Science Fiction - Weird Fantasy #[nn]

In "L'exilé !", a pair of enforcers escort a prisoner to a distant world deemed unfit for their Eden-like society, where a genetic predisposition to evil has been deemed hereditary. The journey reveals a chilling truth: the planet they're exiled to is Earth, and the man they carry is none other than Adolph Hitler.

In "By George!", two archaeologists stumble upon a mysterious, block-like artifact etched with ancient inscriptions—only to discover, through the translation of Marvin, that it’s the personal diary of an alien boy who fled his world centuries ago in a stolen spaceship. The discovery unfolds a quiet, haunting story of a young outsider’s journey across the stars, told through a voice both alien and achingly familiar.

In "Ce qu'il vit !," Martin, stranded for four months on a desolate planetoid, is stunned when a series of mysterious women appear—one after another, each eerily familiar. As the visions grow more intense and personal, the arrival of a woman who looks exactly like his wife forces him to question his sanity. The story unfolds with quiet dread, blurring the line between memory and reality.

In "Révulsion !", a weary captain vents about his roach-ridden spaceship, recalling a salad with an unwelcome guest—only to find his worst fears realized when the ship crashes on a planet where giant, clothed insects rule. As the crew hides in alien flora, they’re plucked from the undergrowth and prepared as a meal, only to horrify the king when they’re served as a salad.

In "Celui qui attend," Percy receives a peculiar plant from Alec, only to discover a tiny, eight-inch-tall girl has grown from it. When he learns of a secret solution that can shrink him to her size, he sets out on a strange, intimate journey into a world far smaller than his own.

In "La tête de l'emploi," a string of bizarre beheadings stumps the police, with no clear link between the victims—until a detective uncovers a chilling pattern tied to a controversial professor's radical invention. When the trail leads to a man who claims to have built a mechanical brain, the line between genius and madness blurs, and the investigation takes a deadly turn.