Jerome Bixby
Drexel Jerome Lewis Bixby was an American short story writer and scriptwriter. He wrote the 1953 story "It's a Good Life", which was included in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame. It formed the basis of a 1961 episode of The Twilight Zone and was remade in Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983). He wrote four episodes for the Star Trek series: "Mirror, Mirror", "Day of the Dove", "Requiem for Methuselah", and "By Any Other Name". With Otto Klement, he co-wrote the story upon which the science fiction movie Fantastic Voyage (1966), the related television series, and the related Isaac Asimov novel were based. Bixby's final produced or published work so far was the screenplay for the 2007 science fiction film The Man from Earth.
The Holes Around Mars
Fueled by curiosity, a team exploring Mars finds itself tangled in a cosmic mystery when it discovers tiny holes and bizarre creatures that challenge everything they thought they knew.
By Jerome Bixby
Where There's Hope
On a dangerous new world, a desperate colony faces a dark choice: force life into existence or face extinction.
By Jerome Bixby
Zen
On a lonely asteroid, a chance encounter with the last of a dying race forces a scientist to confront the profound questions of life, death, and the enduring power of hope.
By Jerome Bixby
The Slizzers
Unseen predators walk among us, feeding on human joy while wearing familiar faces.
By Jerome Bixby
Tubemonkey
A mentally diminished pilot becomes an unknowing weapon in an intergalactic war, manipulated by shadowy figures as he drifts between his past brilliance and present naiveté.
By Jerome Bixby
Vengeance on Mars!
On a blood-red planet, friendships are put to the ultimate test when desperation and betrayal collide, and characters must confront the savage side of survival.
By Jerome Bixby
Laboratory
When two humans make an unexpected landing on an alien lab planet, the resident scientists must scramble to cover up their existence before their experiments are exposed.
By Jerome Bixby
Our Town
In a forgotten town ravaged by war, a band of resilient elders must find the strength to defend their memories and the remnants of their shattered lives.
By Jerome Bixby
The God-Plllnk
On a Martian moon, the supposed arrival of mighty gods turns into a shocking display of vulnerability as they are repeatedly crushed by a native monster, shaking the faith of the awaiting creatures.
By Jerome Bixby
Little Boy
In a desolated world, two young survivors discover friendship and play amidst the ruins, revealing a spark of innocence that resists the surrounding darkness.
By Jerome Bixby
The Draw
In the Wild West, a young gunman's sudden ability to telekinetically draw his gun faster than anyone leads to a fateful showdown with the town sheriff that tests the limits of his power.
By Jerome Bixby
The Battle of the Bells
When a small-town prankster's joke spirals out of control, a divine battle breaks out to decide the fate of his soul, sparking questions of good, evil, and the true cost of a laugh.
By Jerome Bixby
Cargo to Callisto
In a world where minds can be weapons, a man must fight to protect himself and those he loves from ruthless criminals who can possess the bodies of others.
By Jerome Bixby
The Crowded Colony
On Mars, human colonizers face a reckoning when another alien race arrives, mistaking them for the remnants of the civilization they sought to conquer.
By Jerome Bixby