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One of the great pulp writers, Fredric Brown (1906-1972) combined a flair for the horrific, a quirky sense of humor, and a wild imagination, and published many classic novels in the mystery and science fiction genres. But he was also a master of the "short-short story", tales only a page or two in length, but hard-hitting and with a wicked twist at the end.

Once upon a time, a girl named Jenny Ames was murdered in a lonely house. No one knew where she had come from, or why she had died, or who killed her. Years later, a man moved into the same house - and discovered that nothing is more seductive than an unsolved murder.

Imagine… Ghosts, gods, and devils - heavens and hells - cities in the sky and cities beneath the sea. Time machines, spaceships - certainly you can imagine Martians, but what about interplanetary vampires? Or a mouse that isn't a mouse? Honeymoon in Hell proves that Fredric Brown has a special vision, a sight beyond our wildest nightmares, a perception of things we couldn't even begin to imagine.

This beloved, larger-than-life thriller from Edgar Award - winning author Fredric Brown stars Bill Sweeney, an ace reporter with an otherworldly drinking problem who gets mixed up with a naked woman as the latter is trying to avoid becoming the fourth victim of a local serial killer - "the Ripper". Rousing himself from his drunken stupor in order to aid the woman, Bill sets out on the killer's trail. As he puts questions and answers together, he finds himself face-to-face with madness and death.

In most murder cases, the setting stays put, if nothing else. But when murder comes to visit the J. C.Hobart traveling carnival, the entire operation has left town before Captain Weiss can gather any tangible leads. For young Ed Hunter, the case throws him together with a gorgeous redhead from the show, but as another murder occurs, and then a third, he and his Uncle Am find their hands full with more than just their ball game concession.

Martians, Go Home,originally published in 1955, is a comic science fiction novel that tells the story of Luke Devereaux, a science fiction writer who witnesses an alien invasion of little green men. These Martians haven't come to Earth to harm anyone - just to annoy people.

"The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door...." Based on a story by Frederic Brown, this episode of Dimension X originally aired May 6, 1950.

The city is teetering on the brink of insanity as a ruthless serial killer prowls the shadows, hungry for his next victim. Amidst this chaos, Ray Fleck, a desperate gambler drowning in debt, is ready to go to any lengths to secure cash, even if it means betraying the woman hes secretly seeing behind his wifes back. As the city descends into madness, Ray finds himself spiraling into a hellish nightmare of violence and terror. - Summary by Ben Tucker

Guy walks into a bar, and tells a reporter he's the last surviving Martian. Based on a story by Frederic Brown, this episode of X Minus One originally aired on August 7, 1956.

Snatched by an omnipotent being from an intergalactic battle between humans and a malevolent, alien race, The Outsiders, that will end in mutual destruction, Carson finds himself sealed in an arena, a hemispherical-shaped force field slightly larger than a football field, encompassing a sweltering blue desert on an alien world.

FNH Audio presents 10 short stories from the classic era of science fiction....

Discover the eerie brilliance of "And the Gods Laughed" by Fredric Brown, a classic science fiction novella from the Golden Age of sci-fi. Set in a future of interplanetary exploration, this suspenseful tale follows space miners who encounter a mysterious race on Ganymede—only to uncover a chilling secret about possession, identity, and alien intelligence. Blending dark humor, paranoia, and psychological intrigue, Brown crafts a compact yet powerful story that questions what it truly means to be human.

Earthmen Bearing Gifts by Fredric Brown is a gripping classic science fiction short story exploring humanity’s first contact with an alien civilization.

X Minus One premiered in April 1955 on NBC and ran until January 1958. Like its predecessor series, Dimension X, X Minus One featured stories by the greatest names in modern science fiction: Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, Clifford Simak, Robert Bloch, and many more.

X Minus One premiered in April 1955 on NBC and ran until January 1958. Like its predecessor series, Dimension X, X Minus One featured stories by the greatest names in modern science fiction: Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, Clifford Simak, Robert Bloch, and many more.

X Minus One premiered in April 1955 on NBC and ran until January 1958. Like its predecessor series, Dimension X, X Minus One featured stories by the greatest names in modern science fiction: Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, Clifford Simak, Robert Bloch, and many more.

Un milliard de Martiens, hâbleurs, exaspérants, mal embouchés, d'une familiarité répugnante, révélant tous les secrets, clamant toutes les vérités, envahissent la terre sans autre but apparent que de compliquer la vie des hommes. Mais comment s'en débarrasser ?