Amazing Stories of Suspense #13

In "The Mystery of the Black Box," a modern-day crook discovers a strange artifact that transports objects to the year 1791. When he tests it by sending a handgun through, the weapon reappears in the past—only to be returned by his ancestor’s wife, landing right on a police station floor and exposing his crime.

In "I Live in Fear," a reporter's curiosity turns to dread when his scientist friend tests an invisibility ray on him—only for the man to swear he sees non-human, invisible beings stalking people. As the creatures detect him, panic sets in, and the reporter flees, haunted by what he’s seen. When the ray wears off, the scientist dismisses the sightings as a side effect, but the reporter remains unsettled, haunted by the possibility that something far stranger is watching from the shadows.

In the City Medical Club, a group of doctors debates the unusual request from a Tibetan lama seeking Western medical care. Dr. Anthony Droom, intrigued by the case, steps forward to help—only to find himself drawn into a transformation that redefines his identity. As the lama declares his readiness to take on the mantle of a guardian against evil, Droom undergoes a startling change, becoming the Fantastic Dr. Droom.

In "Doctor Droom Meets Zemu!", a charismatic stage magician named Zemu sweeps the nation with his dazzling acts and sudden bid for governor. When Dr. Droom uncovers the truth behind the illusion, he finds a far more dangerous secret: Zemu is an alien from Saturn, using his fame to pave the way for an invasion. With sharp wit and scientific cunning, Dr. Droom confronts the deception, using his mind to expose the truth before it's too late.

In "Save Me! Save Me!", a desperate scientist pushes the limits of his own invention, mastering the impossible—walking on water to steal classified military plans from a ship. But when he returns to land, he discovers his breakthrough has turned against him: he can no longer walk on solid ground, and the very element he once defied now threatens to consume him.

In "Midnight in the Wax Museum," fugitive Pierre La Roc flees the police and takes refuge in a dimly lit wax museum, hiding among the silent figures. When the police leave, the wax figures stir to life—moving with eerie precision—chasing him through the halls until he finally surrenders. Later, a policeman reflects on the odd incident with a mysterious man in a top hat, who quietly returns to his display, frozen once more in wax.

In "A Monster Waits Outside!!," an astronaut aboard a tiny, isolated sphere in orbit swears he sees a monstrous creature clawing at the hull from the darkness of space. Terrified, he desperately signals ground control to bring him back—only to be dismissed as hallucinating. When they later discover a broken claw embedded in the spacecraft’s exterior, the line between fear and reality begins to blur.

In a quiet moment of tension, a surveyor’s wife clutches her beloved teddy bear as danger creeps near. When a mountain lion attacks their camp, the bear bears strange marks afterward—leaving her husband to question what really happened in the dark. The line between comfort and something far stranger blurs in the aftermath.

In "My Nightmare Has No End!", a man trapped in recurring dreams encounters an extradimensional being who claims his world is a paradise—too perfect, too dull. The being offers a swap: leave his life for a more thrilling existence. When he agrees, he wakes to find himself in the nightmare of a prisoner, realizing too late that the dream was never his own.