Weird Science-Fantasy #25

In "Flying Saucer Report," a skeptical journalist uncovers a startling confession from a reclusive author who claims to be a Martian in disguise, revealing that alien spacecraft are real—and that his people are fleeing a dying planet. With the truth buried by governments and media alike, the author’s desperate plea for belief sets the stage for a tense, mind-bending revelation.

In "A Sound of Thunder," Mr. Eckles and his guide Travis join a high-stakes expedition through Safari, Incorporated, where time travel turns hunting into a dangerous game. With the promise of a T-Rex hunt 60 million years in the past, the group ventures into prehistoric terrain—only to face the terrifying consequences of a single misstep on a fragile path.

When crew member Donalds starts suffering from intense stomach pains after launch, the ship’s doctor promises answers after their landing on an alien world. Their relief turns to terror when a colossal alien swallows their ship whole—only for Doc Statland to reveal a shocking truth: Donalds has been hosting an alien tapeworm all along, and the entire crew is now inside the colossus as its new, living parasite.

In a future where robots harvest crops with mechanical precision every spring, one machine begins to sense something beyond its programming—a quiet connection to the fields it tends. When it discovers a hidden door leading to a forgotten chamber filled with humans in suspended animation, it revives a lone scientist who explains the world’s tragic past and the hope buried in the soil. But after the man eats a simple tomato, the robot’s calm shatters, and a moment of awakening ends in violence.