Title: Die Spinne
Title Record # 1439869
Author: Hanns Heinz Ewers
Date: 1908-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: German
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Author: Hanns Heinz Ewers
Date: 1908-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: German
Note: First published in the collection Die Besessenen.
Elements of this story have been inspired by Émile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian's L'œil invisible ou L'auberge des trois pendus.
Synopsis: After the second suicide in a hotel room, a medical student volunteers to occupy the room and record what happens, but he experiences something unexpected.
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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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Die Besessenen: Seltsame Geschichten | 1908-00-00 | Hanns Heinz Ewers | Georg Müller?Georg Mueller |
310 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
Das Gespensterbuch | 1913-00-00 | ed. Felix Schloemp | Georg Müller?Georg Mueller |
viii+ 352 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Paul Scheurich | |||
Creeps by Night: Chills and Thrills | 1931-09-00 | ed. Dashiell Hammett | John Day | $2.50?$: US dollar |
525 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Modern Tales of Horror | 1932-07-00 | ed. Dashiell Hammett | Gollancz | 5/-?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). |
448 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Creeps by Night: Chills and Thrills | 1944-01-00 | ed. Dashiell Hammett | Forum Books / World Publishing Co. | $1.00?$: US dollar |
525 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Fantastique, soixante récits de terreur | 1958-07-00 | Roger Caillois | Club français du livre (Récits #25) | 575 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
Creeps by Night | 1961-00-00 | ed. Dashiell Hammett | Belmont Books | 230 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
141 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
More Macabre | 1961-00-00 | ed. Donald A. Wollheim | Ace Books | D-508 | $0.35?$: 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 | John Schoenherr | |
Anthologie du fantastique: Tome I : Angleterre Irlande Amérique du Nord Allemagne Flandres | 1966-00-00 | Roger Caillois | Gallimard | F35.00?F: French frank |
640 | 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 | |||
Creeps by Night | 1966-02-00 | ed. Dashiell Hammett | Four Square Books | 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). |
141 | 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 Leonard (I) | ||
L'araignée: et autres contes fantastiques | 1969-00-00 | Hanns Heinz Ewers | Marabout ( Bibliothèque Marabout - Fantastique?Bibliotheque Marabout - Fantastique #334) |
336+ [16] |
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 | ||||
Nueva Dimensión 13 | 1970-01-00 | ed. Editors of Nueva Dimensión | Dronte | 168 | pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75 |
mag | Enrique Torres | |||
Skräckens klor | 1972-00-00 | ed. uncredited | B. Wahlström?B. Wahlstrom (B. Wahlstroem Kalla Kårar, ryslig midnattsläsning?Kalla Kaarar, ryslig midnattslaesning #7) |
skr 3.95?skr: Swedish krona (crown) |
155 | 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 | |||
The Second Mayflower Book of Black Magic Stories | 1974-11-00 | ed. Michel Parry | Mayflower | 0-583-12333-3 | £0.40?£: UK pound |
205 | 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 | Les Edwards | |
17 Horror-Stories | 1976-00-00 | ed. Manfred Kluge | Heyne (Heyne-Anthologien #49) | 3-453-45023-X | DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
254 | 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 | ||
Anthologie du fantastique: Tome I : Angleterre Irlande Amérique du Nord Allemagne Flandres | 1977-00-00 | Roger Caillois | Gallimard | 642 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
coll | ||||
Skräckens klor | 1978-00-00 | ed. uncredited | B. Wahlström?B. Wahlstrom (B. Wahlstroem Rysare ur Kalla Kårar?Rysare ur Kalla Kaarar #7) |
91-32-41913-9 | skr 7.95?skr: Swedish krona (crown) |
155 | 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 | R. S. Lonati | |
Wolf's Complete Book of Terror | 1979-06-00 | ed. Leonard Wolf | Clarkson N. Potter | 0-517-53752-4 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 473 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Virgil Finlay | |
