Amazing Stories of Suspense #137

In "The Box That Wouldn't Open!" from Amazing Stories of Suspense #137 (1974), a trio of thieves break into a scientist’s lab, only to find themselves trapped by a device they don’t understand. When they try to open what they think is a simple box, they’re met with a mystery that quickly spirals beyond their control—thanks to a telepathy pill that’s already sent a silent signal to the police.

In "Life Sentence!" from *Amazing Stories of Suspense* #137 (1974), a prisoner is offered time-traveling pills by a mysterious man in exchange for revealing the location of a hidden bank roll. Believing he can rewrite his past, the prisoner takes the pills—only to discover that no matter how many times he tries, he’s trapped in the same doomed loop, forced to relive his mistakes and serve his sentence over and over again.

In "It's Waiting For Me," a man haunted by a shared nightmare with his dog finds his marriage strained when his wife grows intolerant of the animal’s restless cries. When the dream’s sinister presence finally manifests, the dog returns battered and bloodied, having fought the thing that torments them both—leading the man to stand firm in protecting his loyal companion, even as his wife hesitates.

Jo discovers a mysterious tobacco blend that brings his dreams to life, but when his wife sells a pouch to a customer, the man is haunted by a nightmare of the tobacco seller lost in the depths of Africa.

In "The Secret of the Strange Stone," a man stumbles upon a meteorite that emits mysterious rays capable of making objects vanish. After a dream that unsettles him with visions of unchecked power, he makes a desperate choice—using a mirror to turn the stone’s own rays back on itself.