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Title: Slime Title Record # 88069
Author: Joseph Payne Brennan
Date: 1953-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1968Translated by C. A. G. van den Broek
Dutch Slijm
1970Translated by Bodil Agdler.
Swedish Den svarta fasan
1971Translated by Gunilla Banck.
Swedish Plasman
1973Translated by Jacques Papy & Alyette Guillot-Coli
French La créature de l'abîme
1976Translated by C. A. G. van den Broek and/or J. J. van Olffen
Dutch Slijm [as by Joseph P. Brennan]
2022Translated by Pietro Guarriello.
Italian Viscidume
2023Translated by Usch Kiausch
German Schleim

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Weird Tales, March 1953 1953-03-00 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 Virgil Finlay Checkmark
Nine Horrors and a Dream 1958-00-00 Joseph Payne Brennan Arkham House  
$3.00?$: US dollar
120
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Frank Utpatel Checkmark
Nine Horrors and a Dream 1962-00-00 Joseph Payne Brennan Ballantine Books 587
$0.35?$: US dollar
121
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 Powers Checkmark
Stories My Mother Never Told Me 1963-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Random House  
$5.95?$: US dollar
401
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
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  
Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum 1965-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Random House  
$3.95?$: US dollar
207
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Earl E. Mayan  
Horror-7 and Other Stories 1965-00-00 ed. Frederick Pickersgill Corgi Books GS7271
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).
157
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  
More Stories My Mother Never Told Me 1965-11-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell 5816
$0.50?$: US dollar
190
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 Fred Banbery  
De bewoner van het meer 1968-00-00 ed. Aart C. Prins Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1225) 1225 ƒ2.75 191
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 Dick Bruna Checkmark
Strange Beasts and Unnatural Monsters 1968-08-00 ed. Philip Van Doren Stern Fawcett Crest R1166
$0.60?$: US dollar
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 Jerome Podwil Checkmark
Alfred Hitchcock berättar skräckrysare om monster 1970-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock
B. Wahlström?B. Wahlstrom
B. Wahlstroem
(Wahlströms Juryböcker #45)
    156
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
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  
Varulven 1971-00-00 ed. uncredited
B. Wahlström?B. Wahlstrom
B. Wahlstroem
(
Kalla Kårar, ryslig midnattsläsning?Kalla Kaarar, ryslig midnattslaesning
#5)
 
skr 3.95?skr: Swedish krona (crown)
159
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  
Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum 1973-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Armada Lions 0-00-670696-7
£0.45?£: UK pound
190
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  
Fiction, #237 1973-09-00 ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux
OPTA  
F5.00?F: French frank
196
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 Moro Checkmark
Monsters Monsters Monsters 1975-00-00 ed. Helen Hoke Franklin Watts 0-531-02846-1   187
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 Charles Keeping Checkmark
Living in Fear: A History of Horror in the Mass Media 1975-00-00 Les Daniels Charles Scribner's Sons 0-684-14342-9
$12.95?$: US dollar
[8]+
248
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
non-fic David Lunn Checkmark
Kleine griezelomnibus 1 1976-00-00 ed. Aart C. Prins Bruna (Bruna FEH #30) 90-229-3530-2   286
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 Dick Bruna Checkmark
Monsters Monsters Monsters 1978-00-00 ed. Helen Hoke Franklin Watts 0-531-02846-1   187
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Charles Keeping Checkmark
Creepy Creatures 1978-09-00 ed. Barbara Ireson Beaver Books 0-600-32064-2
£0.65?£: UK pound
190
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 Raynes  
The Shapes of Midnight 1980-10-00 Joseph Payne Brennan Berkley Books 0-425-04567-6
$2.25?$: US dollar
xvi+
176
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 Kirk Reinert Checkmark
Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum 1981-08-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Fontana Lions 0-00-671873-6
£1.00?£: UK pound
190
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 Julek Heller Checkmark
Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum 1982-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Random House 0-394-84899-3
$2.50?$: US dollar
x+
213
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 Hector Garrido  
The Monster Book of Monsters 1988-05-00 ed. Michael O'Shaughnessy Xanadu 0-947761-42-X
£9.95?£: UK pound
352
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Hannes Bok Checkmark
The Monster Book of Monsters 1988-08-00 ed. Michael O'Shaughnessy Bonanza Books 0-517-66293-0
$7.98?$: US dollar
352
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Hannes Bok Checkmark
The Feaster from Afar and Other Ghastly Visitants 2008-00-00 Joseph Payne Brennan Midnight House 978-0-9787846-1-4
$45.00?$: US dollar
285
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Allen Koszowski  
Black Infinity, Winter 2018 2018-00-00 ed. Tom English Rocket Science Books 978-0-9966936-8-4
$9.95?$: US dollar
198
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.
mag Checkmark
Nine Horrors and a Dream 2019-06-12 Joseph Payne Brennan Dover Publications 978-0-486-83419-1
$9.95?$: US dollar
112
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  
Nine Horrors and a Dream 2019-06-12 Joseph Payne Brennan Dover Publications 978-0-486-84072-7
$9.95?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Shapes of Midnight 2019-07-17 Joseph Payne Brennan Dover Publications 978-0-486-83432-0
$12.95?$: US dollar
128
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  
The Shapes of Midnight 2019-07-17 Joseph Payne Brennan Dover Publications 978-0-486-84161-8
$12.95?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Il custode della polvere 2022-01-26 Joseph Payne Brennan Dagon Press (Italy) (I Miti di Weird Tales) 979-840855956-5
€15.90?€: Euro
202
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  
100 Jahre Weird Tales Jubiläumsedition: 1946 bis 1954 2023-09-26 ed. Frank Festa, Hardy Kettlitz Festa     413
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Frank Kelly Freas 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  
Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum date unknown ed. Alfred Hitchcock Random House 0-394-91230-6   207
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Earl E. Mayan Checkmark
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