Doorway to Destruction

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Doorway to Destruction

by Garold S. Hatfield

EN·~8 minutes

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Description

In a hidden laboratory, Kelvin Martin guards a contraption that can tear open a doorway to another universe. The device, a glittering mass of batteries and humming tubes, promises unimaginable power but also a terrifying gateway for hostile alien beings. When his brutish assistant, Jon Vance, learns of the machine’s potential, greed overtakes caution, and Martin finds himself bound and helpless as Vance prepares to exploit the portal for his own gain.

The tension escalates as Martin tries to convey the horror he witnessed on the alien world—creatures of feral cruelty poised to subjugate Earth in days. Vance, armed with a .45 and a smug grin, dismisses the warning, seeing only riches and fame. As the machine whirs to life, the stakes become stark: either the portal is sealed forever, or humanity faces an invasion beyond imagination.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~8 minutes (8K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2020-05-26

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Garold S. Hatfield

A pulp-era mystery and adventure writer, best known today for the novel Doorway to Destruction, which was later preserved by Project Gutenberg. Little biographical information is readily available, adding a bit of old-magazine intrigue to the name.

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