Title: The Shambler from the Stars
Title Record # 40950
Author: Robert Bloch
Date: 1935-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Cthulhu Mythos short fiction
Language: English
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Author: Robert Bloch
Date: 1935-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Cthulhu Mythos short fiction
Language: English
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Weird Tales, September 1935 | 1935-09-00 | ed. Farnsworth Wright | Popular Fiction Publishing Co. | $0.25?$: US dollar |
132 | pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75 |
mag | M. Brundage | ||
The Opener of the Way | 1945-00-00 | Robert Bloch | Arkham House | $3.00?$: US dollar |
xi+ 309 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Ronald Clyne | ||
Horror-7 | 1963-00-00 | Robert Bloch | Horwitz | PB160 | 4/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
130 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | ||
Horror-7 | 1963-02-00 | Robert Bloch | Belmont Books | 90-275 | $0.40?$: US dollar |
125 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Robert Maguire | |
Horror-7 | 1964-00-00 | Robert Bloch | Four Square Books | 1196 | 2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
125 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | ||
Horror-7 | 1967-09-00 | Robert Bloch | Four Square Books | 1196 | 3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
125 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | ||
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos | 1969-11-00 | ed. August Derleth | Arkham House | $7.50?$: US dollar |
xii+ 407 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Lee Brown Coye | ||
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos Vol. 2 | 1971-08-00 | ed. August Derleth | Beagle Boxer (The Arkham Edition of H. P. Lovecraft #10) | 95124 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
277 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Victor Valla | |
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos: Volume 2 | 1973-04-00 | ed. August Derleth | Ballantine Books | 0-345-03227-6 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
277 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | John Holmes | |
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos: Volume 2 | 1974-02-00 | ed. August Derleth | Ballantine Books | 0-345-23227-5 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
277 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | John Holmes | |
The Opener of the Way | 1974-04-00 | Robert Bloch | Neville Spearman | 0-85978-006-6 | £1.95?£: UK pound |
xi+ 309 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos: Volume 2 | 1975-00-00 | ed. August Derleth | Panther | 0-586-04216-4 | £0.60?£: UK pound |
238 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Bruce Pennington | |
Huit histoires de Cthulhu | 1975-00-00 | ed. August Derleth | Marabout ( Bibliothèque Marabout - Fantastique?Bibliotheque Marabout - Fantastique #548) |
209+ [15] |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | ||||
Légendes du mythe de Cthulhu | 1975-00-00 | ed. August Derleth | Christian Bourgois (Dans l'épouvante) | F50.00?F: French frank |
419 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | |||
Les meilleurs récits de Weird Tales: Tome II: (1933-1937) | 1975-03-18 | ed. Jacques Sadoul | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #580) | 284 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Margaret Brundage | |||
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos: Volume 2 | 1975-11-00 | ed. August Derleth | Ballantine Books | 0-345-24688-8 | $1.50?$: US dollar |
277 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | John Holmes | |
Légendes du mythe de Cthulhu ** | 1976-04-29 | ed. August Derleth | France Loisirs | 215 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Benjamin Baltimore | |||
House of the Hatchet | 1976-10-00 | Robert Bloch | Panther | 0-586-04373-X | £0.60?£: UK pound |
174 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Anthony Roberts | |
Pesadelo Galáctico - antologia de histórias espantosas | 1977-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Editora Nova Críctica (Extra Colecção #1) | 188 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | ||||
Histoires anglo-saxonnes de vampires | 1978-04-00 | ed. Jean Marigny | Librairie des Champs-Élysées?Librairie des Champs-Elysees (Histoires fantastiques) |
2-7024-0743-9 | 324 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Georges Raimondo | ||
Mysteries of the Worm | 1981-08-00 | Robert Bloch | Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp. | 0-89083-815-1 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
334 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Tom Barber | |
Mysteries of the Worm | 1981-08-00 | Robert Bloch | General Paperbacks | 0-7737-8034-3 | C$2.95?C$: Canadian dollar |
334 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Tom Barber | |
Les yeux de la momie | 1984-01-00 | Robert Bloch | Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #97) | 2-7304-0241-1 | F29.00?F: French frank |
175 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Jean-Michel Nicollet | |
Légendes du mythe de Cthulhu | 1985-01-00 | ed. August Derleth | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket #2306) | 2-266-01483-8 | 441 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | |||
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos | 1988-00-00 | ed. August Derleth | Grafton | 0-586-20344-3 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
508 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Tim White | |
Les meilleurs récits de Weird Tales | 1989-01-13 | ed. Jacques Sadoul | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2556) | 2-277-22556-8 | 509 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Margaret Brundage | ||
L'appel de Cthulhu | 1989-10-00 | ed. August Derleth | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5347) | 2-266-03170-8 | 253 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | W. Siudmak | ||
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos | 1990-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Arkham House | 0-87054-159-5 | $23.95?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 529 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Jeffrey K. Potter | |
L'appel de Cthulhu | 1990-07-00 | ed. August Derleth | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5347) | 2-266-03170-8 | 253 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | W. Siudmak | ||
Das zweite Buch des Horrors | 1991-00-00 |
ed.
