(BONUS EPISODE) MIMIC by Martin Pearson: The Short Story Made Into a Horror Film! #WeirdDarkness

Published: Oct. 4, 2024, 12:14 a.m.

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IN THIS EPISODE: Written in 1942, \u201cMimic\u201d eventually inspired the 1997 horror film of the same name. The short story was written by Martin Pearson, though you may also know him as Donald A. Wollheim or Darrel G. Raynor, as he used many pseudonyms when writing. The story is a simple premise, talking of how some insects disguise themselves as other insects, or some animals disguise themselves as other animals, in order to not be eaten by the creatures above them in the food chain. At the top of the food chain is man \u2013 do we have mimics disguised as us \u2013 in plain sight?

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\u2026
\u201cMimic\u201d by Martin Pearson: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2me9rc2n
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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Originally aired: October 03, 2024

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