Forbidden Worlds #35 (1955)

In "The Night Nothing Happened," young scientist Collins finds himself the only one awake when a mysterious fog descends, paralyzing everyone but him—thanks to his shielded lab. When the fog lifts and the world returns to normal, he tries to warn the scientific community, including the esteemed Professor Dobson, only to be dismissed as mad and committed.

In the quiet town of Ridgeville, strange disasters—forest fires and vanishing water—leave Jim and his fiancée Sally baffled until they stumble upon a hidden glade where tiny, warring armies of forest and water goblins wage a centuries-old battle. When the conflict threatens to destroy the town entirely, Jim discovers that the key to peace lies in an unexpected solution involving a peculiar herb only visible to those standing in arum plants—and a surprising shipment of cereal from abroad.

In "Calculated Risk!" from Forbidden Worlds #35 (1955), Volarnian scouts descend on Earth with a precise plan—land on a supposedly uninhabited stretch of land confirmed by their echo detector. But when their ship crashes into the ocean instead, their silence speaks louder than any warning. The story unfolds with quiet tension as their failure to report back convinces their comrades back home that Earth is too perilous to conquer.

In "The Dreamer!" from *Forbidden Worlds* #35 (1955), Claire Adams lives a strange life—her dreams of the future always come true, from winning the lottery to foreseeing disasters. When the visions turn terrifying, she can’t bear to sleep, until a shadowy figure promises she’ll never dream again. The next day, walking with her husband, she’s struck by a car—her dreams, and her life, ending in a single, final moment.