Project Gutenberg 2010-03-21 Public domain in the USA. 76 Sheldon, Walter J. 1917 1996 Sheldon, Walt Sheldon, Walter James Jimsy and the Monsters Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Katherine Ward and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Jimsy and the Monsters" by Walter J. Sheldon is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story explores the intersections of childhood stardom and the fantastical, as an eleven-year-old child actor, Jimsy LaRoche, becomes entangled with real extraterrestrial creatures brought to Hollywood during a film production. The narrative captures the absurdities of movie-making, highlighting the chaos that ensues when fictional monsters turn into real threats. The plot centers around Mr. Maximilian Untz, a beleaguered producer, and his quest for authentic terror in a film's dream sequence. When Dr. John Mildume, a quirky scientist, introduces two alien creatures, Untz hopes they will elevate his film but instead they cause mayhem on set. Jimsy, known for his mischievousness, inadvertently proves to be the key to managing the monsters, as they turn out to be terrified of him. This humorous and absurd tale critiques the entertainment industry while weaving a whimsical and engaging story about courage, responsibility, and the often comedic nature of Hollywood. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31716/31716-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Motion picture industry -- Fiction Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 63227 63244 2024-10-13T12:28:38.053151 2023-09-14T05:48:46.343770 text/html text/html 61014 2021-01-06T08:38:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 81074 2021-01-06T08:38:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 85962 2024-10-13T12:28:40.097135 application/epub+zip 84816 2024-10-13T12:28:38.484140 application/epub+zip 84816 2024-10-13T12:28:38.251145 application/epub+zip 124492 2024-10-13T12:28:41.534191 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117481 2024-10-13T12:28:39.852147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117734 2022-09-14T14:28:53.809030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52645 52546 2024-10-13T12:28:37.895148 2023-09-14T05:48:46.207781 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 52517 2021-01-06T08:38:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20759 2021-01-06T08:38:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20696 2024-10-13T12:28:41.686121 application/rdf+xml 29487 2024-10-13T12:28:38.315147 image/jpeg 4699 2024-10-13T12:28:38.283147 image/jpeg 81303 2024-10-13T12:28:38.062145 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog