World of Fantasy #10

In a brief, haunting glimpse of the future, a man named Ralph is drawn into a strange realm by a woman named Lise, who claims to love him. Though returned to his own time, he carries the weight of her certainty: that if she is his wife’s exact double, then a version of her love must exist in the future, too.

In "The Silent Street," a weary police officer patrols a quiet neighborhood, unaware that above him, two aliens are locked in a desperate, silent battle across the rooftops. The story unfolds with a tense contrast between the mundane rhythm of the patrol and the hidden, high-stakes conflict unfolding just out of sight.

In the rugged peaks of the Rockies, Captain Shaw leads his men on a quest for a legendary city, driven more by duty than belief. When the search ends in apparent tragedy, Shaw’s survival reveals a truth far stranger than myth—his true home lies hidden among the mountains, and he returns not as a soldier, but as one of its ancient guardians.

In "The Last Stop," a guilt-ridden truck driver finds himself drawn daily to a cemetery, his vehicle parking itself there without his command. The mystery deepens when he confesses his unease to the police, only to learn the engine of his truck is from a hearse—suggesting something far older and more deliberate than mere coincidence.