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Title: They Bite Title Record # 40875
Author: Anthony Boucher
Date: 1943-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1964ⓘTranslated by Tim Maran
 Dutch Ze bijten
1973ⓘTranslated by M. Slagt-Prins
 Dutch Ze bijten
1976ⓘTranslated by Werner Gronwald
 German
Der Todesbiß?Der Todesbiss
1985ⓘTranslated by Birgit Reß-Bohusch
 German
Sie beißen?Sie beissen
1991ⓘTranslated by Maria Grazia Griffini, with an extensive translation revision by Giuseppe Lippi for the publication of 2009
 Italian Mordono
1994ⓘTranslated by Н. [А.] Савиных / N. [A.] Savinykh.
 Russian
Они кусаются?Oni kusayutsya
[as by
Энтони Бучер?Entoni Bucher
]
2011ⓘTranslated by Elke Hosfeld
 German
Sie beißen?Sie beissen

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Nominations Below Cutoff
ⓘ5 nominations with 2.92 final points
 2019 Retro Hugo Best Short Story

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Unknown Worlds, August 1943 1943-08-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 164
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 Checkmark
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1952 1952-12-00 ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas Fantasy House, Inc.  
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 132
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
 mag Chesley Bonestell Checkmark
Far and Away 1955-00-00 Anthony Boucher Ballantine Books 109
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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.
 coll Richard Powers Checkmark
Far and Away 1955-00-00 Anthony Boucher Ballantine Books  
$2.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 168
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard Powers Checkmark
My Favorites in Suspense 1959-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Random House  
$4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 x+
502
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Zacherley's Vulture Stew 1960-08-00 ed. Zacherley Ballantine Books 417K
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 160
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
14 of My Favorites in Suspense 1960-12-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell F125
$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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  
14 of My Favorites in Suspense 1961-03-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell F125
$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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  
14 of My Favorites in Suspense 1961-11-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell (Dell Mystery) F125
$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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  
Zacherley's Vulture Stew 1962-02-00 ed. Zacherley Ballantine Books 574
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 160
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
14 of My Favorites in Suspense 1963-04-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell (Dell Mystery) 3630
$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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  
Angst: de griezeligste spookverhalen van onze tijden 1964-00-00 ed. Tim Maran H. Meulenhoff (Flamingo-Reeks #65) 65   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 Khing Checkmark
Best Tales of Terror 2 1965-12-00 ed. Edmund Crispin Faber and Faber  
18/-?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).
 224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Margaret Wolpe  
The Compleat Werewolf and Other Stories of Fantasy and Science Fiction 1969-00-00 Anthony Boucher Simon & Schuster 0-671-20382-7
$6.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Stanislaw Zagorski Checkmark
The Compleat Werewolf 1970-00-00 Anthony Boucher W. H. Allen 0-491-00395-1
£1.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Compleat Werewolf 1971-10-07 Anthony Boucher Sphere Books 0-7221-1806-6
£0.35?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 248
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 Compleat Werewolf and Other Stories of Fantasy and Science Fiction 1972-00-00 Anthony Boucher Ace Books 11622
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 252
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
Het dagboek in de sneeuw 1973-00-00 ed. Aart C. Prins Bruna (Bruna FEH #13) 90-229-3513-2
ƒ3.75?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999
 191
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 Robert Nix Checkmark
The First Mayflower Book of Black Magic Stories 1974-00-00 ed. Michel Parry Mayflower 0-583-12332-5
£0.40?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 222
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  
Dying of Fright: Masterpieces of the Macabre 1976-00-00 ed. Les Daniels Charles Scribner's Sons 0-684-14624-X
$12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 x+
271
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Lee Brown Coye Checkmark
Raritäten aus des Teufels Küche?Raritaeten aus des Teufels Kueche
 1976-04-27 ed. Michel Parry Pabel (Vampir Taschenbuch #34) VTB34
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 145
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 Checkmark
14 of My Favorites in Suspense 1976-06-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell 3630
$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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  
Great Black Magic Stories 1977-11-00 ed. Michel Parry Taplinger 0-8008-3618-9
$8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Rus Anderson Checkmark
Wolf's Complete Book of Terror 1979-06-00 ed. Leonard Wolf Clarkson N. Potter 0-517-53752-4
$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xvi+
473
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Virgil Finlay Checkmark
Wolf's Complete Book of Terror 1979-06-00 ed. Leonard Wolf Clarkson N. Potter 0-517-53635-8
$8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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 Checkmark
The Best of All Possible Worlds 1980-04-00 ed. Spider Robinson Ace Books 0-441-05483-8
$2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 373
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
A Treasury of Modern Fantasy 1981-03-00 ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Avon 0-380-77115-2
$8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xvii+
588
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 James Marsh Checkmark
The Fifteenth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories 1982-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Fontana 0-00-616460-9
£1.25?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 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  
Realms of Darkness 1985-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-86273-244-1
$8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 796
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Realms of Darkness 1985-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-86273-244-1   796
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Traumreich der Magie: Höhepunkte der modernen Fantasy 1985-00-00 ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4254) 3-453-31262-7
DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 795
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 Gervasio Gallardo Checkmark
Realms of Darkness 1988-00-00 ed. uncredited Chartwell Books 1-55521-251-4   663
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Hunger for Horror 1988-03-00 ed. Pamela Crippen Adams, Robert Adams, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #739) 0-88677-266-4
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 256
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 J. K. Potter Checkmark
The Monster Book of Monsters 1988-05-00 ed. Michael O'Shaughnessy Xanadu 0-947761-42-X
£9.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 352
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Hannes Bok Checkmark
The Monster Book of Monsters 1988-08-00 ed. Michael O'Shaughnessy Bonanza Books 0-517-66293-0
$7.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 352
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Hannes Bok Checkmark
The Compleat Werewolf and Other Stories of Fantasy and Science Fiction 1990-01-00 Anthony Boucher Carroll & Graf 0-88184-557-4
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 256
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  
Haunted America: Star-Spangled Supernatural Stories 1991-02-00 ed. Marvin Kaye GuildAmerica Books / SFBC 15993
$9.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xii+
582
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Edward Gorey Checkmark
Urania #1146 1991-02-10 ed. Giuseppe Lippi Mondadori 1146
Lit 4,500?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
 160
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
 mag Vicente Segrelles  
Urania #1155 1991-06-16 ed. Giuseppe Lippi Mondadori 1155
Lit 4,500?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
 144
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
 mag Vicente Segrelles  
Masters of Fantasy 1992-08-00 ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Galahad Books 0-88365-786-4
$9.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 512
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Henri Rousseau Checkmark
Фата-Моргана 9?Fata-Morgana 9
 1994-00-00 ed.
Сергей Барсов?Sergey Barsov
Sergei Barsov
Флокс?Floks
(
Фантастика, приключения, детектив?Fantastika, priklyuchenniya, detektiv
)		 5-87198-061-9   478
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth
Лес Эдвардс?Les Edwards
Les Edvards
  
