Dwight V. Swain’s “Henry Horn’s X-Ray Eye Glasses” was published in Amazing Stories in December 1942, twenty years before Stark Fear was released. It features a nudist camp, x-ray glasses, Nazi secret agents, and goatees that “jerk with contempt.” Here it is, read by guest editor William Boyle.

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Henry Horn’s X-Ray Eye Glasses

William Boyle

This 1940s story, read by William Boyle, features a nudist camp, x-ray glasses, Nazi secret agents, and goatees that “jerk with contempt.” 


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"Look!" said Henry Horn with a gasp. "Here, you look at the camp through the glasses!"

Henry Horn’s X-Ray Eye Glasses. "Look!" said Henry Horn with a gasp. "Here, you look at the camp through the glasses!"
By William Boyle

Henry Horn’s X-Ray Eye Glasses34:04

Take me somewhere

Expressway

Henry Horn’s X-Ray Eye Glasses. "Look!" said Henry Horn with a gasp. "Here, you look at the camp through the glasses!"By William Boyleself.__wrap_b(":R2qe7j6:",1)

Henry Horn’s X-Ray Eye Glasses34:04

Take me somewhere

Expressway

Henry Horn’s X-Ray Eye Glasses. "Look!" said Henry Horn with a gasp. "Here, you look at the camp through the glasses!"
By William Boyle