Deth Pitt

Welcome to Earth in the year 2024, after the great galactic wars that brought the human race to its knees at the hands of an alien race known only as The Tripek. Now most of humanity walks around in a dazed trance-like state, oblivious that they are being mind-controlled.

Doge Klops, one of the few people who remain unaffected by the Tripek's power, lives in constant fear of being discovered. Bad things happen to those who show more than a minimum of emotion.

Bad things like being thrown into the nightmare of the reality show, Deth Pitt.

This short story, originally published in the award-winning collection 13 Thorns, remains one of Ranalli's most disturbing and visceral tales and is not to be missed by old and new readers alike.