
- Oily, flophouse owner
- Mike and Joe, train yard workers
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Underworld
Synopsis for "The Train to Nowhere"
A man sees a black train at midnight which presages his death.
Notes
- Features the text-only story "The Witch Doctor", about a man who is cursed after stealing religious artifacts from a temple in Africa.