For me, this nontraditional story didn’t bring any clarity to the notion of evil—but perhaps that’s what was intended, to artistically portray the incomprehensible nature of evil. Still, even without clarity, it was worth reading the award-winning story of evil being distilled and somehow sent throughout time by two future aliens: it stretched my understanding of story and helped me comprehend The Incredible Hulk 140.
Seven dog-heads slept. 

Variants

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  1. “The Beast That Shouted Love” by Harlan Ellison, in Galaxy, June 1968.
  2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Harlan Ellison