Wolf's Complete Book of Terror | 1979-06-00 | ed. Leonard Wolf | Clarkson N. Potter | 0-517-53635-8 | $8.95?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 473 |
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 | Virgil Finlay | |
Horroriana | 1979-10-00 | ed. Gianni Montanari | Mondadori (Biblioteca di Fantasy & Horror #2) | Lit 3,500?Lit: Italian lira |
442 | 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 | Karel Thole | ||
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 | |||
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 | |||
Black Water 2: More Tales of the Fantastic | 1990-00-00 | ed. Alberto Manguel | Lester & Orpen Dennys | 0-88619-124-6 |
xx+ 941 |
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 | George Tooker | ||
Vivono di notte. 18 racconti dell'orrore | 1990-09-00 | ed. Dashiell Hammett | Mondadori (Omnibus) | 88-04-34172-6 | Lit 25,000?Lit: Italian lira |
382 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Black Water 2: More Tales of the Fantastic | 1991-01-00 | ed. Alberto Manguel | Clarkson N. Potter | 0-517-57559-0 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
xx+ 941 |
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 | George Tooker | |
White Fire: Further Fantastic Literature | 1991-04-00 | ed. Alberto Manguel | Picador | 0-330-31380-0 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
xx+ 941 |
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 | George Tooker | |
Империя мрака?Imperiya mraka |
1992-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Сибирская Речь?Sibirskaya Rech' (Армагеддон?Armageddon ) |
5-87251-001-2 | 544 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth |
М. Шараев?M. Sharaev
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Black Water 2: More Tales of the Fantastic | 1992-06-00 | ed. Alberto Manguel | Vintage Canada | 0-394-22264-4 | C$20.00?C$: Canadian dollar |
xx+ 941 |
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 | George Tooker | |
H. P. Lovecraft's Book of Horror | 1993-11-00 | ed. Dave Carson, Stephen Jones | Barnes & Noble Books | 1-56619-496-2 | $7.98?$: US dollar |
xii+ 450 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Bruce Pennington | |
H. P. Lovecraft's Book of Horror | 1994-04-00 | ed. Dave Carson, Stephen Jones | Robinson | 1-85487-231-1 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
xii+ 450 |
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 | Bruce Pennington | |
La fiancée du diable | 1994-09-00 | ed. Jean-Jacques Pollet | Albin Michel ( #Les grandes traductions) | 2-226-06999-2 | F125.00?F: French frank |
308 | 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 |
Füssli?Fuessli
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Wolf's Complete Book of Terror | 1994-11-00 | ed. Leonard Wolf | Newmarket Press | 1-55704-214-4 | $16.00?$: US dollar |
viii+ 343 |
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 | ||
Blood Thirst: 100 Years of Vampire Fiction | 1997-10-00 | ed. Leonard Wolf | Oxford University Press | 0-19-511593-7 | $25.00?$: US dollar |
379 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Gary A. Lippincott | |
Blood Thirst: 100 Years of Vampire Fiction | 1999-09-00 | ed. Leonard Wolf | Oxford University Press | 0-19-513250-5 | $16.95?$: US dollar |
380 | 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 | Gary A. Lippincott | |
The World's Greatest Horror Stories | 2004-03-00 | ed. Dave Carson, Stephen Jones | Barnes & Noble Books | 0-7607-5466-7 | $7.95?$: US dollar |
xii+ 450 |
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 | Simon Marsden | |
Urania #1497 Supplement | 2005-04-00 | ed. Giuseppe Lippi | Mondadori | 1497 Supplement | €4.10?€: Euro |
298 | 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. |
mag | Franco Brambilla | |
Horror Story Collection 2 | 2007-11-15 | ed. LibriVox | LibriVox | $0.00?$: US dollar |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
anth | ||||
H. P. Lovecraft's Book of Horror | 2008-00-00 | ed. Dave Carson, Stephen Jones | Fall River Press | 978-1-4351-0745-8 | $7.98?$: US dollar |
532 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Igor Satanovsky | |
Invertebrata Enigmatica: Giant Spiders, Dangerous Insects, and Other Strange Invertebrates in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy | 2008-12-00 | ed. Chad Arment | Coachwhip Publications | 978-1-930585-65-2 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
