Project Gutenberg 2022-08-13 Public domain in the USA. 137 Fritch, Charles E. 1927 2012 Orban, Paul 1896 1974 Come into my parlor $aUnited States :$bFuture Publications, Inc.,$c1953. Produced from Science Fiction Adventures Magazine, February 1953 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Come into my parlor" by Charles E. Fritch is a science fiction novella written during the early 1950s. The story revolves around themes of perception and reality, exploring the thin line between sanity and madness in the context of a bizarre phenomenon. It employs elements of psychological horror as it delves into the mind of a character grappling with disturbing visions and conspiratorial thoughts. The narrative follows Charlie Bennet, a newspaper reporter, and his troubled friend Johnny, who becomes obsessed with the idea that there are giant, invisible spiders lurking in the sky and disguising themselves as humans. After Johnny reveals a special pair of glasses he created to see these supposed arachnids, Charlie initially dismisses his claims as drunken ramblings. However, as the story unfolds, Johnny's paranoia escalates, leading to a tragic confrontation between the two friends. The tale builds tension as Charlie battles to save himself from Johnny’s increasing delusion and the violent expressions of his panic, culminating in a shocking climax that leaves readers questioning the nature of reality itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220526162814fritch 1953 US Reading ease score: 87.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery 38577 2025-07-27T08:30:46.815970 text/html 14726 2024-10-18T23:56:00 text/html 345463 2025-07-27T08:30:49.725962 application/epub+zip 344281 2025-07-27T08:30:47.939042 application/epub+zip 231936 2025-07-27T08:30:47.235980 application/epub+zip 1055787 2025-07-27T08:30:50.942947 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1048859 2025-07-27T08:30:49.244993 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 936524 2022-09-30T22:29:57.361236 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32273 2025-07-27T08:30:46.702980 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12382 2024-10-18T23:56:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17172 2025-07-27T08:30:51.081943 application/rdf+xml 30651 2025-07-27T08:30:47.552993 image/jpeg 5124 2025-07-27T08:30:47.390047 image/jpeg 1339446 2025-07-27T08:30:46.835041 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