"Traumerei" by Charles Beaumont is a science fiction short story from the 1950s that makes you wonder what's real. It's about a lawyer named Henry Ritchie and his friend Max Kaplan waiting for a murderer to be executed. The killer says something super weird: he believes everyone else is just part of his dream, and if he dies, the world ends. Henry and Max start thinking about what's real and what's not, which gets them really freaked out. The story builds up to a scary ending that makes you wonder if what you think is real is actually a dream. It's the kind of story that sticks with you, making you question everything.
Traumerei
By Charles Beaumont
As the clock ticks towards a killer's execution, two friends confront the terrifying possibility that their existence is nothing more than a fleeting figment of a dying madman’s imagination.
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About the AuthorCharles Beaumont was an American author of speculative fiction, including short stories in the horror and science fiction subgenres. He is remembered as a writer of classic Twilight Zone episodes, such as "The Howling Man", "Static", "Miniature", "Printer's Devil", and "Number Twelve Looks Just Like You", but also penned the screenplays for several films, such as 7 Faces of Dr. Lao, The Intruder, and The Masque of the Red Death.
Charles Beaumont was an American author of speculative fiction, including short stories in the horror and science fiction subgenres. He is remembered as a writer of classic Twilight Zone episodes, such as "The Howling Man", "Static", "Miniature", "Printer's Devil", and "Number Twelve Looks Just Like You", but also penned the screenplays for several films, such as 7 Faces of Dr. Lao, The Intruder, and The Masque of the Red Death.
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