Joachim Körber?Joachim Koerber |
Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #8302) | 3-453-04904-7 | DM 8.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
317 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Bach | |
Howard Phillips Lovecraft 1 | 1991-09-00 | Howard Phillips Lovecraft | Robert Laffont (Bouquins) | 2-221-05684-1 | F140.00?F: French frank |
xxxvi+ 1174 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | Philippe Druillet | |
Colui che apre la via | 1991-11-00 | Robert Bloch | Mondadori (Omnibus) | 88-04-35667-7 | Lit 28,000?Lit: Italian lira |
x+ 386 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | |
L'appel de Cthulhu | 1992-12-00 | ed. August Derleth | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5347) | 2-266-03170-8 | 253 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | W. Siudmak | ||
Mysteries of the Worm | 1993-10-00 | Robert Bloch | Chaosium (Cthulhu Cycle #2) | 1-56882-012-7 | $9.95?$: US dollar |
iii+ 263 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Dreyfus | |
The Early Fears | 1994-03-00 | Robert Bloch | Fedogan & Bremer | 1-878252-12-7 | $29.00?$: US dollar |
514 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jon Arfstrom | |
The Early Fears | 1994-03-00 | Robert Bloch | Fedogan & Bremer | 1-878252-13-5 | $60.00?$: US dollar |
[11]+ 514 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jon Arfstrom , Jon Arfstrom | |
L'appel de Cthulhu | 1995-06-00 | ed. August Derleth | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5347) | 2-266-03170-8 | 253 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | W. Siudmak | ||
Les yeux de la momie | 1998-05-00 | Robert Bloch | Les Belles Lettres (Le Cabinet Noir #14) | 2-251-77113-1 | F49.00?F: French frank |
219 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll |
Rémi Hamoir?Remi Hamoir
|
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Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos | 1998-10-00 | ed. uncredited | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-42204-X | $12.00?$: US dollar |
xi+ 461 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | John Jude Palencar | |
L'appel de Cthulhu | 2000-09-00 | ed. August Derleth | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5347) | 2-266-10811-5 | 253 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | W. Siudmak | ||
Der Cthulhu-Mythos: 1917 - 1975 | 2003-02-00 | ed. Frank Festa | Festa (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #2611) | 3-935822-51-0 | €20.00?€: Euro |
270+ [2] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Kada | |
Mysteries of the Worm: Earle Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos | 2009-06-00 | Robert Bloch | Chaosium (Call of Cthulhu Fiction #6037) | 978-1-56882-176-4 | $15.95?$: US dollar |
xii+ 288 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Steven Gilberts | |
The Second Cthulhu Mythos Megapack | 2016-10-22 | ed. Shawn Garrett | Wildside Press (Megapack) | 978-1-4794-2377-4 | $0.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
Lovecraft Short Stories | 2017-02-02 | ed. Laura Bulbeck | Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy) | 978-1-78664-465-7 | £20.00?£: UK pound |
480 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Weird Tales (disc 3, part 2) | 2019-00-00 | ed. uncredited | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
anth | ||||||
HorrorBabble's Ultimate Weird Tales Collection, Volume 1 | 2019-04-05 | ed. Ian Gordon | HorrorBabble | $29.95?$: US dollar |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
anth | ||||
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos | date unknown | ed. uncredited | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-42204-X | $12.95?$: US dollar |
xi+ 461 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | John Jude Palencar | |
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos | date unknown | ed. uncredited | Arkham House | 0-87054-159-5 | $24.95?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 529 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Jeffrey K. Potter | |
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos | date unknown | ed. uncredited | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-42204-X | $14.95?$: US dollar |
xi+ 461 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | John Jude Palencar |
Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction