The Pain Peddlers

by Robert Silverberg

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Form: Short story

Year: 1963

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In an entertainment-intensive future, the public hungers for new sensations brought to them by a kind of cerebral implant device which allows them to relive the recorded experiences of others. One of the more popular genres is pain, the mental recordings of people dying horrible deaths. Note the similarity to the situation in Thorns and "Flies". I've also seen the general idea cropping up in more recent cyberpunk stories.


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Acknowledgements: Robert Silverberg for cause, support, and cooperation. Ken Seamon for graphics. Rodney Walters for books, info, and error-catching. Alvaro Zinos-Amaro for comments and content. Various other visitors for suggestions.