Secrets of the Unknown #11

In "The Illusion!", a man recounts to his psychiatrist a terrifying tale of a comet that wiped out all life on Earth—leaving him as the sole survivor. But as the story unfolds, the line between reality and delusion blurs when the psychiatrist insists that Cole is the illusion, and he himself is the last man alive.

In "The Totem!", Clark and his expedition stumble upon an Inuit man guarding a golden totem pole, but when they steal it and begin their journey home, they wake each morning to find themselves shrinking—until the pole vanishes. As the men one by one desert him, Clark is left alone, only to discover his own fate is sealed when he’s transformed into a face carved into the totem, a permanent sentinel among alien guardians of the Arctic.

In "Power!", a young man named Ronnie is suddenly drawn into a hidden world when sorcerers reveal his family's humble divining rod is, in truth, a powerful magic wand—essential to their ancient order. When they demand he hand it over, Ronnie faces a choice that could change everything.

In "They Pass by Night!", a tense nighttime chase unfolds as a car speeds down a deserted road, narrowly avoiding a looming bus—only for the final panel to reveal the shocking truth: the bus isn't on Earth at all, but hurtling through the silent, sun-baked landscape of Mercury. The story plays with perception, turning a moment of expected danger into a startling glimpse of the cosmos.

In "The One Who Watches!", a terrified old man claims to see a monstrous creature that vanishes before anyone else can glimpse it. When famed scientist Ivan Von Gent arrives in the village, he takes it upon himself to uncover why only the old man can see the beast. Through his experiments, he discovers a way to see it too—only to realize the creature's presence is now his burden to bear.

In "The Black Beard!", Mac is on the run from the law when he spots Lois meeting a man with a black beard at a diner—only to be arrested moments later. After stealing a test plane and inexplicably returning to the same airport, he returns to the diner and confronts Lois again, only to be arrested once more. As the pieces fall into place, Mac begins to suspect the bearded man wasn’t just someone else—but a version of himself from the future.

In "When the Yogi Speaks!", a young man named Mitch and his gang turn to the mysterious Punjor, a traveling yogi, hoping to learn his magical tricks to outwit the police. Punjor agrees to teach them, but his instructions come with a dangerous gap—only the method to cast the spells, not how to undo them.

In "The Most Dangerous Man in the World!", a man obsessed with legacy makes a chilling claim: he can predict death. When his bold prediction comes true, the shock sends ripples through the group, forcing a reluctant witness to expose the truth in the press. As fear mounts and another prediction is made, the line between prophecy and peril blurs—until one man must face the danger head-on.

In "The Strange Seed!", a botanist’s reckless experiment takes a terrifying turn when a damaged plant awakens with a will of its own—sparking a nightmarish fusion between man and machine, as the green tendrils of the living plant begin to claim his body, one pulse at a time.

In "Tachzillo the Terrible," a fugitive on the run from search parties begs villagers for help, only to be led by a seemingly innocent boy to a remote island—where the boy’s true nature is revealed in a twist that turns the tables on his pursuer.