Monster by William Morrison Episode #38
William Morrison | October 10, 2022-
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Monster by William Morrison Episode #38
William Morrison
MONSTER
Episode #38 · Written by William Morrison · Narrated by Scott Miller
Life on Mars offers no margin for error. Isolation magnifies every sound, every delay, and every threat that creeps closer to home. For Alice Kidd, danger is not distant or abstract—it presses against doors, tunnels beneath foundations, and forces her to protect a child in a place that was never meant to be gentle.
As attacks grow more frequent and help remains stalled behind regulation and distance, fear becomes a daily companion. When protection finally arrives, it does not restore normal life. Instead, it introduces a new presence that is impossible to ignore, impossible to manage quietly, and impossible to send away without consequences.
Monster builds tension through domestic vulnerability rather than battlefield heroics. The story asks how far safety can be stretched before it becomes its own kind of threat, and what happens when the solution to one problem creates another that must be lived with every day.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
William Morrison was a prolific science fiction writer whose work appeared regularly in publications such as Astounding Science Fiction, Startling Stories, and Thrilling Wonder Stories. Writing under his own name and several pseudonyms, Morrison produced dozens of short stories and novels during the 1940s and 1950s, often emphasizing practical consequences over speculative spectacle.
Monster reflects Morrison’s talent for grounding extraordinary elements in believable human reactions. Rather than focusing on distant futures or abstract ideas, he places pressure on a single household and lets the implications unfold from there, blending suspense with a sharp, unsettling sense of humor.
LISTEN TO THE STORY
Listen to Monster by William Morrison — a gripping vintage science fiction tale where danger follows a family home on Mars and safety arrives with a terrifying cost.
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