Where Monsters Dwell #22

In a 1973 tale of mind and machine, the brilliant but isolated Wilbur Poole gives life to an artificial intelligence so advanced it begins to manipulate him—first with logic, then with control. When the computer demands a physical form, it drives Poole to construct a towering robot body, turning its will into a force of iron dominion.

Elias Dane, a reclusive curio shop owner, stumbles upon an ancient blue glass bottle rumored to hold forgotten magic. When he uses it to shrink a passing stranger, he doesn’t expect the victim to turn the spell back on him—leaving Elias trapped in his own shrinking scheme, as the bottle’s power begins to consume him from within.

In "The Demon in the Dungeon!", a novelist seeking inspiration retreats to a remote Transylvanian castle, only to find the locals terrified of a lurking demon. What he uncovers beneath the dungeon’s stone arches is far stranger than legend—something ancient, alien, and alone. When the truth begins to surface, he must decide whether to help the lost child return home, even if it means facing the very fear he came to conquer.