E-Fiction
At Manybooks.net, an early, classic SF story "The Last Evolution" by John W. Campbell, Jr. Originally published in Amazing Stories, August, 1932."I am the last of my type existing today in all the Solar System. I, too, am the last existing who, in memory, sees the struggle for this System, and in memory I am still close to the Center of Rulers, for mine was the ruling type then. But I will pass soon, and with me will pass the last of my kind, a poor inefficient type, but yet the creators of those who are now, and will be, long after I pass forever."
In free e-book formats HERE.
And also at Manybooks, a 1919 collection of ghost stories, Border Ghost Stories by Howard Pease .In free e-book formats HERE.
Audio Fiction
Zombie Astronaut has a Piccadilly Radio production of The Steve Gallagher Trilogy, "a group of three serials about the relationship between man and machine in a future where the lines dividing the two become increasingly, and more dangerously, blurred."Available in MP3 download HERE.
Gaming
The Free RPG Blog has an in-depth look at the free role playing game Zenobia, "a fantasy vision of the ancient Near East during the darkest days of the Roman Empire, circa 260 AD."This sounds very interesting.
The review and link are HERE.
Video
At the Internet Archive, five episodes of Way Out, the mostly forgotten 1961 "fantasy and science fiction television anthology series hosted by horror writer Roald Dahl. " This Twilight Zone imitation has yet to come out on DVD (I think) so this is likely the only source for these episodes. All are in WMV, ogg, and MPEG4.William and Mary, The Croaker, I Heard You Calling Me, Dissolve to Black, and Death Wish.
Comics
The Horrors of it All has an unusual one today. "Found: The Lair of the Snow Monster" from Tomb of Terror #6. Described in one of the comments there as "The bastard spawn of Dr Lovecraft and H P Seuss!" (That alone makes the story a must read).Online HERE.
Fortress of Fortitude has an interesting story "The Human Pet" from The Twilight Zone #23. A cross between Gulliver's Travels (the Houyhnhnms) and Planet of the Apes done Twilight Zone style.Online HERE.
And Crosseyed Cyclops has a pair of classic House of Mystery Comics.in CBR format HERE.
Other Cool
Variety SF has a quick look at Isaac Asimov's novelette "Gold" (1951) and links to a free online version.The review and link are HERE.
Free Listens reviews the audiobook of Anthem by Ayn Rand, read by Michael Scott and links to a free version.Online HERE.
Monster Rally has another cool roundup of horror sites, with many additional tributes to Forrest J. Ackerman.Online HERE.
And Paleo-Future has a look at the Little Golden Book Exploring Space (1958). It's always interesting looking at these optimistic books like these. They never anticipate politicians consistently putting their immediate self-interest over the good of humanity.Online HERE.
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2 comments:
I love the Way Out series... seems like for years now that these are the only episodes available though, I'd love to see more. Dissolve to Black is particulary scary.
It would be great if they put out the whole series on DVD, or even showed it on Sci-fi or Hulu. Until then, the five episodes that were on VHS are likely to be the only ones available.
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