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Title: The Monkey Title Record # 40726
Author: Stephen King
Date: 1980-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Synopsis: A man tries desperately to destroy his son's wind-up monkey, since he believes that every time its cymbals clash somebody will die. References Arnette, TX (from THE STAND) and its Texas Instruments Plant.
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Current Tags: horror (1), Maine (1), contemporary (1), father and son (1), demonic toy (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1986Translated by Alexandra von Reinhardt. First published in the general fiction anthology "Heyne Jahresband 1986". The translation was revised in 1996 by Joachim Körber for the publication in "Blut".
German Der Affe
1987Translated by Louisa Ibañez.
Portuguese O macaco
1987Translated by Michèle Pressé and Serge Quadruppani.
French Le singe
1990Translated by Michel Oriano
French Le singe
1991Translated by Tapio Tamminen
Finnish Apina
1991Translated by Margot Bakker
Dutch De Aap

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Monkey 1980-00-00 Stephen King       34
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
chap  
Gallery, November 1980 1980-11-00 ed. Editors of Gallery        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
Modern Masters of Horror 1981-07-00 ed. Frank Coffey Coward, McCann & Geoghegan 0-698-11051-X
$12.95?$: US dollar
286
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Year's Best Horror Stories, Series IX 1981-08-00 ed. Karl Edward Wagner DAW Books / New American Library of Canada 0-87997-647-0 / UE1647
C$2.75?C$: Canadian 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 Michael Whelan Checkmark
The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series IX 1981-08-00 ed. Karl Edward Wagner DAW Books (DAW Collectors #445) 0-87997-647-0 / UE1647
$2.50?$: 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 Michael Whelan Checkmark
Horrors 1981-10-00 ed. Charles L. Grant Playboy Paperbacks 0-87216-905-7
$2.25?$: 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 Checkmark
Fantasy Annual IV 1981-11-00 ed. Terry Carr Timescape / Pocket Books 0-671-41273-6
$3.50?$: US dollar
ix+
341
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 LAF Checkmark
Fantasy Annual IV 1981-11-00 ed. Terry Carr Timescape / Pocket Books 0-671-41273-6
C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar
ix+
341
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 LAF Checkmark
Fantasy Annual IV 1982-05-00 ed. Terry Carr Pocket Books / SFBC 5215
$4.98?$: US dollar
x+
344
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Gary Viskupic Checkmark
Modern Masters of Horror 1982-09-00 ed. Frank Coffey Ace Books 0-441-53507-0
$2.95?$: US dollar
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 Checkmark
Skeleton Crew 1985-06-00 Stephen King Macdonald 0-356-10816-3
£9.95?£: UK pound
512
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Skeleton Crew 1985-06-21 Stephen King G. P. Putnam's Sons 0-399-13039-X
$18.95?$: US dollar
512
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Don Brautigam Checkmark
Stephen King's Skeleton Crew 1985-10-00 Stephen King Scream/Press 0-910489-12-2
$75.00?$: US dollar
545
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll J. K. Potter  
Skeleton Crew 1986-06-00 Stephen King Signet / New American Library 0-451-14293-4
$4.95?$: US dollar
573
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 Don Brautigam Checkmark
The Year's Best Horror Stories, Series IX 1986-10-00 ed. Karl Edward Wagner DAW Books 0-88677-159-5
$2.95?$: 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 Michael Whelan Checkmark
The Dark Descent 1987-10-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Tor 0-312-93035-6
$29.95?$: US dollar
1011
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Doug Fornuff Checkmark
Modern Masters of Horror 1988-07-00 ed. Frank Coffey Berkley Books 0-425-10952-6
$3.50?$: US dollar
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 Checkmark
The Dark Descent 1988-08-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Tor / BOMC  
$12.95?$: US dollar
1011
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 Doug Fornuff Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Short Horror Novels 1988-09-00 ed. Mike Ashley Robinson 0-948164-82-4
£4.95?£: UK pound
518
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 Bob Marchant  
The Mammoth Book of Short Horror Novels 1988-10-00 ed. Mike Ashley Carroll & Graf 0-88184-429-2
$8.95?$: US dollar
x+
518
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 Bob Marchant Checkmark
The Monkey 1989-10-00 Stephen King Random House Audio 0-394-29903-5
$11.00?$: US dollar
 
