Author: H. P. Lovecraft
Year: 1927
Type: SHORTFICTION
Storylen: novelette
Series: Cthulhu Mythos
Language: English
Wikipedia Entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Colour_Out_of_Space
ISFDB Record Number: 41541
Note: Per Between Time and Terror: ©1927 by H.P. Lovecraft. First appeared in Amazing Stories, September 1927, illustrated by de Aragon. Reprinted by permission of the Scott Meredith Literary Agency, Inc.
Synopsis: Available on page 261, Bleiler (Gernsback).
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Variant Titles:
- The Color Out of Space (1927) - H. P. Lovecraft
- Il colore venuto dal cielo [Italian] (1963) - H. P. Lovecraft
- De Kleur uit de Ruimte [Dutch] (1967) - H. P. Lovecraft
- Die Farbe aus dem All [German] (1969) - H. P. Lovecraft
- Il colore venuto dallo spazio [Italian] (1980) - H. P. Lovecraft
- La morte dall'occhio di cristallo [Italian] (1981) - Howard Phillips Lovecraft
- Il colore venuto dallo spazio [Italian] (1995) - H. P. Lovecraft
- Color Out of Space (2012) - H. P. Lovecraft
Publications:
- Amazing Stories, September 1927, (Sep 1927, ed. Hugo Gernsback, publ. Experimenter Publishing Co., $0.25, 96pp, Bedsheet, magazine) Cover: Frank R. Paul
- The Outsider and Others, (1939, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Arkham House, $5.00, xiv+553pp, hc, coll) Cover: Virgil Finlay
- Famous Fantastic Mysteries Combined with Fantastic Novels Magazine, October 1941, (Oct 1941, ed. Mary Gnaedinger, publ. The Frank A. Munsey Company, $0.15, 132pp, Pulp, magazine) Cover: Virgil Finlay - [VERIFIED]
- The Dunwich Horror and Other Weird Tales, (1945, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Armed Services Edition, #730, $0.00, 382pp, tp, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- Best Supernatural Stories of H. P. Lovecraft, (Apr 1945, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. World Publishing Co., $0.60, 307pp, hc, coll)
- Best Supernatural Stories of H. P. Lovecraft, (Sep 1945, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. World Publishing Co., 307pp, hc, coll)
- Best Supernatural Stories of H. P. Lovecraft, (Jun 1946, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. World Publishing Co., 307pp, hc, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- The Night Side, (1947, ed. August Derleth, publ. Rinehart, $3.50, x+372pp, hc, anth) Cover: Lee Brown Coye - [VERIFIED]
- The Lurking Fear and Other Stories, (1947, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Avon Book Co., #136, $0.25, 223pp, pb, coll) Cover: A. R. Tilburne
- Best Supernatural Stories of H. P. Lovecraft, (Sep 1950, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. World Publishing Co., $1.49, 307pp, hc, coll)
- The Haunter of the Dark, (1951, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Gollancz, 10/6, 302pp, hc, coll)
- Omnibus of Science Fiction, (1952, ed. Groff Conklin, publ. Crown Publishers, $3.50, xiii+562pp, hc, anth) - [VERIFIED]
- Strange Travels in Science Fiction, (1953, ed. Groff Conklin, publ. Grayson & Grayson, 9/6, 256pp, hc, anth)
- Omnibus of Science Fiction, (1953, ed. Groff Conklin, publ. Crown Publishers / SFBC, $1.90, xiv+562pp, hc, anth) - [VERIFIED]
- Omnibus of Science Fiction, (Apr 1953, ed. Groff Conklin, publ. Crown Publishers, xiv+562pp, hc, anth) - [VERIFIED]
- Science Fiction Omnibus, (Aug 1956, ed. Groff Conklin, publ. Berkley Books, #G-31, $0.35, 187pp, pb, anth) Cover: Richard Powers - [VERIFIED]
- Cry Horror!, (1958, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Avon, #T-284, $0.35, 191pp, pb, coll) Cover: Richard Powers
- Cry Horror, (1959, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. WDL, #HS853, 2/6, 190pp, pb, coll) Cover: Richard Powers
- The Dunwich Horror and Others: The Best Supernatural Stories of H. P. Lovecraft, (1963, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Arkham House, $5.00, xx+431pp, hc, coll) Cover: Lee Brown Coye - [VERIFIED]
- The Haunter of the Dark, (1963, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Panther, #1474, 3/6, 256pp, pb, coll)
- Urania #310, (Jun 1963, ed. Carlo Fruttero, publ. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, #310, 150 Lit, 150pp, Digest, magazine) Cover: Karel Thole - [VERIFIED]
- Science Fiction Omnibus, (Nov 1963, ed. Groff Conklin, publ. Berkley Medallion, #F851, $0.50, 190pp, pb, anth) Cover: Richard Powers - [VERIFIED]
- The Colour Out of Space and Others, (Jun 1964, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Lancer Books, #73-425, $0.60, 222pp, pb, coll) Cover: Howard Winters - [VERIFIED]
- Masterpieces of Science Fiction, (1966, ed. Sam Moskowitz, publ. World Publishing Co., $6.50, 552pp, hc, anth)
