Menace of the Monster: Classic Tales of Creatures from Beyond (British Library Science Fiction Classics) by Mike Ashley

Author:Mike Ashley [Ashley, Mike]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: king kong, Martians, invasion, Aliens, science fiction, predator, parasite
Publisher: British Library Publishing
Published: 2019-09-08T23:00:00+00:00

Patterson’s estate was in North Jersey. A rambling sort of place, some miles off the highway. It was easy to see how he could come home to it, open it up, and still not let anyone know he had returned. As we drove, he cleared up a few foggy points for me.

“I didn’t return to the States on a regular liner. I had reasons for not doing so; reasons which you will understand in a short time.

“I charted a freighter, a junky little job, from an obscure Peruvian port. Pledged the captain to secrecy. He landed me and my… my cargo—” He stumbled on the word for a moment—“at a spot which I’m not at liberty to reveal. Then I came out here and opened up the house.

“That was just two days ago. I wired my brother, Ki, to come immediately. But he—”

“He’s working in L. A.,” I said.

“Yes. The soonest he could get here would be tonight. He may be at the house when we arrive. I hope so. I’d like to have two witnesses of that which I am going to show you.”

He frowned. “Maybe I’m making a mistake, Len. It’s the damnedest thing you ever heard of. Maybe I ought to call in some professor, too. But… I don’t know. It’s so utterly beyond credibility, I’d like you and Ki to advise me first.”

I said, “Well, what the hell is it, Burch?” Then I suddenly remembered a motion picture I’d seen some years ago, a movie based on a story by H. G. Wells. “It’s not a… a monster, is it?” I asked. “Some beast left over from prehistoric ages?”

“No, not exactly. At least, I can assure you of this… it is not a fossil, either living or dead. It’s a thing entirely beyond man’s wildest imaginings.”

I leaned back and groaned. “I feel like a kid,” I told him, “on Christmas eve. Step on it, guy.”

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