Title: The Opener of the Way
Title Record # 59529
Author: Robert Bloch
Date: 1936-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Robert Bloch
Date: 1936-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weird Tales, October 1936 | 1936-10-00 | 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 | J. Allen St. John |  |
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| 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 | |
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| The Macabre Reader | 1959-00-00 | ed. Donald A. Wollheim | Ace Books | D-353 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
223 | 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 | Ed Emshwiller | |
| The Macabre Reader | 1960-00-00 | ed. Donald A. Wollheim | Digit Books | D362 | 2/-?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). |
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 | Ed Emshwiller | ||
| 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 | ||
| La "cosa" | 1964-10-04 | ed. Robert Bloch | Grandi Edizioni Internazionali (I Capolavori della Serie KKK. Classici dell'Orrore #42) | Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira |
128 | 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". |
anth | Caroselli | ||
| The Boris Karloff Horror Anthology | 1965-00-00 | ed. Boris Karloff | Souvenir Press | 21/-?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). |
190 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | S. R. Boldero | ||
| Boris Karloff's Favorite Horror Stories | 1965-05-00 | ed. Boris Karloff | Avon | G1254 | C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
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. |
anth | |
|
| Boris Karloff's Favorite Horror Stories | 1965-05-00 | ed. Boris Karloff | Avon | G1254 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
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. |
anth | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| The Boris Karloff Horror Anthology | 1969-00-00 | ed. Boris Karloff | Corgi | 0-552-08144-2 / GN7621 | £0.20?£: UK pound |
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 | |
|
| The Boris Karloff Horror Anthology | 1974-00-00 | ed. Boris Karloff | Ensign Books | 0-7235-5230-4 | £0.30?£: UK pound |
172 | 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 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 | ||
| The Boris Karloff Horror Anthology | 1975-00-00 | ed. Boris Karloff | Everest Books | 0-903925-88-5 | £0.50?£: UK pound |
172 | 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 | ||
| Antologia do Horror | 1975-04-00 | ed. Boris Karloff | Arcádia (Biblioteca Arcádia- Antologias) | 233 | 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 | Manuel Dias | |
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| The Opener of the Way | 1976-05-00 | Robert Bloch | Panther | 0-586-04221-0 | £0.60?£: UK pound |
172 | 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 | |
| Récits de terreur | 1984-12-00 | Robert Bloch | Clancier-Guénaud (Au Troisième Oeil #3) | 2-86215-062-2 | F58.00?F: French frank |
245 | 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 | Catherine Guérif | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Weird Tales | 2012-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Pulp Classics on DVD | other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes. |
anth | Hannes Bok | |
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| Weird Tales, October 1936 | 2013-12-01 | ed. Farnsworth Wright | Girasol Collectables | $35.00?$: 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 |
anth | J. Allen St. John | |
|
| Weird Tales (disc 4, part 1) | 2019-00-00 | ed. uncredited | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
anth |
Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction