I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream

by Harlan Ellison · 1972

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream is a seminal collection of speculative short fiction by Harlan Ellison, first published in 1967. The volume, part of the "Voice from the Edge" series, includes the award‑winning title story, along with such pieces as "Laugh Track," "Grail," "Repent, Harlequin!" said the Ticktockman," "The Very Last Day of a Good Woman," "The Time of the Eye," and "Paladin of the Lost Hour." The stories explore themes of alienation, dystopian oppression, and the horrors of a sentient super‑computer (AM) that torments the last remnants of humanity. The collection won the 1968 Hugo Award for Best Short Story and has been celebrated for its vivid, unsettling vision of a post‑apocalyptic world.