Come into My Parlor

Come into My Parlor is a science fiction novella by Charles E. Fritch, first published in 1953. The story follows newspaper reporter Charlie Bennet and his friend Johnny, who becomes convinced that giant, invisible spiders are disguised as humans. As Johnny's paranoia intensifies, the narrative explores themes of perception, reality, and the fine line between sanity and madness, culminating in a tragic confrontation that challenges the nature of reality itself.