02346cam a22003733u 4500 73296 UtSlPG 20260610134709.0 m cr n 260607r20241961utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Baudin, Maurice, 1892- Hystereo Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2024 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from Amazing Stories November 1961. Release date is 2024-03-30 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Hystereo" by Maurice Baudin is a science fiction short story published in the early 1960s. The narrative focuses on Woodard, a reclusive man who finds himself in a peculiar situation involving a hi-fi enthusiast named Nodus and his unsettling sound apparatus. The story explores themes of technology, isolation, and the often absurd extremes of human behavior within mundane settings. In "Hystereo," Woodard reluctantly attends a hi-fi concert hosted by the eccentric Nodus, who has converted a garage into an elaborate sound studio. As the evening progresses, Woodard is subjected to a series of bizarre and overwhelming sound effects, meant to highlight the extremes of sound reproduction. Each demonstration becomes increasingly unsettling, leading him to feel trapped and anxious. The story escalates as Woodard's discomfort grows, eventually culminating in his mental collapse amid Nodus's obsession with sound. The narrative serves as a critique of technological obsession and social alienation, leaving readers to ponder the human experience in a rapidly evolving world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: New York, NY: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1961 Science fiction Short stories Summer resorts -- Fiction Stereophonic sound systems -- Fiction Adkins, Dan, 1937-2013 Produced from Amazing Stories November 1961. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73296 114021 114021