Harlan Ellison

Harlan Jay Ellison (born May 27, 1934) is a prolific writer of short stories, novellas, essays and criticism. His literary and television work has received many awards. He wrote for the original series of ', edited the award-winning short story anthology series Dangerous Visions and served as creative consultant to the science fiction TV series The Twilight Zone (1980s version) and Babylon 5.

Selected short stories

• "The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World"
• "A Boy and his Dog" (made into a film)
• "The Diagnosis of Dr. D'arqueAngel"
• "From A to Z, in the Chocolate Alphabet"
• "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream"
• "Jeffty Is Five"
• "Knox"
• "The Prowler in the City at the Edge of the World"
• """Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman"
• "Shattered Like a Glass Goblin"
• "Soldier": filmed as an Outer Limits episode. The film The Terminator had sufficient story element similarities to it (and also to another Outer Limits episode, "Demon With a Glass Hand") that Ellison filed a lawsuit against James Cameron. Later prints of the film acknowledge the debt to Ellison.
• "Try a Dull Knife"
• "The Whimper of Whipped Dogs"