Strange Suspense Stories #68

Dr. Hobart Griel built his fortune exposing fraudulent mediums and occultists, but when he humiliates a mysterious spiritualist named Chasimir Dhu by smashing his crystal globe, the doctor's skepticism begins to crack—especially when impossible events start unfolding around him. As Dr. Griel's wife Nora watches her husband's certainty erode, he discovers that the line between illusion and genuine supernatural power may not be as clear as he always believed. What begins as another case of debunking charlatans becomes something far more unsettling for a man who built his entire reputation on disbelief.

An alien broadcast hijacks every unused television channel across the nation, demanding humanity's surrender while demonstrating their supposed invulnerability—but Police Chief David Crowell and an FCC tracking team race to locate the master transmitter before the extraterrestrial ultimatum becomes reality. When they find the source on Radium Mountain, Crowell discovers the broadcasts are far more than a hoax, and a desperate confrontation unfolds live on the air before millions of viewers worldwide.

Captain Vivas, a military space officer, is assigned to investigate the otherworldly actress Amora, whose hypnotic beauty has captivated scientists and pilots connected to classified research on the Kinaja Belt—a radiation zone theorized to be lethal to alien life. Convinced he can resist her charms where others have fallen under her spell, Vivas pursues his mission, but Amora's irresistible allure may prove more dangerous than any enemy he's faced. This 1963 science fiction tale explores whether duty and willpower can triumph over the ultimate temptation.

William Joslyn moves back to care for his younger brother Jim after a serious accident, making a solemn vow to protect him from harm—but when Jim's injuries mysteriously appear on William instead, the brothers must confront the unsettling price of that devotion. A tale of brotherly love taken to its strangest extreme, "The Protector" explores what happens when one man's protective instinct becomes something far more uncanny.