Forbidden Worlds #35

In "The Night Nothing Happened," young scientist Collins finds himself the only one awake when a mysterious fog descends, paralyzing everyone but him—thanks to his shielded lab. When the fog lifts and the world returns to normal, he tries to warn the scientific community, including the esteemed Professor Dobson, only to be dismissed as mad and committed.

When mysterious forest fires and reservoir leaks begin draining Ridgeville dry, Jim and his fiancée Sally stumble upon an astonishing discovery: two armies of tiny goblins locked in an ancient war—forest sprites against water sprites—each sabotaging the other and unknowingly devastating the town above. Jim must broker peace between the warring factions before the conflict consumes everything, but when Gruhn, leader of the forest goblins, refuses to stand down, Jim devises an unconventional plan involving a most unexpected ally: breakfast cereal.

In "Calculated Risk!" from Forbidden Worlds #35 (1955), Volarnian scouts descend on Earth with a precise plan—land on a supposedly uninhabited stretch of land confirmed by their echo detector. But when their ship crashes into the ocean instead, their silence speaks louder than any warning. The story unfolds with quiet tension as their failure to report back convinces their comrades back home that Earth is too perilous to conquer.

In "The Dreamer!" from *Forbidden Worlds* #35 (1955), Claire Adams lives a strange life—her dreams of the future always come true, from winning the lottery to foreseeing disasters. When the visions turn terrifying, she can’t bear to sleep, until a shadowy figure promises she’ll never dream again. The next day, walking with her husband, she’s struck by a car—her dreams, and her life, ending in a single, final moment.