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Title: No Such Thing As a Vampire Title Record # 93418
Author: Richard Matheson
Date: 1959-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Current Tags: revenge (1), horror (1) Add Tags

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Translations
Year Language Title
1967Translated by Ingrid Neumann
German Es gibt keine Vampire
1969Translated by Hortensia Corona de Contín.
Spanish Los vampiros no existen
1972Translated by Henk Bouwman
Dutch Er gaat niets boven een vampier
1981Translated by Nathalie Dudon
French Rien de tel qu'un vampire
1984Translated by Giuseppe Lippi
Italian I vampiri non esistono
2000Translated by Nathalie Dudon, revised by Jacques Chambon in the 2000 Flammarion edition.
French Les vampires n'existent pas

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Playboy, October 1959 1959-10-00 ed. Editors of Playboy HMH Publishing  
$0.50?$: US dollar
 
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag  
Tales of Love and Horror 1961-00-00 ed. Don Congdon Ballantine Books 522K
$0.35?$: US dollar
144
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 Bedside Playboy 1963-00-00 ed. Hugh M. Hefner Playboy Press  
$5.95?$: US dollar
 
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
No Such Thing As a Vampire 1964-00-00 ed. Frederick Pickersgill Corgi Books SN7050
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).
126
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  
Shock II 1964-10-00 Richard Matheson Dell 7829
$0.50?$: US dollar
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 Checkmark
Shock II 1965-00-00 Richard Matheson Corgi GN7289
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.
coll Josh Kirby  
The Playboy Book of Horror and the Supernatural 1967-00-00 ed. Editors of Playboy Playboy Press  
$5.95?$: US dollar
vii+
391
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Franz Altschuler  
22 Horror-Stories 1967-00-00 ed. A. D. Krauss, H. W. Mommers Heyne (Heyne-Anthologien #26) HA26
DM 4.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
295
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  
The Playboy Book of Horror and the Supernatural 1968-00-00 ed. Editors of Playboy Playboy Press BA0119
$0.95?$: US dollar
vii+
391
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 Tyler Checkmark
The Playboy Book of Horror and the Supernatural 1968-00-00 ed. Editors of Playboy Souvenir Press  
37/6?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).
vii+
391
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Franz Altschuler  
Shock II 1969-00-00 Richard Matheson Organizacion Editorial Novaro (Nova Dell #107)     189
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  
Vampier, vampier, bijt me nog een keer 1972-00-00 ed. Erik Lankester Bruna (Bruna FEH #8) 90-229-3508-6 ƒ5.00 318
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 Hans Muus Checkmark
Christopher Lee's New Chamber of Horrors 1974-10-00 ed. Peter Haining Souvenir Press 0-285-62152-1
£2.95?£: UK pound
316
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Playboy Book of Horror and the Supernatural 1976-09-00 ed. Editors of Playboy Castle Books  
$7.95?$: US dollar
vii+
391
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
More of Christopher Lee's New Chamber of Horrors 1976-12-00 ed. Peter Haining Mayflower 0-583-12636-7
£0.60?£: UK pound
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 Checkmark
Stories That Go Bump in the Night 1977-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Random House 0-394-41216-8   x+
342
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Shock 2 1978-00-00 Richard Matheson Sphere 0-7221-5896-3
£0.85?£: UK pound
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.
coll Checkmark
Stories That Go Bump in the Night 1978-01-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Random House / BCE 1833   x+
307
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
14 Vampir-Stories 1978-01-00 ed. Manfred Kluge Heyne (Heyne-Anthologien #57) 3-453-45030-2
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
251
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
Shock II 1979-07-00 Richard Matheson Berkley Books 0-425-04158-1
$1.95?$: US dollar
180
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 Murray Tinkelman Checkmark
Le livre d'or de la Science-Fiction: Richard Matheson 1981-05-18 Richard Matheson Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5110) 2-266-01031-X   340
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 Marcel Laverdet Checkmark
65 Great Tales of Horror 1981-09-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-7064-1729-1   688
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
65 Great Tales of Horror 1982-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-7064-1729-1   688
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Shock 2 1984-07-23 Richard Matheson Mondadori (Oscar #1776) 24807-0
Lit 4,500?Lit: Italian lira
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.
coll Paolo Tassinari , Pierpaolo Vetta  
Vampire 1985-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Target 0-426-20164-7
£1.60?£: UK pound
240
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
Vampire 1985-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Severn House 0-7278-1222-X
£7.95?£: UK pound
240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories 1989-09-00 Richard Matheson Dream/Press 0-910489-10-6
$125?$: US dollar
xxii+
889
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories 1989-09-00 Richard Matheson Dream/Press 0-910489-10-6
$25.00?$: US dollar
xxii+
899
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 William Stout Checkmark
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories 1989-09-00 Richard Matheson Dream/Press 0-910489-10-6
$?$: US dollar
xxii+
889
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Journal d'un monstre 1990-02-00 Richard Matheson Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5110) 2-266-02849-9   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.
coll Marcel Laverdet  
Vampires: The Greatest Stories 1997-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg MJF Books 1-56731-167-9
$8.98?$: US dollar
308
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth J. K. Potter  
Shock prima parte 2000-10-00 Richard Matheson Mondadori (Millemondi (quarterly) #27)  
Lit 9,900?Lit: Italian lira
346
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 Jacopo Bruno  
Le pays de l'ombre 2000-11-00 Richard Matheson Flammarion (Imagine) 2-08-067742-X
F85.00?F: French frank
341
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 Sofiane Tilikete  
Button, Button: Uncanny Stories 2008-04-00 Richard Matheson Tor 978-0-7653-1257-0
$12.95?$: US dollar
205
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 Brad Holland Checkmark
Button, Button: Uncanny Stories 2008-04-01 Richard Matheson Tor 978-1-4299-9848-2
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Button, Button: Uncanny Stories 2009-09-00 Richard Matheson Tor 978-0-7653-2171-8
$12.95?$: US dollar
205
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 Box: Uncanny Stories 2009-10-00 Richard Matheson Tor 978-0-7653-6143-1
$7.99?$: US dollar
xi+
258
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 Box: Uncanny Stories 2010-04-01 Richard Matheson Tor 978-1-4299-4627-8
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Best of Richard Matheson 2017-10-10 Richard Matheson Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Classics) 978-0-14-313017-8
$17.00?$: US dollar
xviii+
408
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 Daniel Danger Checkmark
The Best of Richard Matheson 2017-10-10 Richard Matheson Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) 978-1-101-99366-8
$11.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Daniel Danger  
Vampires: The Greatest Stories date unknown ed. Martin H. Greenberg MJF Books 1-56731-167-9   viii+
308
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
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