Weird Science #2

In the silent void between worlds, Captain Larkin and the crew of the Venus-2 stumble upon the derelict Venus-1, its crew gone—stripped bare, their bodies reduced to bone. As they search the wreckage, they find a preserved corpse clutching a final, desperate warning, its message frozen in time.

In "Le Monstre de Mars!", a man in a Martian costume ventures into the woods to manipulate a young boy into killing his father, hoping to claim the boy’s inheritance. But when the boy actually encounters a real Martian in the forest, the line between deception and dread begins to blur.

In the aftermath of Earth’s surrender, Keve and Nan make a desperate choice to flee aboard a rocket, leaving behind a dying world for a chance at a new beginning on an unknown planet—only to discover that their escape may have brought something far worse than peace.

In the quiet aftermath of a long interstellar haul, Commandant Glenn Valent and his crew—Andrew Martin, Carl William, Herbert Groosky, and Robert Reill—prepare to return home after two years of searching for uranium. But when they land on a strange new world, they’re greeted by a striking contrast: radiant women who seem to offer love and companionship, paired with grotesque, insect-like men. As the crew begins to settle into this unexpected new life, the line between beauty and danger blurs.

In "Réduction... des coûts!", two struggling arena owners desperate to outdo the massive Garden turn to a scientist for a radical solution: shrinking spectators so more can fit in their venue. The experiment promises to boost attendance, but when the process goes awry, the results spiral beyond control—leaving the arena and its visitors in a state of unexpected, unintended change.

Dr. Emil Hinde’s obsession with controlling his daughter Terry’s life reaches a shocking new level when he secretly alters her fiancé Lee using his controversial sex gene experiments. When Terry discovers the truth, her response is as unexpected as it is irreversible—leading to a wedding that defies every convention.

In "Le Planétoïde !", a team of space explorers lands on a mysterious planetoid only to be overwhelmed by tiny, insect-sized inhabitants and swarms of stinging, airborne threats. As they flee in panic, the truth behind the encounter begins to unravel in a twist that redefines their understanding of home and scale.

In a quiet corner of a high-stakes defense project, Andrew Harmon and Miss Landers find themselves drawn to one another while teaching human emotions to an advanced electronic brain—Buster. But when the machine starts to mirror their feelings, the line between instructor and pupil blurs, and even the Secretary of Defense begins to question what it truly means to be human.

In "Pourquoi papa est parti," Raymond Williams Jr. finds himself suddenly thrust 25 years into the past, chasing a mystery that has shaped his entire life: why his father vanished shortly after his birth. As he navigates a world where his own childhood is unfolding before him, he encounters Doctor Vandeveer Hybolt, Martha Anders, and Mr. Axel—people whose roles in the past hold secrets he never expected to uncover. The truth he uncovers is not just about his father, but about who he really is.

In the vast silence of an alien world, Vaughn and the crew of a crashed spaceship find themselves at the mercy of a colossal, writhing creature—a space worm that stalks them with terrifying patience. As the survivors grapple with fear and isolation, Vaughn is forced to confront a disturbing truth about cruelty, both from the worm and from the humans around him.

When Captain Harold Dexter’s crew faces zero gravity and a barking dog named le chien de Donaldson, the real mystery begins—on a planet where pets aren’t just companions, but something far stranger. As the crew encounters the enigmatic Knogs and their peculiar bond with le Gobl, the line between loyalty and alien logic blurs.

In the quiet aftermath of a planet-shattering event, Larry drifts back to Earth in a battered balloon, only to find the world reduced to ruins. Amid the silence, he stumbles upon a single survivor—his sister—offering a fragile, uncertain hope in a world that seems to have ended.

Ron Martin is smitten with his new secretary, Ellen Corwin—only to realize too late that she might not be human. When a friend proposes building an android of Ron so he can escape his marriage and be with Ellen, the plan seems perfect… until the android starts acting in ways no one expected.

In "En une bouchée!", a simple-minded farmer’s casual radio call to aliens sets off a military frenzy, leading to the seizure of his home and equipment in anticipation of an extraterrestrial visit. As the soldiers prepare for first contact, strange reports emerge of giant white objects destroying everything—and then, in a moment of crunching revelation, a sergeant realizes the truth while eating a hotdog: the aliens were never big, they were microscopic, and they’d been hiding in the sauerkraut brine of a local vendor all along.

Dr. Lloyd Brewster’s serum 129-A promises eternal stasis, but when he and his lover Ellen use it to skip ahead five centuries, their plan to escape a failing marriage unravels in ways no one could have predicted. Awakening to a world transformed, Joe—once a mere name in a file—now stands at the heart of a crisis neither of them foresaw.

In the year 2963, Jerome Kraft arrives on a distant planet with a mission to catalog life forms and four years of supplies—only to find himself stranded when his ship is destroyed and his mission erased from records. As he uses his advanced knowledge to heal the sick and feed the hungry, the local people hail him as a divine savior, a belief that puts him at odds with the high priest, who sees such miracles as heresy. Years pass, and when another ship finally returns, they discover a civilization transformed—its people bearing a curious symbol, one that tells of a man from the stars who was crucified for defying the powerful.

In "Faites vos prières!", two intelligent, human-sized preying mantises arrive on Earth to study the planet and prepare for an invasion—only to be utterly terrified when they encounter a photo of a bug collector’s pinned mantis specimens. Convinced that Earth is overrun by giant predators who hunt their kind, they hastily retreat, leaving behind a planet they now believe is far too dangerous to conquer.

In "Il va y avoir du changement," a space crew lands on the alien world of Gastropodia, where the inhabitants live in shell-like igloos and move with a slow, deliberate grace. Commander Morrison finds himself drawn to the graceful Luwana, and as the crew prepares to depart, he makes the unexpected decision to stay behind and marry her. But as he learns more about the planet’s unique people, he begins to question everything he thought he knew—especially when Luwana undergoes a transformation that challenges his understanding of identity and love.

In "Histoire interne," a string of bizarre deaths and miraculous recoveries baffles law enforcement, leading to a startling revelation: the missing organs of the deceased criminals have been surgically transplanted into critically ill patients—without a single incision. When the enigmatic Smedley Throbbins is brought in, he calmly explains that he moved beyond the physical world, operating in the fourth dimension to perform these impossible procedures. Now, as authorities scramble to grasp the implications, he vanishes once more—leaving behind a mystery that defies both science and justice.

In the year 2152, a group of aliens abduct a man, steal his brain, and study his thoughts to plan Earth's conquest—only to be misled by his delusions. Believing he’s Napoleon Bonaparte, the man’s fragmented memories paint a picture of a 19th-century Earth, complete with outdated warfare and primitive technology. The aliens, convinced they’re facing a pre-industrial world, prepare for an invasion. But when Earth’s defense forces respond with overwhelming force, the alien ship is destroyed in minutes. The truth? The man they studied was a mental patient—his grandiose delusions were the only blueprint they ever had.

In "La terre en héritage," a nuclear leak triggers an unexpected evolution in rats, turning them into intelligent, bipedal beings who eventually dominate Earth. As a pair of scientists grapple with the consequences of their time machine experiments, they uncover a future where these evolved rats have not only replaced humanity but also eradicated cats—leaving behind a world utterly transformed.

In "Les Martiens !", a team of Earth explorers lands on a lifeless Mars, only to uncover the buried ruins of an ancient city. As they explore the ruins, a hologram reveals a scene of an Earthman battling a Martian — but when they discover they’re inside a forgotten movie theater, the truth of the film’s twisted perspective begins to unravel.

In "Captivité," mineralogists Hank and Lou make a startling discovery in Monument Valley—uranium—only to be thrown into a steamy prehistoric jungle after a generator explosion. Stranded in a forgotten corner of a galactic zoo, they soon realize their ancestors are part of a terrifying display, and their survival hinges on uncovering the truth behind the alien experiment.