★★★☆☆ Average
(SF Horror) Scientists in a secret lab were studying a mysterious creature, but it has escaped its cage and now they need to find it and fast. (1,478 words; Time: 04m)
"The Being," by Bill Pronzini [bio] (edited by Trevor Quachri), appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact issue 03-04|18, published on February 15, 2018 by Penny Publications.
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Pro: The implication that the whole world will end up following this thing the way the children followed the Pied Piper is suitably chilling.
Con: But if it has that effect, why didn’t the scientists notice it sooner? Also, the presumption that UFO conspiracy theories are accurate is annoying.
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Con: But if it has that effect, why didn’t the scientists notice it sooner? Also, the presumption that UFO conspiracy theories are accurate is annoying.
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