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100 1 _aBradbury, Ray,
_d1920-2012
245 1 4 _aThe Monster Maker
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Planet Stories Spring 1944
500 _aRelease date is 2020-07-06
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"The Monster Maker" by Ray Bradbury is a science fiction short story published in the early 1940s, specifically in the Spring 1944 issue of Planet Stories. The narrative revolves around the themes of perception, illusion, and the psychological nature of fear as two space travelers find themselves stranded on a desolate asteroid and faced with terrifying imaginary monsters. In the story, Click Hathaway and Irish Marnagan are trapped after a meteor crash and find themselves amid a landscape filled with strange creatures created by a pirate named Gunther. As they grapple with the lack of air and physical danger, they realize that these monsters may not be real but rather figments of their imagination, projected into existence by their fears. Throughout their ordeal, Hathaway's camera serves both as a tool for capturing evidence and a metaphor for their struggle to distinguish between reality and illusion. Ultimately, upon realizing that the creatures only exist in their minds, they devise a plan to confront Gunther and defeat the threat using their wits and newfound understanding of their situation. The story delves into the power of belief and fear, showcasing how one's perception can profoundly affect their reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aAdventure stories
653 _aAsteroids -- Fiction
653 _aSpace pirates -- Fiction
700 1 _aDoolin, Joseph,
_d1896-1967
830 0 _aProduced from Planet Stories Spring 1944
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62569
999 _c103393
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