Amazing Stories of Suspense #58

In "I Am the Menace From the Purple Planet!", a seemingly ominous alien arrives on Earth with a message of peace, only to be met with fear and suspicion. As humans scramble to contain him, they discover too late that the real threat was never the visitor—but their own mistrust.

In "I Wake Up Screaming," a man with a hidden past tries to vanish by faking amnesia, altering his appearance, and burying his identity with hypnosis—only to be undone when doctors craft a psychological test that forces him to confront the one person he can't forget. As a surreal mental scenario unfolds, his deepest fear surfaces in a single, desperate scream that betrays everything he’s tried to hide.

In "The Room of Shadows!", a curious explorer stumbles upon a forgotten Cambodian temple, drawn to a mysterious chamber where a flickering brazier promises to grant wishes. Each time he lights a match to summon his desire, the room burns anew—his hopes turning to ash before they can take shape.