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100 1 _aFerris, Benjamin
245 1 4 _aThe Invaders
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Weird Tales March 1951.
500 _aRelease date is 2007-11-18
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Invaders" by Benjamin Ferris is a science fiction short story written in the early 1950s. The book explores themes of mystery and the unknown within the context of a small American community grappling with inexplicable occurrences. It examines the interactions between local residents and an enigmatic group of new inhabitants who have seemingly resurrected a long-dead valley, prompting fears and suspicions among the townsfolk. The narrative centers around a character named Jerry Bronson, who becomes increasingly concerned about Joe Merklos and his family, who have moved into Dark Valley, a place thought to be desolate due to a dried-up water supply. As the Merklos family works diligently to cultivate the land and revive it, strange events begin to unfold in the surrounding community: disappearing items, crops growing backward, and sightings of a mysterious beast. Tensions rise as Jerry and the local sheriff investigate the new residents and their connection to the supernatural phenomena, eventually leading to a climactic confrontation. The story combines elements of horror and speculative fiction, raising questions about identity, community, and the nature of reality itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aHorror tales
700 1 _aNapoli, Vincent,
_d1907-1981
830 0 _aProduced from Weird Tales March 1951.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23535
999 _c64587
_d64587