World of Fantasy #13

In "The Unsolid Man," Arnold Benson, Roy Carnell, and Martha Corbett find themselves caught in a bizarre chain of events when a Communist agitator escapes pursuit on a rocket sled that defies time itself—granting him fleeting moments of solidity, only to vanish through walls as time reasserts its grip.

When a monk sells a mountain rich in uranium to two prospectors, George Randolph and Ed Harway, their quest for fortune takes a terrifying turn. After one man ignores the monk’s warning and turns on his partner, he’s left stranded on the peak—only to watch in horror as the mountain’s base vanishes beneath him.

In "The Man in the Cyclotron," Joe Ryzik’s life unravels after a lab accident grants him visions of future weapons, thrusting him into a moral crisis when his knowledge fuels a national arms buildup. With his sons Peter and Luke drafted and his family fractured, Joe must confront the consequences of his foresight—and decide whether to undo the very power that changed everything.

In "The Chance I Took!", Mr. Fleming finds himself at the center of an interstellar gamble when aliens convince him to alter his cereal with a peace-inducing chemical, promising a galactic federation in return. Now, a year later, as a mysterious fleet approaches Earth, he's left wondering if he's been set up—was the peace truly for humanity, or a trap for conquest?

When Marty moves in next door, Mary Kurth’s quiet life takes a strange turn—especially when her new neighbor, Rocco Goore, starts asking too many questions about the living doll he claims is just a toy. As the lines between reality and something uncanny blur, the doll’s presence becomes both a comfort and a warning.