Project Gutenberg 2007-11-18 Public domain in the USA. 137 Ferris, Benjamin Napoli, Vincent 1907 1981 Napoli, James Vincent The Invaders Produced from Weird Tales March 1951. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "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.) Reading ease score: 87.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Horror tales PS Text Science Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: American Literature 63286 2025-08-10T04:01:05.974738 text/html 59949 2007-11-18T06:08:52 text/html 156544 2025-08-10T04:01:10.301192 application/epub+zip 155117 2025-08-10T04:01:07.730711 application/epub+zip 91972 2025-08-10T04:01:06.626728 application/epub+zip 239075 2025-08-10T04:01:11.924189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232355 2025-08-10T04:01:09.430216 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137788 2022-09-11T05:57:19.866052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54789 2025-08-10T04:01:05.673727 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 54667 2007-11-18T06:08:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2282456 2007-06-13T17:38:10 application/octet-stream 166104 2007-06-13T17:38:10 application/octet-stream 119704 2007-06-13T17:38:10 application/octet-stream 115681 2007-06-13T17:38:10 application/octet-stream 112235 2007-06-13T17:38:10 application/octet-stream 116017 2007-06-13T17:38:10 application/octet-stream 60435 2007-06-13T17:38:10 application/octet-stream 59294 2007-06-13T17:38:10 application/octet-stream 57357 2007-06-13T17:38:10 application/octet-stream 59471 2007-06-13T17:38:10 application/octet-stream 56216 2007-06-13T17:38:10 application/octet-stream 57236 2007-06-13T17:38:10 application/octet-stream 49952 2007-06-13T17:38:10 application/octet-stream 58618 2007-06-13T17:38:10 application/octet-stream 58591 2007-06-13T17:38:10 application/octet-stream 56612 2007-06-13T17:38:10 application/octet-stream 31820 2025-08-10T04:01:12.065176 application/rdf+xml 12720 2025-08-10T04:01:07.119710 image/jpeg 3346 2025-08-10T04:01:06.870719 image/jpeg 86333 2007-11-18T06:08:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 21957 2007-11-18T06:08:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 156095 2025-08-10T04:01:05.984733 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog