Weird Science #13

Dr. Lloyd Brewster, desperate to escape his marriage, devises a serum that can freeze anyone in suspended animation for centuries. With his assistant and lover Ellen, he plans to use it to skip ahead 500 years—until Grace, his wife, is gone. But when they awaken in a future they never imagined, the world they thought they’d inherited holds a threat neither expected.

In the distant year 2963, astronaut Jerome Kraft lands on a primitive world to study its life forms, unaware his return ship will be lost and his mission forgotten. Using his advanced knowledge, he heals the sick and feeds the hungry, earning the devotion of a people who believe he is their divine Savior. When the high priest declares his miracles heresy and demands he serve only the wealthy, Jerome stands firm—until centuries pass and a new generation discovers a civilization transformed by his legacy, still honoring him through a symbol of sacrifice.

In "Say Your Prayers," two intelligent preying mantises arrive on Earth to study humanity—only to panic when they encounter a photo of pinned mantis specimens in a collector’s display. The sight of their own kind preserved and displayed sends them fleeing back to their home world, convinced Earth is ruled by monstrous giants.