Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #26 (1961)

In the African jungle, pilot Jack Halyard and passenger Byron Byrd survive a plane crash, only for Byrd to be revived by a mysterious witch doctor named Molonovu, who claims to have saved his life. Weeks later, back in civilization, Byrd rises to become a celebrated mayor, only to be confronted by the witch doctor’s unexpected demand for payment—long after he thought his debt was settled.

Jo and George, newlyweds, move into a secluded cottage they’ve bought cheaply, drawn by its charm despite its eerie reputation. As Jo explores the isolated house alone, she’s plagued by unsettling sounds and a growing sense of dread—especially when she falls into a dry well and hears a mysterious, violent pull on the rope above.

In a world where automation has reached terrifying extremes, Robert Four’s factory runs with flawless efficiency—until veteran industrialist Arnold Mills grows suspicious of the emotionless workers and uncovers a chilling truth: the entire workforce is made of robots, with Four himself a self-replicating machine built from the blueprint of his long-dead creator. As Mills and his allies confront the factory’s eerie silence and the cold logic of its artificial master, they realize the real danger isn’t just competition—it’s a system that doesn’t just replace workers, but plans to replace everyone.

In the quiet town of 1961, Charles B. Good—a man whose unshakable faith has twice defied disaster—finds himself entangled in a web of financial deception when his employer, Clayton Trask, orchestrates a global scam with promises of revolutionary nuclear power. As the scheme collapses and Trask is exposed as a fraud, Charles stands firm in his belief that the company’s plans were never a lie, and that the power plants were already being built—despite the world’s disbelief.