Amazing Stories of Suspense #4

In "The Last Man Alive!", a disillusioned colonist on a distant space outpost fabricates a deadly plague to justify his return to Earth, using the matter transporter to escape his isolation. After setting a bomb to destroy the device and ensure no one can follow, he arrives on a planet he believes is empty—only to discover he’s been placed under quarantine, cut off from the world he thought he’d reclaimed.

In "They Prowl On Earth!", a Texas oilman believes he’s gained telepathic powers after intercepting alien thoughts—only to leap aboard their ship in a bid to claim a lucrative drilling site. When he awakens on Mercury, far from home, he tries to rally Earth’s people against the invaders, only to realize too late that he’s not broadcasting his thoughts at all, but trapped on a world where minds are never silent.

In "No One Can See Me!", a disgruntled professor's assistant believes he's become invisible after spilling a mysterious formula on himself—only to find his friends ignoring him completely, confirming his worst fears. As he races back to the lab to clear his name, the truth behind his invisibility begins to unravel in ways he never expected.

In "It Can't Be Done!", a scientist travels back to 1756 armed with a handgun, hoping to prevent a gunsmith from perfecting his devastating weapon. His plan unravels when his lack of combat skill leaves him overpowered, and in a panic, he drops the gun—unaware he’s just handed history the very weapon he sought to stop.

In "Scare at Sea!", a group of fishermen find their waters suddenly threatened by a monstrous sea serpent—only to realize too late that it's no natural beast, but a disguised submarine. As the deception draws the attention of something far more ancient and hungry beneath the waves, the crew must confront the terrifying truth of what they've awakened.

In "Saucer in the Sky!", a Mercurian infiltrates an Earth newspaper with a dangerous plan: to spread fake reports of saucer landings from Mercury, lulling humanity into disbelief when the real invasion comes. But his scheme hits a snag when he can't convince his superiors on Mercury that Earth even has people worth invading.

In "Someone is in the Trunk," a thief living in a rooming house finds himself unsettled when a psychologist moves in as his roommate. The tension escalates when the psychologist sets a subtle trap, hiding a mirror in the bottom of a trunk—its reflection now a haunting reminder of the thief’s guilt, growing more unbearable with each passing night.

In "Child's Play!", a man obsessed with proving his genius spends years assembling a device from scavenged parts, only to summon a being from the fourth dimension. When he pleads to be taken to that realm, the visitor gently reveals the truth: the machine was never a gateway, but a toy meant for children of a higher plane—something far beyond his comprehension.

In the heart of the African desert during WWII, a German soldier stumbles upon a forgotten well said to hold the power of legend. There, he discovers a strange invulnerability—until a single, fateful bullet finds its mark where a bandage hides a blister on his heel.