A Toy for Juliette
"A Toy for Juliette" is a 1967 science fiction and horror short story by American writer Robert Bloch, appearing for the first time in Harlan Ellison's anthology Dangerous Visions.
| A Toy for Juliette | |
|---|---|
| by Robert Bloch | |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction, horror fiction |
| Published in | Dangerous Visions |
| Publication type | anthology |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Publication date | 1967 |
| Followed by | "The Prowler in the City at the Edge of the World" |
Plot
In a post-apocalyptic world, a time traveler randomly abducts people from throughout history for his granddaughter Juliette (named for the Marquis de Sade's novel Juliette)[1] to torture and kill in her sexual games. The last "toy" he gives her, however, turns out to be Jack the Ripper.
Reception
SFF World has called it "unsettling".[2]
Sequel
Ellison wrote a sequel for the same anthology called "The Prowler in the City at the Edge of the World".
References
- The Routledge Concise History of Science Fiction, by Mark Bould and Sherryl Vint; published February 28, 2011, by Routledge
- Dangerous Visions by Harlan Ellison, reviewed at SFFWorld; published February 27, 2012; retrieved October 13, 2017
External links
- A Toy for Juliette title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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