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Podcast: Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Episode: FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON: A Science Fiction Masterpiece That Still Makes Readers Cry
Description: Charlie Gordon has an IQ of 68 and wants nothing more than to be smart. When scientists offer him an experimental surgery that has already transformed a laboratory mouse named Algernon into a genius, Charlie sees his chanceābut becoming intelligent means finally understanding the cruel truth about the world around him.Support our Halloween āOvercoming the Darknessā campaign to help people with depression: https://weirddarkness.com/HOPEIN THIS EPISODE: The short story by Daniel Keyes, āFlowers for Algernonā became so popular it was later turned into a full novel, and then eventually made its way to movie s...