THE DECADE OF THE 1950s: while many places in the world are still recovering from the horrors of the Second World War, it is a good time for America. The economy and industry are roaring, the middle class is exploding, and everyone can own their own home. The nation is filled with pride after a hard-won victory. The future never seemed brighter, and yet...
...never before have we faced a global threat as dire as the atomic bomb. Humanity has always waged war, but now we can eradicate all life on the planet. Educational films promise survival of a nuclear blast. In movies, the classic monsters of the 30s and 40s are replaced by horrors spawned of the atom.
Enemies are everywhere, and there are dangers in our midst: devilish rock n roll, morally corrupt books, and sinister comic books corrupt the minds of our youth.
The dreaded Red Menace of Communism is poised to overthrow our government and strip-away all of our personal freedoms. Their comrades are everywhere and could be anyone, including your neighbor, your friend, or a member of your family. There are godless Communists spreading across the globe, and they must be stopped by any means necessary!
So here you have the world of Atomic-Age Cthulhu, bringing Lovecraftian horror to the postwar Golden Age.
Contents:
- Bad Reception - short story by Jeffrey Thomas
- Unamerican - short fiction by Cody Goodfellow
- Fallout - [Cthulhu Mythos short fiction] - short story by Sam Stone (variant of Fall Out)
- Eldritch Lunch - short fiction by Adam Bolivar
- Little Curly - short fiction by Neil Baker
- The Day the Music Died - short fiction by Charles Christian
- The Terror That Came to Dounreay - short fiction by William Meikle
- The Romeo Transference - short fiction by Josh Reynolds
- It Came to Modesto - short fiction by Edward M. Erdelac [as by Ed Erdelac]
- Within the Image of the Divine - short fiction by Bear Weiter
- Yellow Is the Color of the Future - short fiction by Jason Andrew
- Fears Realized - short fiction by Tom Lynch
- Professor Patriot and the Doom That Came to Niceville - short fiction by Christine Morgan
- Rose-Colored Glasses - short fiction by Michael Szymanski
- The Preserved Ones - short fiction by Christopher M. Geeson
- Putnam's Monster - short fiction by Scott T. Goudsward
- Operation Switch - [Cthulhu Mythos short fiction] - short fiction by Peter Rawlik [as by Pete Rawlik]
- Names on the Black List - short fiction by Robert M. Price
- The End of the Golden Age - short fiction by Glynn Owen Barrass and Brian M. Sammons