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Title: The Cocoon Title Record # 96473
Author: John B. L. Goodwin
Date: 1946-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in the magazine Story, Sept/Oct 1946.
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Current Tags: fantasy (1), horror (1), monsters (1), insects (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1965Translated by Poul Ib Liebe
Danish Kokonen
1967Translated by Luisa Ripoll and Salvador Bordoy Luque
Spanish El capullo
1974Translated by Alf Agdler.
Swedish Monstret i puppan
1978Translated by Dominique Mols
French Le cocon
1990Translated by Tomás Doreste
Spanish El capullo

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Story, September-October 1946 1946-09-00 ed. Whit Burnett Story Magazine, Inc.  
$0.40?$: US dollar
104
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow 1952-09-00 ed. Ray Bradbury Bantam Books A944
$0.35?$: US dollar
306
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
Stories for Late at Night 1961-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Random House  
$5.95?$: US dollar
469
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Fred Banbery  
Things with Claws 1961-00-00 ed. Hallie Burnett, Whit Burnett Ballantine Books 466K
$0.35?$: US dollar
vi+
159
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow 1961-12-00 ed. Ray Bradbury Bantam Books H2343
$0.60?$: US dollar
xiii+
258
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
Stories for Late at Night 1962-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Max Reinhardt  
20/-?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).
500
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Bernard Blatch Checkmark
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow 1962-01-00 ed. Ray Bradbury Bantam Books      
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  
12 Stories for Late at Night 1962-07-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell 9178
$0.50?$: 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 Fred Banbery  
Stories for Late at Night: Part One 1964-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Pan Books X344
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).
285
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 Glenn Steward  
14 godnathistorier 1965-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Hasselbalch     255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Fred Banbery  
Horror-7 and Other Stories 1965-00-00 ed. Frederick Pickersgill Corgi Books GS7271
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).
157
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  
Stories for Late at Night: Part One 1965-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Pan Books X344
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).
285
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 Glenn Steward Checkmark
Things with Claws 1965-00-00 ed. Hallie Burnett, Whit Burnett Ballantine Bal-Hi U2816
$0.50?$: US dollar
159
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 Richard Powers  
12 Stories for Late at Night 1966-06-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell 9178
$0.50?$: 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 Hoot von Zitzwitz  
Cuentos para la madrugada 1967-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Aguilar (El Lince Astuto)     867
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Stories of the Supernatural 1967-02-00 ed. Betty M. Owen Scholastic Book Services T896
$0.45?$: 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 Checkmark
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow 1967-03-00 ed. Ray Bradbury Bantam Books H3358
$0.60?$: US dollar
xiii+
258
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
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow 1968-01-00 ed. Ray Bradbury Bantam Books     258
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  
Strange Beasts and Unnatural Monsters 1968-08-00 ed. Philip Van Doren Stern Fawcett Crest R1166
$0.60?$: 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 Jerome Podwil Checkmark
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow 1968-09-00 ed. Ray Bradbury Bantam Books     258
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  
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow 1968-11-00 ed. Ray Bradbury Bantam Books     258
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  
Stories of the Supernatural 1969-09-00 ed. Betty M. Owen Scholastic Book Services T896
$0.60?$: 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 Checkmark
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow 1970-08-00 ed. Ray Bradbury Bantam Books S5372
$0.75?$: US dollar
258
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 Sixth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories 1971-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Fontana 0-00-612686-3
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).
189
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  
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow 1972-08-00 ed. Ray Bradbury Bantam Pathfinder NP8162
$0.95?$: US dollar
258
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
12 Stories for Late at Night 1972-11-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell 9178
$0.75?$: 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 Hoot von Zitzwitz Checkmark
Stories of the Supernatural 1972-12-00 ed. Betty M. Owen Scholastic Book Services T896
$0.75?$: 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 Checkmark
Cuentos para la madrugada 1973-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Aguilar (El Lince Astuto) 84-03-68080-5   914
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Some Things Strange and Sinister 1973-00-00 ed. Joan Kahn Walter J. Black, Inc. 0-06-023086-X   x+
245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Weirdies: A Horrifying Concatenation of the Super-sur-real or Almost or Not-quite Real 1973-00-00 ed. Helen Hoke Franklin Watts 0-85166-401-6
£1.95?£: UK pound
242
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Some Things Strange and Sinister 1973-04-00 ed. Joan Kahn Harper & Row 0-06-023087-8
$4.95?$: US dollar
x+
245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Julia Noonan  
Monster 1974-00-00 ed. uncredited
B. Wahlström?B. Wahlstrom
B. Wahlstroem
(
Kalla Kårar, ryslig midnattsläsning?Kalla Kaarar, ryslig midnattslaesning
#24)
91-32-40707-6
skr 4.75?skr: Swedish krona (crown)
154
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  
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow 1974-00-00 ed. Ray Bradbury Bantam Books N8162
$0.95?$: US dollar
258
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  
Some Things Strange and Sinister 1974-08-00 ed. Joan Kahn Avon 0-380-00084-9
$0.95?$: US dollar
x+
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 Julia Noonan Checkmark
Weirdies Weirdies Weirdies: A Horrifying Concatenation of the Super-sur-real or Almost or Not-quite Real 1975-00-00 ed. Helen Hoke Franklin Watts 0-531-02683-3
$5.95?$: US dollar
242
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Charles Keeping  
Some Things Strange and Sinister 1976-00-00 ed. Joan Kahn Coronet 0-340-20138-X
£0.60?£: UK pound
240
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 Gordon Crabb  
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow 1976-09-00 ed. Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-10249-4
£0.60?£: UK pound
258
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
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow 1977-08-00 ed. Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-10249-4
$1.50?$: US dollar
258
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 Sixth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories 1978-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Fontana 0-00-615353-4
£0.65?£: UK pound
189
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 John Holmes  
Histoires anglo-saxonnes de vampires 1978-04-00 ed. Jean Marigny
Librairie des Champs-Élysées?Librairie des Champs-Elysees
(Histoires fantastiques)
2-7024-0743-9   324
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 Georges Raimondo  
65 Great Tales of Horror 1981-09-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-7064-1729-1   688
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
65 Great Tales of Horror 1982-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-7064-1729-1   688
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Some Things Strange and Sinister 1982-00-00 ed. Joan Kahn Avon Flare 0-380-00084-9
$2.25?$: 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  
Antología del horror y el misterio 4 1990-00-00 ed. Tomás Doreste Grijalbo (Antología del horror y el misterio #4) 968-419-896-5   310
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
This World Belongs to Us: An Anthology of Horror Stories About Bugs 2023-05-23 ed. Michael W. Phillips, Jr. From Beyond Press 979-898757431-7
$17.99?$: US dollar
182
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Jacob Blanchet Checkmark
This World Belongs to Us: An Anthology of Horror Stories About Bugs 2023-05-23 ed. Michael W. Phillips, Jr. From Beyond Press 979-898757430-0
$13.99?$: US dollar
199
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 Jacob Blanchet Checkmark
12 Stories for Late at Night date unknown ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell 9178
$0.75?$: 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 Hoot von Zitzwitz  
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow date unknown ed. Ray Bradbury Bantam Pathfinder SP5372
$0.75?$: US dollar
258
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
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow date unknown ed. Ray Bradbury Bantam Pathfinder NP8162
$0.95?$: US dollar
258
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
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow date unknown ed. Ray Bradbury Bantam Pathfinder SP5372
$0.75?$: US dollar
258
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
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