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Title: The Challenge from Beyond Title Record # 69041
Authors: Robert E. Howard and Frank Belknap Long and H. P. Lovecraft and A. Merritt and C. L. Moore
Date: 1935-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Cthulhu Mythos Tales
Webpages: en.wikisource.org, pseudopod.org
Language: English
Note: Originally published in Fantasy Magazine, September, 1935 as a round-robin story. One of two stories of that title published together, this one is the weird fantasy story.
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Variant Titles Translations Serializations
Year Title
1935 The Challenge from Beyond [as by H. P. Lovecraft]
1935 The Challenge from Beyond [as by Robert E. Howard and Frank Belknap Long, Jr. and H. P. Lovecraft and A. Merritt and C. L. Moore]
2015 The Challenge from Beyond [as by Robert E. Howard]
Year Language Title
1975 French
Le défi de l'au-delà?Le defi de l'au-dela
[as by Robert E. Howard and Frank Belknap Long, Jr. and H. P. Lovecraft and Abraham Merritt and Catherine L. Moore]
1984Translated by France-Marie Watkins
French Le défi de l'au-delà [as by Robert E. Howard and Frank Belknap Long and H. P. Lovecraft and Abraham Merritt and Catherine L. Moore]
1993Translated by Jean-Pierre Mourlon
French Le défi d'outre-espace [as by Robert E. Howard and Frank Belknap Long and Howard P. Lovecraft and A. Merritt and C. L. Moore]
2000Translated by Michael Siefener
German Die Bedrohung aus dem Weltraum [as by Robert E. Howard and Frank Belknap Long and H. P. Lovecraft and Abraham Merritt and C. L. Moore]
Year Title
1935A round-robin story published in Fantasy Magazine, September 1935.
The Challenge from Beyond (Part 1 of 5) [as by C. L. Moore]
1935A round-robin story published in Fantasy Magazine, September 1935.
The Challenge from Beyond (Part 2 of 5) [as by A. Merritt]
1935A round-robin story published in Fantasy Magazine, September 1935.
The Challenge from Beyond (Part 3 of 5) [as by H. P. Lovecraft]
1935A round-robin story published in Fantasy Magazine, September 1935.
The Challenge from Beyond (Part 4 of 5) [as by Robert E. Howard]
1935A round-robin story published in Fantasy Magazine, September 1935.
The Challenge from Beyond (Part 5 of 5) [as by Frank Belknap Long, Jr.]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Fantasy Magazine, September 1935 1935-09-00 ed. Julius Schwartz Conrad H. Ruppert  
$0.15?$: US dollar
40
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
fanzine Clay Ferguson, Jr.  
Beyond the Wall of Sleep 1943-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House (H.P. Lovecraft Trilogy #2)  
$5.00?$: US dollar
xxix+
458
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Burt Trimpey , Clark Ashton Smith Checkmark
The Challenge from Beyond 1954-02-00 Robert E. Howard, Frank Belknap Long, H. P. Lovecraft, A. Merritt, C. L. Moore William H. Evans      
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
chap  
Fantastic Science Fiction Stories, May 1960 1960-05-00 ed. Cele Goldsmith Ziff-Davis Publishing Company  
$0.35?$: US dollar
132
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag John Duillo Checkmark
Horrors Unknown 1971-06-00 ed. Sam Moskowitz Walker & Co. 0-8027-5534-8
$5.95?$: US dollar
x+
214
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Ed Emsch Checkmark
Horrors Unknown 1972-05-00 ed. Sam Moskowitz Kaye & Ward 0-7182-0913-3
£1.65?£: UK pound
x+
214
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Univers 01 1975-05-23 ed.
