Most SF fans know of The Day the Earth Stood Still, the classic film starring Michael Rennie and Patricia Neal, and of the famous phrase “Klaatu barada nikto” that a terrified Neal uses to command the robot Gort.

Day was based on a short story called “Farewell to the Master,” which is now posted on Blackmask.com. The story and the movie resemble each other minimally (there is an extraterrestrial visitor named Klaatu, a robot, and a spaceship, but that’s about it) and is quite interesting to read. Check it out here.

Also of interest on Blackmask, Abraham Lincoln’s narration of a “murder mystery,” The Trailor Murder Mystery.

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