Title: Couching at the Door
Title Record # 101162
Author: D. K. Broster
Date: 1933-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Author: D. K. Broster
Date: 1933-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Note: First published in The Cornhill Magazine in December 1933 and later republished as the title story in Broster's collection Couching at the Door (William Heinemann, 1942)
It is unclear whether or not the 1933 text differs from the 1942 text.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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| The Third Omnibus of Crime | 1935-00-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Coward-McCann | $2.50?$: US dollar |
808 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Couching at the Door | 1942-00-00 | D. K. Broster | William Heinemann | 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). |
130 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Geo. Mansell |  |
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| The Midnight Reader | 1942-03-00 | ed. Philip Van Doren Stern | Henry Holt & Co. | $3.00?$: US dollar |
ix+ 564 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Bar the Doors: Terror Stories | 1946-00-00 | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Dell (Dell Mapback) | 143 | $0.25?$: 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. |
anth | Gerald Gregg | |
| The Pocket Book of Ghost Stories | 1947-10-00 | ed. Philip Van Doren Stern | Pocket Books | 384 | $0.25?$: US dollar |
405 | 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 | |
|
| Ghostly Tales to Be Told | 1950-00-00 | ed. Basil Davenport | Dodd, Mead & Co. | $3.00?$: US dollar |
xvii+ 317 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Week-End Book of Ghost Stories | 1953-00-00 | ed. Hereward Carrington | Ives Washburn | $3.50?$: US dollar |
viii+ 280 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Playboy, March 1956 | 1956-03-00 | ed. Editors of Playboy | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
mag | ||||||
| 13 More Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV | 1959-04-00 | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Dell | D281 | $0.35?$: 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 | ||
| Best Black Magic Stories | 1960-00-00 | ed. John Keir Cross | Faber and Faber | 16/-?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). |
269 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Midnight Reader (abridged) | 1960-00-00 | ed. Philip Van Doren Stern | World / WDL Books | HH970 | 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). |
254 | 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 | ||
| 13 More Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV | 1960-10-00 | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Dell | D281 | $0.35?$: 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 | ||
| Great Ghost Stories | 1962-00-00 | ed. Philip Van Doren Stern | Washington Square Press | W-592 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
xxvi+ 326 |
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 | Irv Docktor | |
| Great Ghost Stories | 1962-07-00 | ed. Philip Van Doren Stern | Washington Square Press | W-592 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
xxvi+ 326 |
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 | Irv Docktor | |
| Best Black Magic Stories | 1963-00-00 | ed. John Keir Cross | Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions) | 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). |
269 | 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 | |||
| These Will Chill You | 1967-02-00 | ed. Richard G. Sheehan, Lee Wright | Bantam Books | H3206 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
168 | 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 | |
|
| Phantasmagoria | 1976-12-00 | ed. Douglas Menville, R. Reginald | Arno Press (Supernatural and Occult Fiction) | 0-405-08152-9 | $23.00?$: US dollar |
[357] | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| 13 More Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV | 1978-06-00 | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Dell | 0-440-13640-7 | $1.50?$: 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 | ||
| 65 Great Tales of the Supernatural | 1979-00-00 | ed. Mary Danby | Octopus Books | 0-7064-1387-3 | 704 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| 65 Great Tales of the Supernatural | 1982-00-00 | ed. Mary Danby | Octopus Books / Marks and Spencer | 0-904230-99-6 | 704 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| 65 Great Tales of the Supernatural | 1982-00-00 | ed. Mary Danby | Octopus Books | 0-7064-1387-3 | 704 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Penguin Book of Horror Stories | 1984-00-00 | ed. J. A. Cuddon | Penguin Books | 0-14-006799-X | £4.95?£: UK pound |
607 | 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 | Steve Crisp | |
| The Penguin Book of Horror Stories | 1985-00-00 | ed. J. A. Cuddon | Viking UK | 0-670-81034-7 | £10.95?£: UK pound |
607 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| The Penguin Book of Horror Stories | 1985-00-00 | ed. J. A. Cuddon | Penguin Books | 0-14-006799-X | £4.95?£: UK pound |
607 | 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 | Steve Crisp | |
| The Penguin Book of Horror Stories | 1987-10-00 | ed. J. A. Cuddon | Penguin Books | 0-14-006799-X | £5.95?£: UK pound |
607 | 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 | Steve Crisp | |
| The Penguin Book of Horror Stories | 1991-00-00 | ed. J. A. Cuddon | Bloomsbury | 1-870630-94-7 | £4.99?£: UK pound |
607 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Steve Crisp | |
| Great Vampires & Other Horrors | 1992-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Chancellor Press | 1-85152-235-2 | £4.99?£: UK pound |
541 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Theo Platt | |
| 4 Classic Ghostly Tales | 1993-10-00 | ed. Anita Miller | Academy Chicago | 0-89733-398-5 | $10.00?$: US dollar |
279 | 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 | Julia Anderson-Miller | |
| Couching at the Door | 2001-12-20 | D. K. Broster | Ash-Tree Press | 1-55310-028-X | C$58.00?C$: Canadian dollar |
xxxi+ 217 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jason Van Hollander | |
| Great Vampire Stories | 2002-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Chancellor Press | 0-7537-0570-2 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
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. |
anth | |
|
| Couching at the Door | 2007-05-02 | D. K. Broster | Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) | 978-1-84022-607-2 | 192 | 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 | Louis Strimpl | ||
| Phantasmagoria | 2008-08-30 | ed. Douglas Menville, Robert Reginald | Borgo Press / Wildside Press | 978-0-941028-49-3 | $34.95?$: US dollar |
360 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Phantasmagoria | 2008-08-30 | ed. Douglas Menville, Robert Reginald | Borgo Press / Wildside Press | 978-0-941028-50-9 | $19.95?$: US dollar |
360 | 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 | ||
| Couching at the Door | 2016-10-21 | D. K. Broster | Pickle Partners Publishing | 978-1-78720-167-5 | $5.00?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Women's Weird: Strange Stories by Women, 1890-1940 | 2019-10-31 | ed. Melissa Edmundson | Handheld Press (Handheld Classic #12) | 978-1-912766-24-6 | £12.99?£: UK pound |
321 | 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 | Baron Adolph de Meyer | |
| From the Abyss: Weird Fiction, 1907-1945 | 2022-07-05 | D. K. Broster | Handheld Press (Handheld Weirds #6) | 978-1-912766-56-7 | $17.99?$: US dollar |
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 |
Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction