By Richard Matheson
A set of thirteen brief stories.
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BARBECUE TONIGHT. Mr Ketchum screamed. He kicked and pounded on the door. He threw his heavy body against it. He shrieked at the people outside. 'Let me out! Let me out! ' The worst part about it was, he just couldn't believe it was really happening. 'Everywhere,' said Carmack. They were standing on the coast highway. As far as they could see there was nothing but cars. Thousands of cars were jammed bumper to bumper and pressed side to side. The highway was solid with them. 'There come some more,' said Carmack.
Good-bye, Reordon,' Carmack said. He stood smoking his cigarette and watching his friend walk across the grey sand of the beach and into the water until it was over his head. He saw Reordon swim a dozen yards before he disappeared. After a while he put out his cigarette and looked around. Then he walked into the water too. A million cars stood empty along the beach. 3 – THE SPLENDID SOURCE '… Then spare me your slanders, and read this rather at night than in the daytime, and give it not to young maidens, if there be any … But I fear nothing for this book, since it is extracted from a high and splendid source, from which all that has issued has had a great success–Balzac: Contes Drolatiques, Prologue It was the one Uncle Lyman told in the summer house that did it.
The right front door opened. The glare of Mr Ketchum's headlights outlined the dark figure approaching. He felt around quickly with his left foot and stamped down on the knob, dimming the lights. He swallowed again. Damned nuisance this. m. in the middle of nowhere and a hick policeman picks him up for speeding. Mr Ketchum gritted his teeth and waited. The man in the dark uniform and wide-brimmed hat leaned over into the window. ' Mr Ketchum slid a shaking hand into his inside pocket and drew out his billfold.