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The Eyes of God - A bit of a twist to PKD precrime surveillance. A person is detected to have malevolent predilections. He is travelling to another country that has guardrails. Before he enters the country, he must undergo a process that inhibits his predilections. All of this while he insists that he hasn't done anything. A view into the future... 4+ Stars

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Home - A reptilian entity makes it's way back to a base. It is confused only to find out that humans had converted to this reptilian entity to explore the Artic. She was a long time lost researcher returning after 20 years. Another twisted tale. Still 4+ Stars.

A Word for Heathens - Another creepy one where a religious zealot commits mass murder only to come back and find himself branded a heretic. The killing was initiated via implant of some kind. As with most of Watts stories, weird, unsettling and interesting. 4+ Stars

The Second Coming of Jasmine Fitzgerald - Another creepy one by Watts. I think I've discovered his niche, but I say that in a good way. He is interesting and dark. This one was about the idea that we are not real but living in a digital construct that can be manipulated. Jasmine is an engineer who figured this out. 4+ Stars

The Island - This was a story about a very deep space vehicle sent by earth thousands of years before to put in a gate to traverse great distances. Turns out the spot they were sent to was occupied by a gigantic alien they called the island. Creepy story, more creepy about the occupants of the space craft and its AI than the alien presence. 4+ Stars So far Watts is interesting...

Things - a bit of a riff off of the movie(s) "The Thing" from the alien point of view. I liked it, but creepy. 4 Stars

The Breakfast - a girl dreams about the demise of one of her friends. Her parents try to calm her saying that dreams don't = reality. Story ends with the implication that yes they do. 3.5 Stars

Tina Reyes - Young, beautiful and lonely Tina Reyes has caught the eye of a stranger. She is paralyzed with news of young women being brutalized and killed by men so she cannot enjoy his attention (which admittedly was a little odd). The story ends with the reader trying to determine whether she's nutz or he's is dangerous. One of the better stories in my view. 4+ Stars

End of a Struggle - A man wrestles with his mental health when he sees his old obsession walking around with his perceived doppleganger. Turns out he's looking at ghosts. 3.5 Stars

Oscar - A huge clearly mentally unstable son holds his family emotionally hostage in their home. The parents die and Oscar burns the house down with himself in it. The rest of his siblings escape the burning house and Oscars control and never look back...

Haute Cuisine - A meal is prepared comprised of nameless, strange creatures. Genuinely creepy. 4 Stars