Yves Frémion?Yves Fremion
J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #598)     185
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 Tibor Csernus Checkmark
Horrors Unknown 1976-02-00 ed. Sam Moskowitz Berkley Medallion 0-425-03063-6
$0.95?$: US dollar
xi+
210
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 Checkmark
The Illustrated Challenge From Beyond 1978-00-00 ed. Marc A. Michaud Necronomicon Press  
$5.95?$: US dollar
[20]
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
anth David Ireland Checkmark
The Second Book of Unknown Tales of Horror 1978-05-00 ed. Peter Haining Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-98422-8
£5.50?£: UK pound
207
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Tales of Unknown Horror 1978-07-00 ed. Peter Haining New English Library 0-450-03616-2
£0.75?£: UK pound
143
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 Tony Masero  
La femme du bois 1984-04-00 Abraham Merritt Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #105) 2-7304-0257-8   173
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  
Tales of Dungeons and Dragons 1986-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Guild Publishing CN 9051   xx+
406
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Tales of Dungeons and Dragons 1986-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Century 0-7126-9542-7
$24.95?$: US dollar
xx+
416
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Tales of Dungeons and Dragons 1986-11-00 ed. Peter Haining Century (Century Fantasy and S. F.) 0-7126-9542-7
£11.95?£: UK pound
xx+
406
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Challenge from Beyond 1990-00-00 ed. Robert E. Howard, Murray Leinster, Frank Belknap Long, H. P. Lovecraft, A. Merritt, C. L. Moore, E. E. Smith, Harl Vincent, Donald Wandrei, Stanley G. Weinbaum Necronomicon Press 0-940884-27-5
$4.50?$: US dollar
28
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
anth Robert H. Knox  
Night Ocean et autres nouvelles 1993-05-03 Howard P. Lovecraft J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2519) 2-277-22519-3   250
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 Philippe Druillet Checkmark
Miscellaneous Writings 1995-02-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House 0-87054-168-4
$29.95?$: US dollar
xiii+
569
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll James Turner (I) Checkmark
The Challenge from Beyond 1997-10-00 ed. Robert E. Howard, Murray Leinster, Frank Belknap Long, H. P. Lovecraft, A. Merritt, C. L. Moore, E. E. Smith, Harl Vincent, Donald Wandrei, Stanley G. Weinbaum Necronomicon Press 0-940884-27-5
$4.50?$: US dollar
16+
16
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
anth Robert H. Knox Checkmark
Der Lovecraft-Zirkel 2000-06-00 ed. Frank Festa Blitz (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #2603) 3-932171-89-6
DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
170
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 Babbarammdass Checkmark
Nameless Cults: The Cthulhu Mythos Fiction of Robert E. Howard 2001-10-00 Robert E. Howard Chaosium (Call of Cthulhu Fiction #6028) 1-56882-130-1
$15.95?$: US dollar
xviii+
353
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 Harry Fassl Checkmark
Nameless Cults: The Cthulhu Mythos Fiction of Robert E. Howard 2001-10-00 Robert E. Howard Chaosium (Call of Cthulhu Fiction #6028) 1-56882-130-1
$15.95?$: US dollar
xviii+
353
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 Harry Fassl Checkmark
Night Ocean et autres nouvelles 2005-02-20 Howard P. Lovecraft J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2519) 2-290-34766-3   250
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
Richard Guérineau?Richard Guerineau
 
Seekers of Dreams: Masterpieces of Fantasy 2005-07-05 ed. Douglas A. Anderson Cold Spring Press 1-59360-048-8
$14.00?$: US dollar
314
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 Daniel Govar Checkmark
Sword & Fantasy, #4 October 2005 2005-10-00 ed. James Van Hise James Van Hise  
$12.00?$: US dollar
90
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
fanzine Wally Wood Checkmark
Der Lovecraft-Zirkel 2006-02-00 ed. Frank Festa Festa (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #2603) 3-86552-040-5
€22.00?€: Euro
223+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Challenge from Beyond 2006-09-00 Robert E. Howard, Frank Belknap Long, H. P. Lovecraft, A. Merritt, C. L. Moore Renaissance E Books  
$2.95?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap Checkmark
Beyond the Black River 2007-01-00 Robert E. Howard Wildside Press 0-8095-1137-1
$35.00?$: US dollar
190
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Stephen Fabian Checkmark
Beyond the Black River 2008-07-00 Robert E. Howard Cosmos Books / Dorchester Publishing (The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard #3) 978-0-8439-5920-8
$6.99?$: US dollar
352
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 Ken Kelly  
The Yith Cycle: Lovecraftian Tales of the Great Race and Time Travel 2010-11-00 ed. Robert M. Price Chaosium (Call of Cthulhu Fiction #6047) 978-1-56882-327-0
$16.95?$: US dollar
507
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 Steven Gilberts Checkmark
Eldritch Tales: A Miscellany of the Macabre 2011-07-21 H. P. Lovecraft Gollancz 978-0-575-09935-7
£20.00?£: UK pound
xvii+
538
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Les Edwards Checkmark
Eldritch Tales: A Miscellany of the Macabre 2011-07-21 H. P. Lovecraft Gollancz 978-0-575-09963-0
£16.99?£: UK pound
xvii+
538
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 Les Edwards  
Eldritch Tales: A Miscellany of the Macabre 2011-07-21 H. P. Lovecraft Gollancz / Orion 978-0-575-09936-4
£10.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Les Edwards  
Adventures in Science Fantasy 2012-05-00 Robert E. Howard The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press  
$35.00?$: US dollar
xiv+
283
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Mark Schultz Checkmark
Medusa's Coil and Others: The Annotated Revisions and Collaborations of H. P. Lovecraft, Volume 2 2012-07-26 H. P. Lovecraft Arcane Wisdom 978-1-935006-16-9
$18.95?$: US dollar
484
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 Zach McCain Checkmark
The Challenge from Beyond 2012-11-30 H. P. Lovecraft Fantasy and Horror Classics 978-1-4474-6825-7
$9.95?$: US dollar
32
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.
