Ten Science Fiction NIGHTMARES

This amazing selection of sci-fi shorts is being offered for the first time in one startling collection ??? over 48,000 words designed to shock and delight all who dare to embrace???.TEN SCIENCE FICTION NIGHTMARESBy Charles NuetzelA VERY CULTURED TASTERevis was a cultured man who had managed to survive in a nightmare world, keeping a few treasures clutched closely to him, but at a nasty little price!MASTER OF THE HOUSEEvery parent has a special place in their heart for their child, even those who are special in a very terrifying way. In such households one has to wonder who is the master and who the slave. A DAY FOR DYINGHe had been picked up by the Social Police and would soon be facing a life & death struggle in an arena telecast throughout the world. Death came to all but the winner ??? and only one could survive! THE NOVA INCIDENTAny similarity between these events and reality may be strictly intentional! A political solution to a war of extinction.THE IMAGES OF MANThey came from the skies to take what they claimed was their right to possess ??? and they only wanted the woman! PLANET OF THE LOVE FEASTThe crime had been rape and he escaped to a planet full of beautiful woman determined to totally possess him ??? at a price!THE HOMO SAPWell civilization had ended, but this little homo-monk was determined to find a suitable mate ??? and repopulate Earth with a better breed of intelligent life. Boy was he in for a surprise!THE WORLD THAT WOMB MADEEverything was given free, automatically, and all you had to do was follow the rules WOMB made. But for this man the price was too high ??? he wanted to make his own choices, no matter what it cost! THE TALISMAN The salesman came a-knocking at his door, offering a gift too costly to take at any price ??? yet his price was far too good to refuse! There was only one catch! THOSE WHO WATCHIs there some power watching over us that will, ultimately, promise immortality? Here in this final nightmare a suggestion to beware of those who watch, for they might offer far more than we could have expected or imagined!