* Harlan Ellison's "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" (short story, horror)

Computers controlling the big powers' war machines have turned into a single malevolent sentient AI. Thia AI has destroyed all of humanity except a handful of prisoners, & enjoys torturing them!! I just cannot figure out whatever made this story so popular - it's amongst the worst genre stories I've seen.

Fact sheet.

First published: ...
Rating: C
Listed in "William G Contento's Top Ten Most Reprinted Stories".

Note: Why is this post so short?