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Screaming Science Fiction: Horrors from Out of Space
Gleefully mixing SF, fantasy, and horror, Screaming Science Fiction is a full-length collection of nine thrilling, chilling, spine-tingling stories by horror master Brian Lumley (Necroscope), including "No Way Home," "Snarker's Son," "The Strange Years," and a nearly 20,000 word novella ("Feasibility Study") appearing for the first time anywhere.
176 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
About the author
Brian Lumley
423 books1,327 followersBrian Lumley was born near Newcastle. In 22 years as a Military Policeman he served in many of the Cold War hotspots, including Berlin, as well as Cyprus in partition days. He reached the rank of Sergeant-Major before retiring to Devon to write full-time, and his work was first published in 1970. The vampire series, 'Necroscope', has been translated into ten languages and sold over a million copies worldwide.
He was awarded the World Fantasy Life Achievement Award in 2010.
He was awarded the World Fantasy Life Achievement Award in 2010.
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May 5, 2022
Damn!! I love me some weird, sci-fi/ space horror!!
I wants all the cosmic horror please!!
This was my first time reading (listening) to Lumley’s work, so, I wanted to start with a short story collection.
I was not disappointed!! I’m eager to get into his books about Cthulhu Mythos.
I listened to the audiobook for the collection and WOW!! The narrator, Joshua Saxon= PHENOMENAL!! If all of Lumley’s audiobooks are read by Saxon, then I will be listening to them! All of them!! Lol
I wants all the cosmic horror please!!
This was my first time reading (listening) to Lumley’s work, so, I wanted to start with a short story collection.
I was not disappointed!! I’m eager to get into his books about Cthulhu Mythos.
I listened to the audiobook for the collection and WOW!! The narrator, Joshua Saxon= PHENOMENAL!! If all of Lumley’s audiobooks are read by Saxon, then I will be listening to them! All of them!! Lol
October 22, 2020
(stories i didnt comment on, were commented/read from other collections)
The Man Who Felt Pain
A very touching story about a man who can feel other beings pain and how his brother and doctors try to treat it.
No Way Home
A drunk man finds a route to a parallel dimension and gets stuck with no way home. I really liked Kent’s story.
The Man Who Saw No Spiders
Pretty much what the title states with a twist ending. Interesting mind-bender and nothing more.
Deja Viewer
A man haz a repeating nightmare which iz actually a pre-vous. Nice.
Feasibility Study
A team of astronauts gets haunted by an alien encounter. I really liked the documentation style of the narrative but the story not so much.
Gaddy's Gloves
The best story of the collection for some reason. An arcade game of Invaders becomes a play of life and death!
The Man Who Felt Pain
A very touching story about a man who can feel other beings pain and how his brother and doctors try to treat it.
No Way Home
A drunk man finds a route to a parallel dimension and gets stuck with no way home. I really liked Kent’s story.
The Man Who Saw No Spiders
Pretty much what the title states with a twist ending. Interesting mind-bender and nothing more.
Deja Viewer
A man haz a repeating nightmare which iz actually a pre-vous. Nice.
Feasibility Study
A team of astronauts gets haunted by an alien encounter. I really liked the documentation style of the narrative but the story not so much.
Gaddy's Gloves
The best story of the collection for some reason. An arcade game of Invaders becomes a play of life and death!
November 6, 2016
I was waiting for some space horror tale like "Alien"™ from this anthology, instead the old tales here reprinted, but for a new one, are more like "Twilight Zone" episodes filled with Lumley's british humour.
My most favourite ones are "Feasibility study", the longest tale in this anthology, and "The big "C", a very nice alien body-horror story.
Not much what I was expecting for, and a few tales really not aged well, but still a good read and Bob Eggleton's artworks inside are a nice add.
May 22, 2020
One of the reasons Brian Lumley is one of my favorite authors is that he rarely disappoints. This collection is no exception! The only complaint I would have is some of the stories are too short, I felt like I was just getting settled into the plot and they were over.Even so I would still recommend this collection.
April 26, 2011
This is a very nice collection of very British horror/science fiction stories. The title is meant to reflect the cross-over element, but doesn't really fit. (I suppose if they had called it "Very calm and quiet science fiction" they wouldn't have sold as many copies.) My favorites were "No Way Home" and "Big "C"", though there were no really bad stories in the book. This edition features very good illustrations from Bob Eggleton with each selection.
July 3, 2019
Great collection.
May 29, 2021
I did know a few of the stories from other anthologies, but they are always worth a read.
You just have to love his style of writing and telling a story.
You just have to love his style of writing and telling a story.
December 16, 2022
Sci-fi horror at its very best.
August 7, 2024
It was okay but it was a DNF for me.
April 5, 2012
This book is amazing, wonderful, but above all, this book is disturbing. There was one story (Faesibility Study) that LITERALLY had me wretching as I read it. The horror! (and I don't say that facetiously.) The book was so scary but Brian Lymley remained intact. It was scary, but it raised so many valid points and piqued my curiousity on quite a few topics. A great book that I recommend to EVERYONE, (Giving a copy to my nephew for his birthday) especially for anyone who is considering vegetarianism.
March 3, 2020
This is a book comprised of eight of Lumley’s short science fiction stories written between 1975 and 2006. Alien spiders, time travel and world colonization – this book has it all. The only story I think I’d read before was No Way Home. The stories I liked best were The Man Who Saw No Spiders and Gaddy’s Gloves. If you like science fiction stories, these are pretty imaginative.
March 22, 2012
A good collection of short stories. Sadly, I've read most of them before in other collections.
July 22, 2019
Is Lumley a good writer? Maybe not, but he's a fun writer.
December 21, 2021
A collection of short science fiction horror from the master of terror Brian Lumley!
July 18, 2014
some interesting stories, some "meh", I particularly enjoyed "The Big C"
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