An alien's revelation that changes a boy's life forever . . . a pay phone that summons slithery green aliens from Canopus . . . aliens that look like bizarre, giant breakfast treats! Introduction: somewhere, out there / Bruce Coville—Through the starry door (part 2 of "The monsters of Morley Manor") / Bruce Coville - The spider beast / Nancy Etchemendy—George Pinkerton and the space waffles / Lawrence Watt-Evans—Abduction / Rick Hautala, Jesse Hautala, and Matti Hautala—Brandon & the aliens / Jane Yolen—Fine or Superfine / Martha Soukup—The plant people / Dale Carlson—Field trip / Vivian Vande Velde—Hunters / Anne Eliot Crompton—Behind the curtain / Pat Mauser—The very long distance wrong number / John C. Bunnell—Alien promises / Janni Lee Simner