I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Harlan Ellison
- First Published: 1967
- Type of Work: Stories
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—inner space
- Time of Work: Various times between the 1960s and centuries into the future
- Setting: Various locations in the United States and outer space
- Genres: Short fiction, Science fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: 1960’s, United States or Americans, Future, Other worlds, Computers, Artificial intelligence, Heaven, Subterranean or underground regions
- Locales: United States, Space
The Plot
The seven stories in I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, originally published in science-fiction and mens magazines between 1958 and 1967, include both science fiction and fantasy. They are united by Harlan Ellisons introductions for each of the stories, in which he discusses their personal significance to him, as well as by their focus on powerful emotions. In each story, people are confronted with their deepest fears or desires.
“I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream” is narrated by Ted, one of five people trapped below the surface of the earth in a...
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