Uncanny Tales #56

In "The Face!", Roy Farnham and Wallace Lawson find themselves entangled in a chilling mystery when a desperate plea leads them to an inventor whose machine can transfer a face onto another body. As secrets from the past surface and identities blur, the truth about Andrew Lawson’s hidden lineage begins to unravel—revealing a connection that could change everything.

Simon Miller wakes to find his life unraveling—his duplicate, claiming to be his long-lost twin brother, has taken his place. When a policeman arrives to investigate, Simon leads him to the basement, where the matter duplicator’s true power is revealed in a moment that blurs identity and reality.

In "The Mechanical Man!", inventor Mark Jordan wrestles with a haunting fear: what if a robot that thinks like a human could replace him? Determined to keep his place, he vows to build only machines that calculate—nothing more.

In "The Man from Nowhere," Joe Ludlow’s mundane morning takes a surreal turn when his shaving cream bottle releases Lance Runceford, a genie who bears an uncanny resemblance to him. With a flair for the dramatic and a mission to win back Linda’s affection, Lance offers her the adventure she’s always wanted—only to find that her heart might be more drawn to the quiet comfort of the ordinary than the extraordinary.

Stanley Onslow’s strange gift surfaces on his fourth birthday when he predicts his aunt’s arrival with a sled—right down to the timing and the season. Two years later, he warns his parents about a tragedy across the hill, and soon after, Mr. Gregg is found ill. As the years pass, Stanley’s uncanny foresight grows harder to ignore, especially when he acts on a quiet, solemn instinct that echoes across the years.