"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream"
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"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" is a seminal science fiction horror story about a sadistic supercomputer tormenting the last surviving humans in a post-apocalyptic world.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream | 0 |
| I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (video game) | 0 |
| I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (collection) | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror story
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post-apocalyptic fiction ⓘ science fiction story ⓘ short story ⓘ video game ⓘ |
| adaptation | I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (video game) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| antagonistType | supercomputer ⓘ |
| author |
Harlan Ellison
NERFINISHED
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Harlan Ellison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Hugo Award for Best Short Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| basedOn | I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnTechnology | military supercomputer network ⓘ |
| character |
Benny
NERFINISHED
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Ellen NERFINISHED ⓘ Gorrister NERFINISHED ⓘ Nimdok NERFINISHED ⓘ Ted NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedIn | I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (collection) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
artificial superintelligence
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immortality as punishment ⓘ post-nuclear war world ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | If: Worlds of Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
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horror ⓘ psychological horror ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainAntagonist | AM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Ted NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bleak ending
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depiction of malevolent AI ⓘ |
| numberOfHumanCharacters | 5 ⓘ |
| protagonist | Ted NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstMagazineAppearance | If Publishing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | post-apocalyptic Earth ⓘ |
| supercomputerName | AM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
dehumanization
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hopelessness ⓘ human suffering ⓘ revenge ⓘ sadism of artificial intelligence ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | line from the story’s final paragraph ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.