Fear #8

In "It Crawls By Night!", a desperate farmer faces a terrifying nightfall when his experimental plant begins devouring everything in its path, growing with unnatural speed under the cover of darkness. Trapped and fleeing for his life, he finds sudden refuge behind a mysterious meteorite that fell earlier that day—only to discover the rock holds a deadly power over the monstrous vine. With help from his son and neighbors, he must act fast to harness the meteor’s strange energy before the plant consumes everything in its path.

In "Never Trust a Martian!" from Fear #8 (1972), a paranoid Cold War-era scheme to stage a Martian invasion backfires when real Martians intervene—abducting the spies who threatened to expose them. The story unfolds with tense, offbeat sci-fi flair, blending espionage and alien dread in a twist that leaves human players scrambling.

In "The Face!", a desperate thief fleeing the cursed image of an Indian Lama’s face finds himself trapped on a speeding train, the spectral visage haunting every reflection and shadow. As panic sets in, he yanks the emergency cord and leaps into the unknown—only to find the train’s sudden halt coincides with a precarious crossing over a towering trestle bridge.