Spellbound #5

In "The Betrayer!", a young man named Wilson spots a massive alien rocket hurtling toward Earth, destined to obliterate all life upon impact. Determined to survive, Clark constructs a hidden refuge on Bimur, the planet's most isolated island—unaware that it's precisely the destination the alien ship has been programmed to reach.

In "He Won't Open the Door," Preston, convinced that wealth can overcome any obstacle, presses a mysterious ferryman to take him across a river in search of Incan treasure—only to discover too late that the man he’s demanding to obey is Charon, and the river is the River Styx.

In "The Man Who Didn't Belong!", a young scientist named Steve rescues a mysterious man named Rex from inside a cyclotron, only to find him with no memory of his past. As Rex’s effortless charm and quiet brilliance draw admiration from everyone around him, Steve grows increasingly uneasy—until Rex vanishes back into the machine. Years later, when Steve shares his story with Denise, he suddenly realizes she’s Rex’s mother, and the truth of Rex’s origins begins to unfold.

In the silent red dust of a Martian weather station, a crew of human-like robots grapples with growing tension as supply shipments fail to arrive—each one relying on fuel to keep functioning, and their commander struggling to maintain order in the face of mounting anxiety.

In "Man in a Trance," a young man obsessed with the idea that the past remains somehow intact devises a way to step into it, driven by a desperate need to uncover the fate of the legendary Drake Diamond. What begins as a scientific experiment spirals into something deeper when he meets Nancy, a woman from another time, and finds himself torn between duty and desire.

In "The Unhuman," Dr. Hugh Taylor finds himself baffled by mysterious notes that solve the toughest problems plaguing Project Satellite—notes that appear on his desk with no explanation. As tension mounts, he begins to suspect one of his three co-workers is not merely brilliant, but something far beyond human.