Clay (short story) Clay (short story) "Clay" is a short story by James Joyce published in his 1914 collection "Dubliners." It is important to note that due to this short story being left intentionally vague by its author, there can be numerous interpretations on what occurs in the story and the analysis of it. Maria, an elderly woman with a job in a rescue mission for wayward women, is looking forward to a holiday evening at the house of Joe, whom she nursed when he was a boy and of whom she is still very fond. She departs for Joe's after attending a
The Shambler from the Stars (Short Story) The Shambler from the Stars (Short Story) "The Shambler from the Stars" is a horror short story by American writer Robert Bloch, first published in the September 1935 issue of" Weird Tales". It was later included as part of his first published book, "The Opener of the Way" (1945), and his 1994 collection "The Early Fears". A Cthulhu Mythos tale, it introduced the forbidden tome "De Vermis Mysteriis" (Mysteries of the Worm). Later on in 1935, Lovecraft wrote the short story "The Haunter of the Dark" as a sequel and dedicated it to Bloch. Eventually, in 1950, Bloch wrote his