Astounding Stories, Beam Me Up, and More

A little more for the remainder of the weekend.


E-Fiction
At Manybooks: "The Affair of the Brains" by Anthony Gilmore, from Astounding Stories, March, 1932.

"Time after time Ku Sui, through his several bands of space-pirates, his individual agents and his ambitious web of power insidiously weaving over the universe, whipped his tentacles after the Hawk, and always the tentacles coiled back, repulsed and bloody."

In e-book downloads HERE and online at Project Gutenberg Here.




And "The Death-Traps of FX-31" by Sewell Peaslee Wright, from Astounding Stories March 1933.

"Commander John Hanson recalls his harrowing expedition among the giant spiders of FX-31"


In e-book downloads HERE and online here.






And also at Manybooks: "Small World" by William F. Nolan, from Fantastic Universe August 1957.

"What will happen when the alien ships strike Earth? And later? Who will survive? What will life be like in that latter-day jungle? William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman—survivor ..."

In e-book downloads HERE and online here.




Horror at Big Pulp: "She'll Be Right" by Steff Green.

"The sun sunk below the horizon, the final sparkle of light dancing on the ocean. It was rough as guts out there today. A mission for the cray pots, but now he had two on the boil, thinking Matt would enjoy the treat"

Online HERE.



Audio Fiction
At Beam Me Up Episode 164: with "Her Precipitous Pride - His Lamentable Ears" by Colin P. Davies, read by Paul Cole, a "story where banishment and isolation are the only true path to self discovery" and The Mail Box, by Colin P. Davies, read by Crystal Wizard, "a flash fiction submission describing the loss and yearning of those left behind .... from a most unusual viewpoint."


Streaming and in MP3 download HERE.





The Maria Lectrix reading of "The Were-Wolf" by Clemence Housman is available for download at The Internet Archive.

A "Norse historical fantasy story by Clemence Housman." ... "In the depths of a medieval winter, a Norse household is torn apart by uncanny events."

In ogg and MP3 downloads HERE.






At Dunesteef: "Japanese Motorcycle Clob" by Michael Stone.

"In a sequel to 'Lonely Heart Clob,' Leonard has finally won the heart of the lovely Catherine Hewson. But how can he keep her? His semi-imaginary pig companion Clob has a suggestion or two."

Streaming and in MP3 download HERE.




Comics
At Grantbridge Street & other misadventures: "Take a Chair" from Journey into Mystery.

Online HERE.






Other Coolness
(Adventure) At Manybooks: Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer by Cyrus Townsend Brady.
(Flash) At Fifty-Two Stitches: "Clothes Make the Man" by Iseult Murphy.
(Flash) At Flashes in the Dark: "Visiting Hours" by Laura Eno.
(Flash) At 365 tomorrows: "The End" by Todd Hammrich.
(Flash) At Everyday Weirdness: "Moving House" by Michelle Howarth.
(Flash) At Every Day Fiction: "I Love You" by Grant Bergland.
(Flash) At MicroHorror: "Only the Best" By M. Allman.
(Serial) At Book View Cafe: The Textile Planet Chapter Eighteen by Sue Lange .
(Serial) At Book View Cafe: Dreamsnake Chapter Eleven by Vonda N. McIntyre.