396 | 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 Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories | 2011-10-31 | ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer | Corvus | 978-0-85789-487-8 | £25.00?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Nic Cheetham | ||
The Century's Best Horror Fiction 1901-1950 | 2012-01-31 | ed. John Pelan | Cemetery Dance Publications | 978-1-58767-080-0 | $75.00?$: US dollar |
706 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Alan M. Clark | |
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories | 2012-05-08 | ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer | Tor | 978-0-7653-3360-5 | $39.99?$: US dollar |
xx+ 1126 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Nic Cheetham | |
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories | 2012-05-08 | ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer | Tor / SFBC | 1356431 | $22.99?$: US dollar |
xx+ 1126 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Nic Cheetham | |
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories | 2012-05-08 | ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer | Tor | 978-0-7653-3362-9 | $29.99?$: US dollar |
xx+ 1126 |
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 | Nic Cheetham | |
Before Weird Tales: Early 20th Century Stories of Horror and the Supernatural | 2013-00-00 | ed. Araminta Star Matthews, Charles G. Waugh | Sam Teddy Publishing | 978-1-935573-59-3 | $24.95?$: US dollar |
428 | 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 Spider | 2013-09-11 | Hanns Heinz Ewers | Elektron Ebooks | 978-1-908694-07-2 | $3.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
chap | |||
LampLight, June 2014 | 2014-06-00 | ed. Jacob Haddon | Apokrupha | 978-1-5006-9199-8 | $8.99?$: US dollar |
96 | 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. |
mag | ||
The Spider | 2015-08-17 | Hanns Heinz Ewers | CreateSpace | 978-1-5169-3161-3 | $3.99?$: US dollar |
52 | 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. |
chap | ||
Terreur dans la nuit : 10 nouvelles horrifiques | 2016-03-31 | ed. Dashiell Hammett | Fleuve Noir | 978-2-265-11577-4 | €16.90?€: Euro |
215 | 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 Weiser Book of the Fantastic and Forgotten: Tales of the Supernatural, Strange, and Bizarre | 2016-10-01 | ed. Judika Illes | Weiser Books | 978-1-57863-606-8 | $16.95?$: US dollar |
xxii+ 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 | Symonenko Viktoriia | |
The Weiser Book of the Fantastic and Forgotten: Tales of the Supernatural, Strange, and Bizarre | 2016-10-01 | ed. Judika Illes | Weiser Books | 978-1-63341-039-8 | $2.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Symonenko Viktoriia | ||
Supernatural Horror Short Stories | 2017-08-29 | ed. Laura Bulbeck | Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy) | 978-1-78664-182-3 | £20.00?£: UK pound |
478 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Supernatural Horror Short Stories | 2018-12-15 | ed. Laura Bulbeck | Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy) | 978-1-78755-242-5 | £9.95?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
Die Besessenen | 2022-10-30 | H. H. Ewers | Jojo (Jojo Untote Klassiker #4) | 978-3-903358-13-3 | €31.90?€: Euro |
241 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
Die Besessenen | 2022-10-30 | H. H. Ewers | Jojo (Jojo Untote Klassiker #4) | 978-3-903358-12-6 | €21.90?€: Euro |
241 | 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 | ||
Black Water 2: More Tales of the Fantastic | date unknown | ed. Alberto Manguel | Clarkson Potter | 0-517-57559-0 | $17.50?$: US dollar |
xx+ 941 |
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 | George Tooker | |
L'araignée: et autres contes fantastiques | date unknown | Hanns Heinz Ewers | Marabout ( Bibliothèque Marabout - Fantastique?Bibliotheque Marabout - Fantastique #334) |
336 | 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 | ||||
Les chefs-d'œuvre de l'épouvante?Les chefs-d'oeuvre de l'épouvante |
date unknown | ed. Jacques Bergier, Alex Grall, Jacques Sternberg | Planète (Anthologie Planète) | 472 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Gourmelin |
Reviews
- Review [English] by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Pages 145 - 294)