
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (1972)
178 pages 4.0/5 Goodreads
This is a story set in a post-apocalyptic future. The Cold War progressed until it was too complicated for humans to manage, so the three major superpowers each developed a computer program to help run the war. When one of the programs becomes sentient it eliminates all of the human race except five persons, which it tortures for eternity.
Author: Harlan Ellison
ISBN: 9780441363957
Content Warnings
Mental Health & Emotional
Suicide (discussed or ideation)
Phobias & Sensory
Body horror Confined spaces (claustrophobia)
Violence & Physical Harm
Gore / graphic violence Sexual assault / rape Torture
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