Project Gutenberg 2021-06-23 Public domain in the USA. 107 Marlowe, Stephen 1928 2008 Lesser, Milton Thames, C. H. Ridgway, Jason Chase, Adam Wilder, Stephen Granger, Darius John Lesser, Milt The Thing in the Truck Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Thing in the Truck" by Darius John Granger is a science fiction tale written in the mid-20th century. The story takes place predominantly in the context of a trucking journey, embodying themes of mystery and the unknown as the protagonist uncovers a bizarre and possibly supernatural event involving a truckload of potatoes that turns into something sinister. The book explores notions of perception, reality, and otherworldly influences in a captivating narrative. The plot follows Harry Loftus and his driving partner, Joe, as they unknowingly transport a mysterious load after picking up a seemingly harmless shipment of potatoes. As the journey unfolds, strange occurrences escalate, revealing that the potatoes—and indeed everything around them—are connected to an alien presence that has taken over. The narrative quickly shifts from humor and camaraderie to a tense and surreal confrontation with the bizarre, as Harry finds himself facing danger from Joe and a seductive woman, both of whom are not quite themselves. As the story reaches its climax, Harry grapples with a nightmarish scenario that culminates in a shocking transformation involving the truck, leading to a haunting conclusion questioning his own fate amid this otherworldly chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 95.8 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Truck drivers -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 50734 2025-07-26T06:19:08.855639 text/html 27114 2024-10-18T14:30:35 text/html 519410 2025-07-26T06:19:10.714650 application/epub+zip 518254 2025-07-26T06:19:09.232672 application/epub+zip 85664 2025-07-26T06:19:09.022623 application/epub+zip 553952 2025-07-26T06:19:11.928609 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 546411 2025-07-26T06:19:10.502645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114154 2022-09-29T14:43:09.034998 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 44297 2025-07-26T06:19:08.748638 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24496 2024-10-18T14:30:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17532 2025-07-26T06:19:12.069601 application/rdf+xml 26024 2025-07-26T06:19:09.108635 image/jpeg 4534 2025-07-26T06:19:09.064635 image/jpeg 474478 2025-07-26T06:19:08.868659 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 en.wikipedia