Weird Science #20

In "The Loathsome!", a deformed mutant child raised in an orphanage becomes an outcast after her unsettling behavior draws the ire of the women who care for her. When a younger nurse discovers the girl secretly hiding notes in tree hollows, the staff confronts her, forcing the child to flee—only to fall fatally onto a spiked fence. As she dies, a single note slips free, its final message a quiet, heartbreaking confession: "To whoever finds this note — I love you."

In "Surprise Package," Martha’s growing unease about Leonard takes a chilling turn when she uncovers a shocking truth: the man she knows is just one of six identical versions of himself, each a marionette crafted to live a different life. As her suspicion hardens into dread, the line between reality and illusion begins to blur, leaving her trapped in a nightmare of duplication and deception.

In "The Reformers," a group of interdimensional enforcers tasked with blaming societal decay on things like comic books, alcohol, and fashion are sent to a planet where such indulgences exist—but without corruption. Shocked by the peaceful, balanced society that thrives despite these pleasures, the Reformers grow frustrated and plot to stir unrest. But their mission is halted when their boss, Satan, calmly confirms the truth: they’ve landed on Heaven.

In "50 Girls 50," a group of fifty men and fifty women are cryogenically frozen for a century-long voyage to colonize a distant solar system, each meant to awaken only once at the journey’s end. Sid, one of the men, sees a chance to break protocol—thawing himself early and pulling different women from stasis one by one, chasing fleeting romances before refreezing them. But when one woman outsmarts him, the game shifts in a way he never expected.