Masters of Fantasy 1994-10-00 ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Bristol Park Books 0-88486-094-9
$12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xv+
512
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 Henri Rousseau Checkmark
The Compleat Boucher 1999-01-00 Anthony Boucher NESFA Press 1-886778-02-7
$25.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 viii+
531
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jane Dennis Checkmark
Creature dello spazio profondo 1999-03-00 ed. Giuseppe Lippi Mondadori (Millemondi (quarterly) #19)  
Lit 9,900?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
 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 Marco Patrito  
The Compleat Boucher 1999-11-00 Anthony Boucher NESFA Press / SFBC 06518
$12.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 531
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jane Dennis Checkmark
Storie del tempo e dello spazio 2009-12-00 Anthony Boucher Mondadori (Urania Collezione #83) 83
€5.50?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 264
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 Franco Brambilla  
Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! 2011-09-20 ed. Otto Penzler Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books 978-0-307-74089-2
$25.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xii+
810
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 Checkmark
Kannibalen 2011-11-00 ed. Frank Festa Festa (Festa Horror TB #1532) 978-3-86552-126-2
€13.95?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 316
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 fotolia.com Checkmark
Zombies: A Compendium of the Living Dead 2012-01-01 ed. Otto Penzler Corvus 978-0-85789-027-6
£19.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 xii+
810
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 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. ISO code: USD
 706
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Alan M. Clark Checkmark
The Compleat Boucher: The Complete Short Science Fiction and Fantasy of Anthony Boucher 2013-00-00 Anthony Boucher NESFA Press 978-1-61037-303-6
$29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 521
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Far and Away 2019-03-26 Anthony Boucher MysteriousPress.com / Open Road 978-1-5040-5738-7
$11.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Compleat Werewolf and Other Stories of Fantasy and Science Fiction 2019-03-26 Anthony Boucher MysteriousPress.com / Open Road 978-1-5040-5736-3
$11.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! 2019-12-31 ed. Otto Penzler HighBridge Audio 978-1-68457-672-2
$34.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 anth  
Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! 2021-03-01 ed. Otto Penzler Highbridge Audio and Blackstone Publishing 978-1-6651-7976-8
$75.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks
anth  
Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! 2021-03-01 ed. Otto Penzler Highbridge Audio and Blackstone Publishing 978-1-6651-7977-5
$80.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
 anth  
A Treasury of Modern Fantasy date unknown ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Avon / QPBC     xvii+
588
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 James Marsh Checkmark
My Favorites in Suspense date unknown ed. Alfred Hitchcock Random House     x+
502
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Compleat Werewolf and Other Stories of Fantasy and Science Fiction date unknown Anthony Boucher Carroll & Graf (Masters of Horror) 0-88184-557-4
$4.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 256
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 Compleat Werewolf and Other Stories of Fantasy and Science Fiction date unknown Anthony Boucher Simon & Schuster 0-671-20382-7
$6.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Stanislaw Zagorski Checkmark
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