20 Million Miles to Earth

A Philip J. Riley's NightMare Series volume. Commentary and About the Author Henry Slesarby Randall D. Larson - edited by Philip J. Riley The clouds of yellow dust rolled andswirled and whistled in agonized motionand their sound obscured the needle-thincries of men in anguish. The pain had comeupon them suddenly pain that gripped theirchests like the giant talons of some rapaciousbird pain that sent them scurrying reelingstumbling towards the silvery object thatstood half-buried in the volatile sands. Somewere to make the ship in time; others wereto die later. One was to live to see the horrorof the dust-shrouded planet transplanted tothe world of his birth twenty million miles away.The Ymir as the creature was named by ForrestJ Ackerman is one of Ray Harryhausen's best rememberedstop motion creations.Originally published as an Amazing Stories special edition.