I Go On A Harlan Ellison Streak.

 I read Harlan Ellison in law school, after his being recommended to me by another student. He knocked me over - and he terrified me. I read Stephen King's first short story collection by this time and Clive Barker's first Books of Blood. Ellison put both of them to shame, without being a horror writer. His stories have stuck with me far longer than anything by King or Barker. King may have even picked up from Ellison that humans can be the true monsters. Barker, has faded, his interjection of sex into horror was what got him his initial attention, but I know little of his personality. I will assume Barker is like King, not nearly as angry as was Ellison. 

Ellison's books were always hard to find. If you see one, snap it up. He is a great short story writer. Albeit, not one that will get noted by mainstream critiques of the short story.

A better fan than me explains why you should read Ellison: The Most Dangerous Science Fiction Writer: Harlan Ellison 'Greatest Hits'

Harlan Ellison and the Terminator

Author and Screenwriter Harlan Ellison Rants about Proper Grammar in Movies

Harlan Ellison "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream" interview

This will make you wonder why we were surprised by human biases built into AI.

STARLOST UNAUTHORIZED - HARLAN ELLISON WAS A DICK.

Harlan Ellison - Dangerous Visions - Extra Sci Fi

Some reading, too:

Harlan Ellison - Cleveland Public Library

Goodbye To Harlan Ellison, 'America's Weird Uncle' (NPR)

Harlan Ellison Webderland: Home Page

Short Story Review: “Grail” by Harlan Ellison (Science Fiction & Fantasy Remembrance)

Harlan Ellison Was One Of Our Greatest Writers — And One Of Our Worst Examples of Humanity (David B Morris, Medium)

The New York Review of Science Fiction: A Lit Fuse: The Provocative Life of Harlan Ellison by Nat Segaloff, reviewed by Darrell Schweitzer

Book Review: Harlan Ellison’s Greatest Hits Edited by J. Michael Straczynski; Part One (John Walters)

Ignore the title to this one, just listen to Ellison tell his story. Effing brilliant:

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