- The Dunwich Horror and Others, (1966, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Arkham House, $6.50, xx+431pp, hc, coll) Cover: Lee Brown Coye
- The Night Side, (Nov 1966, ed. August Derleth, publ. Four Square Books, #1657, 5/-, 270pp, pb, anth)
- 3 Tales of Horror, (1967, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Arkham House, $7.50, v+134pp, hc, coll) Cover: Lee Brown Coye - [VERIFIED]
- Macabere Verhalen, (1967, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Contact, 118pp, tp, coll)
- The Colour Out of Space and Others, (Jun 1967, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Lancer Books, #73-608, $0.60, 222pp, pb, coll) Cover: Howard Winters
- Das Ding auf der Schwelle, (1969, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Insel (Bibliothek des Hauses Usher), DM 12.50, 213pp, hc, coll)
- The Colour Out of Space and Others, (Mar 1969, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Lancer Books, #74-501, $0.75, 222pp, pb, coll) Cover: Howard Winters
- Terror!, (1970, ed. Bryan A. Netherwood, publ. Blackie, 0-216-88412-8, £1.65, 392pp, hc, anth)
- The Dunwich Horror and Others, (1970, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Arkham House, $6.50, xx+431pp, hc, coll) Cover: Lee Brown Coye
- The Colour Out of Space and Others, (Nov 1971, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Lancer Books, #447-75248-095, $0.95, 222pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- The Shadow Over Innsmouth and Other Stories of Horror, (Dec 1971, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Scholastic Book Services, #TK 1934, $0.75, 255pp, pb, coll)
- The Colour Out of Space, (Aug 1972, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Lancer Books, #75248, $0.95, 222pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- Macabere Verhalen, (1973, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Contact (Mini-Kaderreeks), 90-254-6281-2, 118pp, tp, coll) Cover: Herbert Binneweg - [VERIFIED]
- Masterpieces of Science Fiction, (1974, ed. Sam Moskowitz, publ. Hyperion Press, 0-88355-127-6, x+552pp, hc, anth)
- Masterpieces of Science Fiction, (1974, ed. Sam Moskowitz, publ. Hyperion Press, 0-88355-156-X, $4.95, x+552pp, hc, anth)
- The Dunwich Horror and Others, (1974, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Arkham House, $7.50, xx+431pp, hc, coll) Cover: Lee Brown Coye
- The Haunter of the Dark and Other Tales of Terror, (1974, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Panther, 0-586-01474-8, £0.35, 256pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- The Shadow Over Innsmouth and Other Stories of Horror, (Feb 1975, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Scholastic Book Services, #TK 1934, $0.75, 255pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- La couleur tombée du ciel, (Jun 1975, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Denoël (Présence du Futur #4), 233pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- In Dreams Awake, (Jul 1975, ed. Leslie A. Fiedler, publ. Dell Laurel, #4159, $1.75, 400pp, pb, anth) - [VERIFIED]
- The Colour Out of Space and Others, (Oct 1975, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp., 0-89083-143-2, $1.25, 222pp, pb, coll)
- Das Ding auf der Schwelle, (1976, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #2), 3-518-06857-1, DM 6.00, 210+[2]pp, pb, coll)
- The Haunter of the Dark and Other Tales of Horror, (1977, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Gollancz, 0-575-00339-1, £3.95, 304pp, hc, coll)
- Das Ding auf der Schwelle, (1977, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #2), 3-518-06857-1, DM 6.00, 210+[2]pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- The Colour Out of Space and Others, (May 1978, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Jove / HBJ, 0-515-04512-8, $1.75, 219pp, pb, coll) Cover: Rowena Morrill
- Omnibus of Science Fiction, (1980, ed. Groff Conklin, publ. Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers, 0-517-32097-5, 561pp, hc, anth) Cover: Eddie Jones - [VERIFIED]
- I mostri all'angolo della strada, (Oct 1980, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (Oscar #1226), #18508-2, 4,000 Lit, 426pp, pb, coll) Cover: Karel Thole - [VERIFIED]
- The Dunwich Horror and Others: The Best Supernatural Stories of H. P. Lovecraft, (Jan 1981, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Arkham House, $10.00, xx+431pp, hc, coll) Cover: Lee Brown Coye - [VERIFIED]
- Al cinema con il mostro. Volume secondo, (Nov 1981, ed. Peter Haining, publ. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (Oscar #1434), #20570-8, 3,750 Lit, 260pp, pb, anth) Cover: John Holmes
- Griezelverhalen, (1982, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Loeb, 90-6213-364-9, 431pp, tp, coll) Cover: Kate Higgins - [VERIFIED]
