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Title: Lucy Comes to Stay Title Record # 62320
Author: Robert Bloch
Date: 1952-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Current Tags: horror (1), insanity (1), murder (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1952 "Lucy Comes To Stay"
Year Language Title
1966Translated by Ingrid Neumann.
German Lucy und ich [as by Tarleton Fiske]
1970Translated by Frits Lancel
Dutch Lucy laat mij niet alleen
1970Translated by Walter Brumm
German Das Gelächter einer Irren
1993Translated by an unknown hand
Italian Lucy è tornata
2004Translated by Адриан Лазаровски (Adrian Lazarovski)
Bulgarian [as by ]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Weird Tales, January 1952 1952-01-00 ed. D. McIlwraith Weird Tales  
$0.25?$: US dollar
100
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 Jon Arfstrom Checkmark
The Fiend in You 1962-00-00 ed. Charles Beaumont Ballantine Books F641
$0.50?$: US dollar
vi+
158
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
The Fourth Pan Book of Horror Stories 1963-00-00 ed. Herbert van Thal Pan Books X261
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).
271
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. Francis Phillipps  
22 Horror-Stories 1966-00-00 ed. A. D. Krauss, H. W. Mommers Heyne (Heyne-Anthologien #16) HA16   293
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 Atelier Heinrichs Checkmark
The Living Demons 1967-09-00 Robert Bloch Belmont Books B50-787
$0.50?$: US dollar
156
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 Checkmark
The Living Demons 1967-09-00 Robert Bloch Belmont Books B50-787
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
156
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 Checkmark
The Living Demons 1970-00-00 Robert Bloch Sphere Books (Sphere Occult) 0-7221-1711-6
5/-?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).
156
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  
Troost me, mijn robot 1970-00-00 Robert Bloch Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1333) 90-229-1333-3 ƒ2.75 192
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 Dick Bruna Checkmark
Selections from The Pan Book of Horror Stories #4 1970-11-00 ed. Herbert van Thal Berkley Medallion 0-425-01910-1 / S1910
$0.75?$: US dollar
160
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  
Boten des Grauens 1970-11-00 Robert Bloch Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #800) 800
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
158
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 M. Schmatz  
Boten des Grauens 1972-00-00 Robert Bloch Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #800) 800
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
158
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 M. Schmatz Checkmark
Nymphet, September 1975 1975-09-00 ed. Editors of Nymphet Sunway Periodicals  
$1.50?$: US dollar
 
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
Out of the Mouths of Graves 1979-00-00 Robert Bloch Mysterious Press 0-89296-043-4
$10.00?$: US dollar
xiii+
193
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Paul Stinson Checkmark
Out of the Mouths of Graves 1979-00-00 Robert Bloch Mysterious Press 0-89296-044-2
$25.00?$: US dollar
xiii+
193
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Paul Stinson  
Such Stuff As Screams Are Made Of 1979-02-00 Robert Bloch Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-27996-4
$1.95?$: US dollar
xiii+
287
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 Howard Koslow Checkmark
Out of the Mouths of Graves 1980-00-00 Robert Bloch Robert Hale 0-7091-8085-3
£5.50?£: UK pound
xiii+
193
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Dave Griffiths  
Final Reckonings 1987-00-00 Robert Bloch Underwood-Miller 0-88733-055-X
$80.00?$: US dollar
371
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Complete Stories of Robert Bloch, Volume 1: Final Reckonings 1990-03-00 Robert Bloch Citadel Twilight 0-8065-1144-3
$12.95?$: US dollar
371
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 Kevin Kelly  
Dark Voices: The Best from the Pan Book of Horror Stories 1990-04-00 ed. Stephen Jones, Clarence Paget Pan Books 0-330-31100-X
£3.99?£: UK pound
348
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 Dave McKean  
Dark Voices: The Best from the Pan Book of Horror Stories 1990-04-00 ed. Stephen Jones, Clarence Paget Pan Books 0-330-31565-X
£13.95?£: UK pound
348
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Dave McKean  
Reel Terror 1992-04-00 ed. Sebastian Wolfe Xanadu 0-947761-53-5
£9.99?£: UK pound
249
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 Checkmark
Reel Terror 1992-06-00 ed. Sebastian Wolfe Carroll & Graf 0-88184-821-2
$9.95?$: US dollar
249
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 Checkmark
Brivido a 35 mm 1993-06-00 ed. Sebastian Wolfe Garden Editoriale (Horror Story #14)  
Lit 7,000?Lit: Italian lira
224
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 Miani  
Ghost Movies: Famous Supernatural Films 1995-11-00 ed. Peter Haining Severn House 0-7278-4853-4
£15.99?£: UK pound
264
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Derek Colligan  
Weird Tales: Seven Decades of Terror 1997-00-00 ed. John Betancourt, Robert Weinberg Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-0403-1
$7.98?$: US dollar
xxi+
428
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Classics of the Supernatural 1998-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Pan Books 0-330-37415-X
£5.99?£: UK pound
224
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  
2004-00-00 ed. uncredited
Яспис?Yaspis
954-8383-02-4
Lev 8.00?Lev: Bulgarian lev
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.
anth  
Psychos: Serial Killers, Depraved Madmen, and the Criminally Insane 2012-09-25 ed. John Skipp Black Dog & Leventhal 978-1-57912-914-9
$18.95?$: US dollar
vi+
608
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 Red Herring Design Checkmark
The Fourth Pan Book of Horror Stories date unknown ed. Herbert van Thal Pan Books 0-330-10261-3
5/-?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).
271
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  
The Fourth Pan Book of Horror Stories date unknown ed. Herbert van Thal Pan Books 0-330-10261-3
£0.30?£: UK pound
271
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  
Dark Voices: The Best from the Pan Book of Horror Stories date unknown ed. Stephen Jones, Clarence Paget Pan Books 0-330-31100-X
£4.99?£: UK pound
xiv+
348
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 Dave McKean Checkmark
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