I'll Kill You Tomorrow

by Helen Huber

The entities were utterly, ambitiously evil; their line of defense, apparently, was absolutely impregnable.

Genres: Short Stories, Science Fiction, Horror, Fiction

13 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 1953

Reviews

[Jamie · Rating 3 out of 5]

“I”ll Kill You Tomorrow” is more entertaining than it has any right to be considering it's a ten-page short story about murderous newborns from another dimension. Or they would be murderous if their arms weren't so weak, anyway. When one of the babies reveals their evil plans to the maternity ward's night nurse, Lorry, she and her horndog fiancé Pete must decide what to do about these pint-sized threats. A suspension of disbelief is a necessity for this one — there are monologuing newborns, for crying out loud — but it's a short and amusing ride to the not-so-fleshed out conclusion. 3.35 stars, rounded down.

[Kumari de Silva · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's hard for me to find women writers from the golden age of sci-fi, by a huge margin most of them are men. And you know what often spoils older sci fi for me? When it's written by men so often the female characters are such Karens. They're silly and whiney and weirdly helpless or worse they serve as the obstacle foil for the protagonist. So, it was with great pleasure I found this little gem written by a woman and I was not disappointed. It's kind of a simple straightforward plot, but I greatly appreciate how the female character is fleshed out and not a caricature of a woman. It's very short, if you're sitting at home due to the pandemic I recommend the audio version on YouTube.

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting short story, it’s a mixture between horror and sci-fi, and I do have to admit, it has a very strong opening and definitely made me read all of it to see what would happen. It’s extremely short and available on Project Gutenberg should anyone be interested in reading it.

[Velma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Parasitic babies...what's not to love? Kitschy, campy, 1950s pulp sci-fi, some of my favorite.

[Zen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Here it is. Another 1950's sci-fi story about nasty little children being misunderstood by the adults. "Village of the Damned" anyone? Seems like a lot of adults did not like the new generation of children being born in the 50's and 60's. There was always something alien about teenagers to the older generation, lol.

Anyways, this story has a great opening scene, which ends up being wasted by the rest of the story.
Once Nurse Jackie leaves the maternity ward and meets up with Doctor Carrottop for a medically recommended cigarette, the story tanks. NJ and DC spends most of the rest of the story just talking endless, empty nonsense. "Should we..." "Can we...." "What if...." "Maybe...." And it just goes on and on. Boooorrring!!!

And then we don't even get to witness the final confrontation between Doctor Carrottop and Angry Baby the Strangler. And his hoard of Nasties. It takes place off camera. And it's pedestrian and lacking in action to boot.

The 2 stars are there simply because I kind of liked the Nasty Little Baby from the first scene. Too bad he never got to strangle Nurse Jackie. It would have made for a better story.

[Ellis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow this was good. It's creepy and holds you all the way through. Maybe the evil monologue-ing is a little much, but it makes sense in-universe and just adds to the creepiness. Also I really like the line "Explain your instincts and I'll explain mine."

It's kind of a shame that Huber didn't have more of her work published. She had real talent and skill if this story is anything to go by.

[Joseph Carrabis · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short story that left me going "What?" It's an interesting piece and works a few cliches in unique ways, but there wasn't enough there there to make it worth recommending. The cliches overpowered the story, which makes sense as the its from 1953. A good read for genre historians and possibly a precursor to the "It's Alive" movie franchise.

[Kiara Selena · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't get the title

[Beatrice Drury · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a creepy little story. Written in 1953 it is a little dated but no less effective.

[Sara G · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a good short story! And that ending, ooff O.O

*it's free on project gutenberg, look it up and read it, it's a tiny 10 page thing and it's absolutely worth it

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hilarious. Babies are here to kill you -- one day.

[Zai Zai · Rating 2 out of 5]

Smooches and nicotine

[Matilda · Rating 2 out of 5]

I love to browse old sci-fi short stories from the 50's, and I had never read one by a female author before. Therefore I was curious but ended up disapointed, the idea behind the short story is interesting and all, but the writing is really lacking and the end is a bit meh. Moreover the sexism is not enjoyable (weirdly enough).

[Piper Montgomery · Rating 2 out of 5]

its interesting to say the least, especially since it was wrote back in the 1950s. i thought that was a bit of a weirder time to be mentioning the topic of this book. but overall, again, it was very interesting and more of a different read from i usually like. 3 stars

[Titis Wardhana · Rating 3 out of 5]

too short to be understood...

suatu hari, seorang perawat ngedenger bayi2 di ruang bayi pada bicara, dan ternyata mereka dirasuki sesuatu...

[Julieta Steyr · Rating 1 out of 5]

The worst isn't the murder babies of a rare dimension. The worst is the end, in the moment of truth, kill the kids Helen took the soft way and this history is a crap.

[ChrisBook]

A nursery full of Stewie Griffins.

[Ema · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the plot and the mystery touch. Kadang2 sesebuah cerita perlu ada ending yang tergantung.