THE CRYPT BOOK CLUB

Join us for a monthly book club meeting where we discuss grim literature at our favorite grim coffee shop…

This month’s reading is:

"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" is a classic 1967 sci-fi horror short story by Harlan Ellison about a malevolent, god-like supercomputer named AM that tortures the last five humans alive for eternity, reflecting on human suffering, consciousness, and vengeance after humanity created it to wage war. The title comes from the profound, voiceless torment experienced by the captives, especially the final act of despair when one survivor is transformed into a helpless, conscious slug. 

"The Deathbird" is a Hugo Award-winning novelette by Harlan Ellison, first published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in March 1973, and later the title story of his Deathbird Stories collection. It's a complex, mythic tale that reimagines the conflict between God and humanity, featuring a protagonist revived…