Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #35

Apr 1963 · Charlton · 0.12 USD

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This anthology issue contains multiple stories. "The House on Borne Hill" follows a man named Adam, a restless searcher, as he visits a mysterious house and experiences an uncanny feeling that something strange inhabits the attic, ultimately implying he may be trapped in a supernatural realm. "Freedom for All" depicts Earthmen on Mars who encounter an alien species and engage in a tense confrontation; the aliens demand the Earthmen's surrender and threaten to destroy their ships unless the Earthmen comply, though the story concludes with the Earthmen opening fire on their attackers. The issue also includes a domestic drama in which a man named Henry repeatedly finds himself enslaved to his wife Martha's demands despite her promises to let him be free, suggesting the futility of his attempts to escape her control.

Contains 4 stories

The Primitives

6 pp · Science Fiction

When humanity's star ship lands on the promising colony world Elsnuit, Captain Don Wakeland and his crew dismiss the planet's native inhabitants as primitive and of no consequence—so inconsequential, in fact, that they plan to ship them off to an Earth zoo. But the "primitives" hold a secret that the advanced explorers fatally underestimated: they alone possess the knowledge to control the ancient, unstoppable creatures whose eggs lie dormant throughout the planet's caves. As the colonists discover too late, true advancement isn't measured by technology or firepower, but by understanding the world you've chosen to call home.

The House of Borne Hill

6 pp · Fantasy

Adam Caine, a restless artist searching for something indefinable, purchases the long-abandoned Borne Hill house and converts its attic into a studio, drawn by its strange, eerie atmosphere. When he dreams of a beautiful woman named Melissa and begins to paint her portrait, the line between his canvas and reality starts to blur in increasingly unsettling ways. As his work nears completion, Adam discovers that Melissa—a woman who vanished from the house years ago—may have been waiting for him all along.

Escape

6 pp · Science Fiction

Henry Watrous is a meek, overlooked office worker—henpecked at home by his wife, pushed around at the job—who escapes into vivid dreams of adventure and heroism. When a mysterious stranger named Mr. Xankor offers Henry passage to a parallel world free from his dreary life, he leaps at the chance. But arrival in this new realm brings a shocking discovery that challenges everything Henry thought he understood about his escape.

Freedom for All

7 pp · Science Fiction

Commander Cooke recalls humanity's bold first mission to Mars in 2025, when six ships landed with a mission to spread Earth's ideals of freedom across the stars—only to encounter the fierce bug creatures who rule the planet and demand the Earthmen leave immediately. When diplomatic efforts fail and the Martians' superior weapons devastate the human fleet, the surviving soldiers are forced into the Martian wilderness to survive by any means necessary. As hope dwindles and word reaches them of the alien threat to Earth itself, a chance discovery among the wreckage offers an unexpected path forward.