The Door in the Wall
A man recalls a childhood encounter with a mysterious green door that keeps reappearing as his life moves on.
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Tales of H.P. Lovecraft
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This Census-Taker
A traumatized boy in a remote hilltown confronts family secrets, a strange census taker, and an uncertain truth.
The Red Room
A skeptical young man spends a night in a reputedly haunted room and discovers what terror can do without any ghost.
Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle
A writer’s research on an atomic scientist leads him into an invented religion, a doomed island, and a world-ending secret.
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The Gone-Away World
An unnamed man’s firefighting mission in a shattered post-apocalyptic world opens into a strange, funny, twist-heavy life story.
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The Labyrinth
In a poisoned future Earth, three survivors leave an underground refuge on a surface mission that exposes buried sins.
Genesis
A student’s oral exam for elite entry exposes a hidden history, an AI mystery, and a challenge to what it means to be human.
The Temple
A stranded WWI German submarine captain descends into madness after recovering a strange idol from the dead.
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The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall
A desperate bellows-maker builds a balloon to reach the Moon, blending hoax, satire, and pseudo-scientific adventure.
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