Phil Chenevert
Six Creepy Stories by Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe has the ability to manipulate language so well that he could engage my imagination and get me terrified even though little w…
Snowball (Version 2)
Simon's new source of power promised a new era for Mankind. But what happens to world economy when anyone can manufacture it in the kitchen …
The Hunting of the Snark (Version 3)
The Hunting of the Snark - "An Agony in 8 Fits" is typically categorized as a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll, the pen name…
Nor Iron Bars A Cage ...
Iron bars do not confine a Man—only his body. There are more subtle, and more confining bindings, however....Police methods of the future wi…
Fables for the Frivolous (Version 2)
Fables for the Frivolous is one of the earliest works by the American parodist Guy Wetmore Carryl. These fables are adapted from Jean de La …
Terror Out of Space (Version 2)
"An eerie story of a silver land beneath the black Venusian seas. A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad…
Acres of Diamonds (Version 2)
One of the most requested motivational lectures of all time. "I say that you ought to get rich, and it is your duty to get rich ... Th…
The Tar Baby and Other Rhymes of Uncle Remus
26 of Uncle Remus's stories put into verse and song. With the exception of the Tar Baby story, they were all new to this publication of 1904…
War-Lords of the Moon
Bruce Ross, on the Earth-Moon run, asked a simple question, "How are the stars behaving, Harry?" But Harrell Moore could only sta…
Anthem (version 3)
This Novella by Ayn Rand was first published in England in 1938. It takes place at some unspecified future date when mankind has entered an…
Shannach-The-Last
A true pulp science fiction from 1952 from the pen of Leigh Douglas Brackett. In the deep caves of Mars an alien race ruled and enslaved me…
The Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo (Version 2)
"I dare say, there are several questions you would like to ask at the very beginning of this history. First: Who is the Monarch of Mo? …
The Wishing Horse of Oz (Version 2)
The magical kingdom of Oz is happily doing all the wonderful things it does in peace and happiness, not knowing that a far off evil and gras…
The Thing in the Attic (version 2)
"Honath and his fellow arch-doubters did not believe in the Giants, and for this they were cast into Hell. And when survival depended u…
On the Duty of Civil Disobedience (Version 3)
"That government is best which governs least" is the famous opening line of this essay. The slavery crisis inflamed New England i…
The Frog Prince and Other Stories (version 2)
These three stories,The Frog Prince, Princess Belle-Etoile and Alladin, beloved by generations of children, are here retold in a format and …
But, I Don't Think
The title is obscure and a bit unsettling I admit; what could it possible mean? Randall Garrett wrote a story here that had me blissfully …
The Golden Goose Book (version 2)
Step into a world of enchantment with The Golden Goose Book, a collection of four timeless fairy tales that have captivated audiences for ge…
Victory (Version 2)
The earth is undefended. A ripe, juicy, rich plum just innocently waiting for one of the many new and warlike civilizations in the nearby un…
The Creature from Cleveland Depths (Version 2)
The Cold War of the 1960s has grown warmer and warmer over time until, at this time in the future, it is a very hot and nasty war where Atom…