Time to Kill by Henry Kuttner

About this episode

A man begins hearing the thoughts of a killer as war ravages a city, leading to a chilling exploration of violence and the mind.

As war crushes a city into exhaustion and fear, one man begins hearing the thoughts of a killer whose violent urges grow stronger with every passing night. Each new death brings a terrible question closer to the surface: what happens when the mind receiving the murders finally becomes part of them? Time to Kill by Henry Kuttner. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Thanks to gkeramidas for a 5 star rating and review on Apple Podcasts, “I have always liked science fiction. I have always admired the imagination of authors who manages to write all of these amazing stories. I thought I knew many different stories already.Oh my goodness, I had no idea. This podcast has brought me in contact with so many great authors, so many amazing stories, so many wonderful episodes! Thank you so much!!!”Thank you gkeramidas! We would love it if you would leave us a 5 star rating and glowing review on Apple Podcasts, if you think we deserve it. We have 429 ratings on Apple US with an average of 4.9 thanks to you!!Today’s story by Henry Kuttner was first published in Strange Stories in June 1940 on page 38, Time to Kill…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Stranded alone on a forgotten asteroid, Craig…

People in this episode

Host: Scott Miller

Topics covered

• war
• psychological thriller
• murder
• science fiction
• mind reading

Keywords

• Time to Kill
• Henry Kuttner
• murder
• psychological thriller
• science fiction
• war
• mind reading

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Time to Kill, Strange Stories, Farewell to Fuzzies

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