chap  
Das Grauen aus den Bergen 2013-04-00 Frank Belknap Long, H. P. Lovecraft Festa (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #2630) 978-3-86552-234-4
€24.80?€: Euro
255+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ben Baldwin Checkmark
The Challenge from Beyond 2014-10-04 Robert E. Howard, Frank Belknap Long, H. P. Lovecraft, A. Merritt, C. L. Moore Lance Thingmaker  
$8.00?$: US dollar
[2]+
22
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
chap Nick Gucker Checkmark
The Shadow Kingdom and Other Weird Tales 2015-00-00 Robert E. Howard Ulwencreutz Media 978-1-329-63248-6
$39.96?$: US dollar
489
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Chilling Horror 2015-08-15 ed. Laura Bulbeck Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-78361-374-8
£20.00?£: UK pound
480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Challenge from Beyond 2016-03-30 H. P. Lovecraft Fantasy and Horror Classics 978-1-4733-6908-5
$4.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
Those Dreadful Eltdown Shards 2016-08-12 ed. Franklyn Searight H. Harksen Productions 978-87-998399-4-0
$19.95?$: US dollar
259
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 Allen Koszowski Checkmark
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  
Chilling Horror 2016-11-12 ed. Laura Bulbeck Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-78664-509-8
£12.00?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction Omnibus: Supplement A: Collaborations & Ghostwritings 2017-10-31 ed. Finn J. D. John, H. P. Lovecraft Pulp-Lit Productions 978-1-63591-301-9
$48.99?$: US dollar
636
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Hannes Bok  
Der geflügelte Tod 2017-11-20 Howard Phillips Lovecraft Festa (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #2646) 978-3-86552-572-7
€29.99?€: Euro
379+
[4]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction Omnibus: Collaborations & Ghostwritings 2018-03-15 ed. Finn J. D. John, H. P. Lovecraft Pulp-Lit Productions 978-1-63591-342-2
$29.99?$: US dollar
xvii+
638
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 Hannes Bok  
H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction Omnibus: Collaborations & Ghostwritings 2018-03-15 ed. Finn J. D. John, H. P. Lovecraft Pulp-Lit Productions 978-1-63591-341-5
$64.99?$: US dollar
638
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Hannes Bok  
H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction Omnibus: Collaborations & Ghostwritings 2018-03-15 ed. Finn J. D. John, H. P. Lovecraft Pulp-Lit Productions 978-1-63591-343-9
$8.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Hannes Bok  
Pseudopod, #613 2018-09-21 ed. Shawn Garrett, Alex Hofelich Escape Artists, Inc.  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
mag Checkmark
The Challenge from Beyond 2018-09-24 Robert E. Howard, Frank Belknap Long, H. P. Lovecraft, A. Merritt, C. L. Moore Roy Glashan's Library  
A$0.00?A$: Australian dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap Checkmark
The Challenge from Beyond 2019-06-06 Robert E. Howard, Frank Belknap Long, H. P. Lovecraft, A. Merritt, C. L. Moore Roy Glashan's Library  
A$0.00?A$: Australian dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap Checkmark
The Complete Weird-Fiction Works of H.P. Lovecraft: In One Volume 2019-06-12 Finn J. D. John, H. P. Lovecraft Pulp-Lit Productions 978-1-63591-363-7
$5.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni Margaret Brundage  
Eldritch Tales: A Miscellany of the Macabre 2020-03-19 H. P. Lovecraft Gollancz 978-1-4732-3064-4
£25.00?£: UK pound
560
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Les Edwards  
The Cthulhu Stories of Robert E. Howard 2020-04-23 Robert E. Howard WordFire Press 978-1-68057-098-4
$34.99?$: US dollar
xiii+
399
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Sofyan Syarief Checkmark
The Challenge from Beyond Drafts 2020-04-25 Robert E. Howard, Frank Belknap Long, H. P. Lovecraft, A. Merritt, C. L. Moore The Robert E. Howard Foundation  
$0.00?$: US dollar
iv+
32
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
chap Timothy Truman Checkmark
H. P. Lovecraft: Das Gesamtwerk 2020-10-28 H. P. Lovecraft Festa 978-3-86552-882-7
€69.99?€: Euro
493, 493, 478, 494, 492, 495
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 Timo Wuerz Checkmark
H. P. Lovecraft: Das Gesamtwerk VI 2020-10-28 H. P. Lovecraft Festa     495
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 Timo Wuerz Checkmark
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