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The Last Night of the World

Story Stats

Rating: 5
Grade Level: 5, Adult
Page count: 3
Categories: Fantasy, Scary

Author

Ray
Bradbury

Appeared in

Wolf's Complete Book of Terror

Story Summary

When a whole town dreams that their existence will end the next night, there is, surprisingly, no panic, or horror, or regret, just the simple acts of daily life...each done for the last time.