Weird Science #16

In a world where airplanes are mysteriously crashing and flight has been banned, a scientist uncovers a chilling truth: alien forces are sabotaging human progress to keep Earth from developing space travel. When he tries to expose the conspiracy, the aliens arrive to silence him—leaving only a desperate warning in the air.

In "Space-Borne!", a newlywed couple’s dream honeymoon in a spaceship takes a terrifying turn when Enid’s health deteriorates during flight, forcing an emergency landing on an alien world. With no way to return to space, Lon ventures back to Earth to fetch supplies—only to return and confront a shocking revelation after killing a mysterious alien visitor.

In "Given the Heir!", Seymour's desperation to marry Helen without wealth leads him to an unexpected visitor from 2046, who offers a dangerous shortcut to fortune. With a twisted plan to alter the past, Seymour and his time-traveling relative conspire to change history—but the consequences are far from what he imagined.

In a bizarre twist on democracy, a nationwide election sees voters abandon traditional candidates in favor of Allie—the handpuppet from the children’s show *The Cuckoo, Fan, and Allie Show*. But when the puppet’s seemingly harmless charm masks a parasitic alligator creature secretly controlling it, the choice becomes a terrifying signal for an alien invasion.