They dwell in the dark unknown of the future, or the bottomless abyss of the deepest ocean..creatures bent on horror and destruction..deformed..evil..hating man, lusting for his blood..they are the Monsters. From the master pen of A E van Vogt - one of the giants of science fiction - come eight tales and a host of hideous things..writhing, crawling, scaled or slimy, they represent some of his most outstanding feats of imagination...