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Title: The Road Virus Heads North Title Record # 92370
Author: Stephen King
Date: 1999-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: A horror writer buys a painting which begins to depict his impending doom.
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Current Tags: magical painting (1), horror (1), into-tv (1), contemporary (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1999Translated by Jochen Stremmel
German Der Straßenvirus zieht nach Norden
1999Translated by William Olivier Desmond
French Quand l'auto-virus met cap au nord
2003Translated by Ilkka Rekiaro
Finnish Maantievirus matkalla pohjoiseen
2003Translated by Bettina Blanch Tyroller
Spanish El virus de la carretera viaja hacia el norte
2005Translated by Myriam Campello
Portuguese O virus da estrada vai para o norte
2006Translated by Hugo Kuipers
Dutch Het wegvirus rijdt naar het noorden

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Preliminary Nominees 2000 BFA Best Short Fiction

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
999: New Tales of Horror and Suspense 1999-00-00 ed. Al Sarrantonio Hill House Publishers & Cemetery Dance Publications 1-881475-97-2
$125.00?$: US dollar
704
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
999: New Tales of Horror and Suspense 1999-00-00 ed. Al Sarrantonio Hill House Publishers & Cemetery Dance Publications 1-881475-97-2
$350.00?$: US dollar
704
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
999: Festmahl des Grauens 1999-00-00 ed. Al Sarrantonio Heyne (Piazza) 3-453-16567-5
DM 33.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
847
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense 1999-09-00 ed. Al Sarrantonio Avon Books 0-380-97740-0
$27.50?$: US dollar
xviii+
666
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Amy Halperin Checkmark
999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense 1999-10-00 ed. Al Sarrantonio Avon / SFBC  
$13.98?$: US dollar
666
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Amy Halperin  
999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense 1999-10-00 ed. Al Sarrantonio Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-74861-3
£9.99?£: UK pound
xviii+
666
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  
999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense 1999-10-00 ed. Al Sarrantonio Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-74859-1
£16.99?£: UK pound
xviii+
666
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
999: Le livre du millénaire des maîtres du fantastique 1999-11-00 ed. Al Sarrantonio Albin Michel 2-226-11074-7
F160.00?F: French frank
812
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  
999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense 2000-05-00 ed. Al Sarrantonio New English Library 0-340-74860-5
£7.99?£: UK pound
xix+
828
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  
999: Festmahl des Grauens 2001-03-00 ed. Al Sarrantonio Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #13213) 3-453-17753-3
DM 20.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
941
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  
999: Twenty-nine Original Tales of Horror and Suspense 2001-10-00 ed. Al Sarrantonio Perennial / HarperCollins 0-380-80518-9
$16.00?$: US dollar
xviii+
666
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 Thomas Stvan  
Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales 2002-00-00 Stephen King BCA - Book Club Associates CN103372   xvi+
416
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Everything's Eventual 2002-03-00 Stephen King Scribner / SFBC 50145
$14.99?$: US dollar
459
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Mark Stutzman  
Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales 2002-03-00 Stephen King Scribner 0-7432-3515-0
$28.00?$: US dollar
459
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Mark Stutzman Checkmark
Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales 2002-03-00 Stephen King Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-77073-2
£17.99?£: UK pound
xvi+
416
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Everything's Eventual 2002-03-19 Stephen King Scribner 0-7432-3704-8
$7.99?$: US dollar
416
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
999: Twenty-nine Original Tales of Horror and Suspense 2003-00-00 ed. Al Sarrantonio Perennial / HarperCollins 0-380-80518-9
$16.95?$: US dollar
xviii+
666
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 Thomas Stvan  
Maantievirus matkalla pohjoiseen: 14 kolkkoa tarinaa 2003-00-00 Stephen King Tammi 951-31-2627-7   427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Heikki Kalliomaa Checkmark
Im Kabinett des Todes 2003-00-00 Stephen King Ullstein 3-550-08413-7
€22.00?€: Euro
582
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Everything's Eventual 2003-03-00 Stephen King New English Library 0-340-77074-0
£6.99?£: UK pound
xx+
538
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  
Tout est fatal 2003-03-05 Stephen King Albin Michel 2-226-13701-7   523
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  
Im Kabinett des Todes 2004-00-00 Stephen King Weltbild 3-8289-7461-9   586
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 Checkmark
Tudo é eventual 2005-00-00 Stephen King Objetiva 85-7302-724-X   308
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  
Todo es eventual 2005-05-03 Stephen King
Debols!llo?Debolsillo
0-307-27375-X
$8.95?$: US dollar
522
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  
Everything's Eventual 2005-09-00 Stephen King Pocket Books 1-4165-2435-5
$5.99?$: US dollar
583
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 Mark Stutzman  
Alles is eventueel 2006-00-00 Stephen King Luitingh-Sijthoff (Poema Pocket) 90-245-5775-5   462
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 Gerhard Jaeger  
The Secretary of Dreams, Volume One 2006-10-30 Stephen King Cemetery Dance Publications 1-58767-140-9
$75.00?$: US dollar
281
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Glenn Chadbourne Checkmark
Everything's Eventual 2007-03-00 Stephen King Pocket Books 1-4165-4985-4
$14.00?$: US dollar
459
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 John Vairo, Jr. Checkmark
Everything's Eventual 2007-04-00 Stephen King Pocket Books 1-4165-3781-3
$7.99?$: US dollar
xxii+
583
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
Everything's Eventual 2007-10-00 Stephen King Hodder Paperbacks 0-340-95206-7
£7.99?£: UK pound
538
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  
Everything's Eventual 2007-10-04 Stephen King Hodder Paperbacks 978-0-340-95259-7
£7.99?£: UK pound
560
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  
Im Kabinett des Todes 2014-01-00 Stephen King Heyne 978-3-453-43734-0
€9.99?€: Euro
582
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 Anja Filler  
Everything's Eventual 2014-03-04 Stephen King Simon & Schuster Audio  
$27.97?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Mark Stutzman Checkmark
Im Kabinett des Todes 2016-00-00 Stephen King Heyne 978-3-453-43734-0
€9.99?€: Euro
582
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 Anja Filler Checkmark
Everything's Eventual 2018-04-17 Stephen King Scribner 978-1-5011-9796-3
$17.00?$: US dollar
464
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 Mark Stutzman  
Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales date unknown Stephen King New English Library 0-340-77074-0
£6.99?£: UK pound
xx+
538
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 Stone (UK) Checkmark
999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense date unknown ed. Al Sarrantonio New English Library 0-340-74860-5
£7.99?£: UK pound
xix+
828
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
999: New Tales of Horror and Suspense date unknown ed. Al Sarrantonio Perennial / HarperCollins 0-380-80518-9
$16.95?$: US dollar
xviii+
666
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 Thomas Stvan Checkmark
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