Summary
Comicalization of eight short stories from the great American science fiction master, Ray Bradbury:
The Lake: A man revisits his childhood home and recalls a friend who drowned in a lake during childhood.
Jack in the Box: A boy lives with his mother in a vast secluded mansion. She raises him to be God after telling him his father, the original God, was killed by beasts outside.
Homecoming: The main story concerning the Elliot family of vampires. It concerns their return to the ancestral home for a gathering and is seen through the eyes of Timothy, a mortal child left on their doorstep who longs to be like them.
R is for Rocket: Also known as ”King of the Gray Spaces”.
The Rocket Man: An astronaut’s job keeps him away from home for long stretches of time, so he has little time with his wife and son, only visiting them for a period of three days at a time. The story is told from the perspective of the son, who holds an interest in becoming an astronaut too.
The Fog Horn: A man and his boss are putting in a night’s work at a remote lighthouse when the lighthouse’s resonating fog horn attracts a sea monster who destroys the place.
The Screaming Woman: A mystery/suspense story, describing a young girl who tries to procure help in digging up a woman buried in an empty lot.
Come into My Cellar: Better known as ”Boys! Raise Giant Mushrooms in Your Cellar!” There are many wondrous things that small boys can order from mail order catalogs.