audio cassette?Cassette tape
chap  
Short Stories / Nouvelles 1990-00-00 Stephen King Presses Pocket 2-266-02923-1
F35.00?F: French frank
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.
coll Marc Demoulin  
The Mammoth Book of Short Horror Novels 1990-00-00 ed. Mike Ashley Jaico Publishing House J 647   518
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 Medusa in the Shield 1990-11-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Grafton 0-246-13750-9
£12.99?£: UK pound
368
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Tim White  
The Medusa in the Shield 1990-11-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Grafton 0-246-13751-7
£7.99?£: UK pound
368
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 Tim White  
The Medusa in the Shield 1991-00-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Grafton 0-586-21429-1
£4.99?£: UK pound
607
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 Tim White Checkmark
Skeleton Crew 1991-05-00 Stephen King Futura 0-7088-2916-3
£4.99?£: UK pound
612
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 Medusa in the Shield 1991-11-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Tor 0-812-50966-8
$4.99?$: US dollar
498
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 Thomas Canty Checkmark
Horrorstory: Volume Three 1992-01-00 Gerald W. Page, Karl Edward Wagner Underwood-Miller 0-88733-107-6
$39.95?$: US dollar
541
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Michael Whelan  
Horrorstory: Volume Three 1992-03-00 Gerald W. Page, Karl Edward Wagner Underwood-Miller 0-88733-108-4
$150.00?$: US dollar
541
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Michael Whelan  
The Mammoth Book of Short Horror Novels 1994-01-00 ed. Mike Ashley Robinson 0-948164-82-4
£5.99?£: UK pound
518
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 Luis Rey  
The Mammoth Book of Short Horror Novels 1994-04-00 ed. Mike Ashley Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0091-2
$9.95?$: US dollar
518
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 Luis Rey  
The Dark Descent 1997-02-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Tor 0-312-86217-2
$27.95?$: US dollar
1011
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  
Short Stories / Nouvelles 1999-01-01 Stephen King Presses Pocket 2-266-07186-6   208
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 Marc Demoulin  
Skeleton Crew / Different Seasons 2001-07-05 Stephen King Little, Brown UK 0-316-85890-0
£9.99?£: UK pound
612+
560
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
Skeleton Crew 2006-05-00 Stephen King Hodder Paperbacks 0-340-89908-5
£6.99?£: UK pound
612
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 Larry Rostant  
Skeleton Crew 2007-11-01 Stephen King Hodder Paperbacks 978-0-340-95262-7
£8.99?£: UK pound
784
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  
Skeleton Crew 2008-06-26 Stephen King Hodder Paperbacks 978-0-340-95205-4
£6.99?£: UK pound
784
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  
Skeleton Crew 2008-07-10 Stephen King Paw Prints 978-1-4395-1327-9
$16.99?$: US dollar
 
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Secretary of Dreams: Volume 2 2010-10-15 Stephen King Cemetery Dance Publications 978-1-58767-185-2
$75.00?$: US dollar
260
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Glenn Chadbourne Checkmark
The Secretary of Dreams: Volume 2 2010-10-15 Stephen King Cemetery Dance Publications 978-1-58767-216-3
$300.00?$: US dollar
260
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Glenn Chadbourne  
The Secretary of Dreams: Volume 2 2010-10-15 Stephen King Cemetery Dance Publications 978-1-58767-217-0
$1500.00?$: US dollar
260
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Glenn Chadbourne  
Skeleton Crew 2015-10-00 Stephen King PS Publishing 978-1-84863-283-7
£59.99?£: UK pound
xxvi+
534
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Pete Von Sholly Checkmark
Skeleton Crew 2016-07-05 Stephen King Simon & Schuster Audio 978-1-5082-1840-1
$29.99?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
Skeleton Crew 2016-12-06 Stephen King Scribner 978-1-5011-4350-2
$18.00?$: US dollar
672
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  
Skeleton Crew 2017-05-30 Stephen King Pocket Books 978-1-5011-5678-6
$9.99?$: US dollar
xxi+
760
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  
Skeleton Crew 2017-08-01 Stephen King Turtleback Books 978-0-606-40756-4
$20.85?$: US dollar
784
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Skeleton Crew date unknown Stephen King Signet / New American Library 0-451-16861-5
$7.99?$: US dollar
573
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  
Skeleton Crew date unknown Stephen King Putnam 0-399-13039-X None 512
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Don Brautigam Checkmark
Skeleton Crew date unknown Stephen King Signet / New American Library 0-451-14293-4
$4.95?$: US dollar
573
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 Don Brautigam Checkmark
Skeleton Crew date unknown Stephen King Signet / Penguin 0-451-16861-5
$5.99?$: US dollar
573
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 Don Brautigam Checkmark
Skeleton Crew date unknown Stephen King Signet / Penguin 0-451-16861-5
$5.99?$: US dollar
573
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 Don Brautigam Checkmark
Skeleton Crew date unknown Stephen King Signet / Penguin 0-451-16861-5
$5.95?$: US dollar
573
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 Don Brautigam Checkmark
Skeleton Crew date unknown Stephen King Scribner 978-1-5011-4350-2
$18.00?$: US dollar
xxiv+
643
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 Will Staehle Checkmark
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