- La couleur tombée du ciel, (May 1982, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Denoël (Présence du Futur #4), 2-207-30004-8, 233pp, pb, coll) Cover: J. J. Boyer - [VERIFIED]
- The Best of H. P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre, (Oct 1982, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Del Rey / Ballantine, 0-345-29468-8, $6.95, 375pp, tp, coll) Cover: Michael Whelan
- Colui che sussurrava nel buio, (Jan 1983, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (Classici Urania #70), #22592-0, 2,500 Lit, 240pp, pb, coll) Cover: Karel Thole
- The Dunwich Horror and Others, (1984, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Arkham House, 0-87054-037-8, $15.95, xxvi+433pp, hc, coll) Cover: Raymond Bayless - [VERIFIED]
- The Dunwich Horror and Others, (1985, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Arkham House, 0-87054-037-8, $15.95, xxvi+433pp, hc, coll) Cover: Raymond Bayless
- The H. P. Lovecraft Omnibus 3: The Haunter of the Dark and Other Tales, (1985, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Panther, 0-586-06323-4, £2.95, 544pp, pb, coll) Cover: Tim White
- The Omnibus of Science Fiction, (Jun 1986, ed. Groff Conklin, publ. Chatham River Press, 0-517-45370-3, $1.98, 561pp, tp, anth)
- Amazing Science Fiction Anthology: The Wonder Years 1926-1935, (Jan 1987, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, publ. TSR, 0-88038-439-5, $3.95, 316pp, pb, anth) Cover: Elmore - [VERIFIED]
- The Dunwich Horror and Others, (1988, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Arkham House, 0-87054-037-8, $17.95, xxvi+433pp, hc, coll) Cover: Raymond Bayless
- The Best of H. P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre, (Sep 1988, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Del Rey / Ballantine, 0-345-35080-4, $7.95, 375pp, tp, coll) Cover: Michael Whelan
- The Dunwich Horror and Others, (1992, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Arkham House, 0-87054-037-8, $19.95, xxvi+433pp, hc, coll) Cover: Raymond Bayless - [VERIFIED]
- Reel Terror, (Apr 1992, ed. Sebastian Wolfe, publ. Xanadu, 0-947761-53-5, £9.99, 249pp, tp, anth)
- Reel Terror, (Jun 1992, ed. Sebastian Wolfe, publ. Carroll & Graf, 0-88184-821-2, $8.95, 249pp, tp, anth)
- Crawling Chaos, (1993, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Creation Books, 1-871592-18-6, £9.95, 355pp, tp, coll) Cover: Robert Taylor - [VERIFIED]
- The Best of H. P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre, (Apr 1995, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Del Rey / Ballantine, 0-345-35080-4, $10.00, 375pp, tp, coll) Cover: Michael Whelan
- Between Time and Terror, (Apr 1995, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, publ. Roc / New American Library, 0-451-45452-9, $4.99, 384pp, pb, anth) - [VERIFIED]
- Da un altro mondo, (Jun 1995, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (Classici Urania #219), 6,000 Lit, 224pp, pb, coll) Cover: Marco Patrito
- Crawling Chaos, (1997, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Creation Books, 1-871592-72-0, $19.95, 256pp, tp, coll) Cover: Robert Taylor
- The Dunwich Horror and Others, (1997, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Arkham House, 0-87054-037-8, xxvi+433pp, hc, coll) Cover: Raymond Bayless
- Tales of H. P. Lovecraft, (1997, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Ecco Press, 0-88001-541-1, $23.00, xvi+328pp, hc, coll)
- The Annotated H. P. Lovecraft, (Aug 1997, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Dell, 0-440-50660-3, $12.95, 360pp, tp, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories, (Oct 1999, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics), 0-14-118234-2, $14.00, xxv+420pp, tp, coll) Cover: John Martin (1789-1854)
- The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy, (Jul 2000, ed. Garyn G. Roberts, publ. Prentice-Hall, 0-13-021280-6, $47.00, xviii+1166pp, tp, anth) Cover: Frank R. Paul
- Tales of H. P. Lovecraft, (Sep 2000, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Ecco Press, 0-06-095790-5, $14.00, xvi+328pp, tp, coll)
- My Favorite Horror Story, (Oct 2000, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Mike Baker, publ. DAW Books (DAW Collectors #1166), 0-88677-914-6, $6.99, xvi+303pp, pb, anth) Cover: Koeveks - [VERIFIED]
- Black Seas of Infinity, (Sep 2001, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Science Fiction Book Club, 0-7394-2009-7, $12.99, xix+536pp, hc, coll) Cover: Ian Miller - [VERIFIED]
- The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories, (Jul 2002, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Penguin Books (Penguin Classics), 0-14-118706-9, £7.99, xxv+420pp, tp, coll) Cover: Michele Turriani
- The Colour Out of Space, (Oct 2002, ed. D. Thin, publ. New York Review of Books, 1-59017-026-1, $13.95, 354pp, tp, anth) Cover: Charles Burns
- The Best of H. P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre, (Nov 2002, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Del Rey / Ballantine, 0-345-46329-3, $14.95, ebook, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy, (2003, ed. Garyn G. Roberts, publ. Prentice-Hall, 0-13-021280-6, xviii+1166pp, tp, anth) Cover: Frank R. Paul - [VERIFIED]
- My Favorite Horror Story, (May 2004, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Mike Baker, publ. ibooks, 0-7434-8740-0, $12.95, 367pp, tp, anth) Cover: John Howe
- Tales, (Feb 2005, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. The Library of America (The Library of America #155), 1-931082-72-3, $35.00, 838pp, hc, coll)
- Tales of H. P. Lovecraft, (Nov 2007, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 0-06-137460-1, $14.95, xvi+328+18pp, tp, coll) Cover: Mike Mignola
- My Favorite Horror Story, (Nov 2007, ed. Mike Baker, Martin H. Greenberg, publ. ibooks, 1-59687-199-7, $12.95, 384pp, tp, anth)
- The Fiction: Complete and Unabridged, (2008, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Barnes & Noble Books (Library of Essential Writers), 978-1-4351-0793-9, xiv+1098pp, hc, coll) Cover: Sven Geier
- The Annotated H. P. Lovecraft, (Jan 2008, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Dell / SFBC, 978-0-7394-8901-7, $12.95, 312pp, hc, coll)
- Necronomicon: The Best Weird Tales of H. P. Lovecraft, (Mar 2008, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Gollancz, 978-0-575-08157-4, £16.99, xii+880pp, tp, coll) Cover: Les Edwards
- The Call of Cthulhu and Other Dark Tales, (May 2009, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Barnes & Noble Books (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading), 978-1-4351-1643-6, $12.95, xv+459pp, tp, coll)
- Lovecraft's Best Short Stories, (Jul 2009, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Dover Publications, 0-486-46780-5, $7.95, 192pp, pb, coll)
- H. P. Lovecraft: Masters of the Weird Tale, (Dec 2010, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Centipede Press (Masters of the Weird Tale), 978-1-933618-14-2, $495.00, 1220pp, hc, coll)
- The Colour Out of Space, (Feb 2011, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Penguin Books (Penguin Mini Modern Classics), 978-0-14-119610-7, £3.00, 96pp, pb, coll)
- The Complete Fiction, (Mar 2011, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Barnes & Noble Books, 978-1-4351-2296-3, $20.00, xiv+1098pp, hc, coll) Cover: Sven Geier
- The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories, (Sep 2011, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Penguin Books, 978-0-14-310648-7, £10.50, 448pp, pb, coll)
- H. P. Lovecraft Goes to the Movies: The Classic Stories That Inspired the Classic Horror Films, (Oct 2011, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Fall River Press, 978-1-4351-3617-5, $9.95, 376pp, tp, coll)
- The Monster-Maker and Other Science Fiction Classics, (2012, ed. Michael Kelahan, publ. Fall River Press, 978-1-4351-2507-0, xi-417pp, hc, anth) Cover: Jason Chow - [VERIFIED]
- Ancient Terrors, (Aug 2012, ed. Guy Anthony De Marco, publ. Yurei Press, LLC, 978-1-62225-008-0, $14.95, i+276pp, tp, anth) - [VERIFIED]
- The Classic Horror Stories, (May 2013, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Oxford University Press, 978-0-19-963957-1, £14.99, 528pp, hc, coll)
- The H. P. Lovecraft Omnibus 3: The Haunter of the Dark and Other Tales, (date unknown, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Grafton, 0-586-06323-4, £5.99, 544pp, pb, coll) Cover: Tim White
- The Best of H. P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre, (date unknown, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Del Rey / Ballantine, 0-345-35080-4, $10.00, 375pp, tp, coll) Cover: Michael Whelan - [VERIFIED]
- The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories, (date unknown, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Penguin Books (Penguin Classics), 978-0-14-118706-8, £10.99, xxv+420pp, tp, coll) Cover: Michele Turriani - [VERIFIED]
- The Annotated H. P. Lovecraft, (date unknown, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Dell, 0-440-50660-3, $15.00, 360pp, tp, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- Tales of H. P. Lovecraft, (date unknown, H. P. Lovecraft, publ. Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 978-0-06-137460-9, $14.99, xvi+328+18pp, tp, coll) Cover: Mike Mignola - [VERIFIED]
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