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Shatterday. " Shatterday " is the first segment of the premiere episode of the first season of the television series The Twilight Zone. The story follows a man who finds that a double of himself has moved into his apartment and is taking over his life. [1]
- Season 1, Episode 1a
- Alan Brennert
Shatterday is a collection of short stories by American author Harlan Ellison. In the introduction, Ellison states that the stories reflect an underlying theme of fear of human frailty and ugliness. His goal, he writes, is to shock his readers into seeing that this fear unifies all people. Each story has an introduction, ranging from a single ...
- 332 pp
- 1980
Jul 2, 2022 · Shatterday by Ellison, Harlan, 1934-Publication date 1983 Topics Fiction in English American writers, 1945- - Texts Publisher London : Granada Collection
Shatterday is a collection of short stories by American author Harlan Ellison. In the introduction, Ellison states that the stories reflect an underlying theme of fear of human frailty and ugliness. His goal, he writes, is to shock his readers into seeing that this fear unifies all people
Jan 1, 2001 · Thin gruel. I came to Shatterday on the back of Ellison's stellar reputation, and left with my hopes and illusions dispelled. Having heard him described as a visceral and painfully honest genre-disregarding examiner of the darkest recesses of the human condition, I was expecting something like William Burroughs on steroids (instead of heroin).
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- Mass Market Paperback
Jun 24, 2014 · Reading "Shatterday" brought be right back to the first episode of The New Twilight Zone. I forgot the premise of the story but it seemed like I watched it only a short while ago. Mr. Ellison's story would have been much better if I could have forgot Bruce Willis.
- Harlan Ellison
Jan 1, 1980 · Shatterday. Hardcover – January 1, 1980. Ellison's sixteen previously uncollected stories and new novella further his reputation as an intrepid explorer of odd psychological corners and a master of pure horror and black comedy. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.
- Harlan Ellison
