
The story opens on a bustling Hollywood backlot where a seasoned producer, Maximilian Untz, is desperate to craft the most terrifying dream sequence ever filmed. He enlists the studio’s prized eleven‑year‑old star, Jimsy LaRoche, to evaluate a menagerie of elaborate monster props, only to find the boy unimpressed and the pressure mounting. Meanwhile, an eccentric inventor named Dr. Mildume arrives with a mysterious machine that promises to summon genuine extraterrestrial beings, offering Untz a shortcut to true horror.
As the crew wrestles with the practicalities of blending fake monsters and possible real aliens, the tension between the demanding producer and the cynical assistant Harold grows palpable. The narrative plays with the absurdity of cinematic
Language
en
Duration
~32 minutes (31K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Greg Weeks, Katherine Ward and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2010-03-21
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1917–1996
A versatile mid-20th-century American writer, he moved easily between crime fiction, science fiction, and nonfiction shaped by his deep interest in Japan. His books range from hardboiled suspense to war history and cultural reporting, giving his work an unusually wide reach.
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