Stone, Vernon

Vernon Stone was a science fiction author who wrote for several British "space magazines," although the residents of the Island thought he was a real scientist. His advice was sought by Richard and Frankie Callum and Patricia Wells during a mid-June heatwave. Stone theorized that a race of hostile spider-like aliens was turning a heat ray onto Earth to drive humans insane. When it was decided someone to the Island's radio station to try and call for help, Stone volunteered and took his car, however he was attacked by one of the aliens near the chalk-pit and burned to death after crashing his car.