Creepy Worlds #126

Don Bradley, a disillusioned botanist, joins a lunar expedition after a professor suggests going beyond Earth to find fame. As the crew explores the Moon’s barren surface, Don begins to suspect that something ancient and strange is watching them—especially when he encounters a massive, pulsing tree that seems to call to him.

Frank Wheeler, a weary office worker haunted by memories of a youthful tragedy, is drawn back to a pivotal moment he once failed to face—when he hesitated to rescue Louise from a collapsing trestle during a train wreck. After finding a pipe that once belonged to her, he becomes consumed by a strange, recurring dream that blurs past and present, forcing him to confront the cowardice that defined him decades ago. As the line between memory and reality dissolves, Frank is caught in a loop of guilt and longing, unable to escape the weight of what he never did.

Betty Hanson begins experiencing vivid trances that reveal a secret alien invasion plan from the planet Corydon, led by a figure named Throton. As her claims grow more detailed, psychiatrist Dr. Klaus Hesse becomes increasingly uneasy, secretly contacting Throton to warn of a possible leak—only to later realize, in shock, that Betty may actually be telling the truth.

Dr. Whitney, a skeptical surgeon, finds himself pulled through time by a mysterious incense burner gifted by his friend Averill Martin, arriving in ancient Egypt where he is urgently needed to save the dying ruler Akim-Anhemet from poisoning. Though he struggles to accept the impossible, his medical expertise is the only hope for the king’s survival, and he must perform a life-or-death operation in a world utterly foreign to his own.

Toomey and Benson escape from a high-security prison in Singapore, fleeing to a hidden island where they plan to use a stolen idol of the goddess Ampuna to reclaim their fortune. After removing the idol’s priceless pearls, they accidentally awaken its power to open the past—leading them on a dangerous voyage into forgotten eras, where history itself becomes a perilous frontier.

In "Dream World?", Fred Taylor’s quiet life in a sleepy town takes a surreal turn when his imagination becomes a door to another realm—though the townspeople only see him as lazy, not realizing he’s conjuring wonders from his dreams. When their greed pushes him too far, Fred makes the bold choice to step through that door and vanish into the world he’s always dreamed of.