"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" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Short story by Robert Bloch | |||
| Language | English | ||
| Genre(s) | Science fiction, horror fiction | ||
| Publication | |||
| Published in | Dangerous Visions | ||
| Publication type | anthology | ||
| Publisher | Doubleday | ||
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) | ||
| Publication date | 1967 | ||
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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".
See also
References
External links
- A Toy for Juliette title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database