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Title: The Fly Title Record # 57415
Author: George Langelaan
Date: 1957-06-00
Variant Title of: La mouche [French] (1957) [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: Translated by an unknown hand
User Rating: 8.00 (2 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
Current Tags: science fiction (1), human experiment (1), matter transmission (1), into-movie (1)

Publications

Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Playboy, June 1957 1957-06-00 ed. Editors of Playboy        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
Argosy, April 1958 1958-04-00 ed. Dorothy M. Sutherland The Amalgamated Press  
2/-?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).
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  
SF: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy: Third Annual Volume 1958-07-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell B119
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
255
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 (artist) Checkmark
SF:'58: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy 1958-07-00 ed. Judith Merril Gnome Press  
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth W. I. Van der Poel, Jr. Checkmark
SF: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy: Third Annual Volume 1958-10-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell B119
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
255
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 (artist) Checkmark
The Second Pan Book of Horror Stories 1960-00-00 ed. Herbert van Thal Pan Books (Pan Giant) X67
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).
319
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 S. R. Boldero  
Stories for Late at Night 1961-08-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Random House  
$5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
469
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Fred Banbery  
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
Stories for Late at Night 1962-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Max Reinhardt     500
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Bernard Blatch  
More Stories for Late at Night 1962-12-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell 5815
$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
207
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  
Out of Time 1964-00-00 George Langelaan Four Square Books 1129
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).
190
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  
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  
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
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy 1966-00-00 ed. Editors of Playboy Playboy Press  
$5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
ix+
403
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Jack Gregory , Seymour Mednick Checkmark
The Second Pan Book of Horror Stories 1966-00-00 ed. Herbert van Thal Pan Books (Pan Giant) X67
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).
319
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 S. R. Boldero  
Stories of the Supernatural 1967-02-00 ed. Betty M. Owen Scholastic Book Services T896
$0.45?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
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
Wake Up Screaming 1967-02-00 ed. Richard G. Sheehan, Lee Wright Bantam Books (Bantam Supernatural Horror) H2950
$0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
213
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 Playboy Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy 1968-00-00 ed. Editors of Playboy Playboy Press BA0115
$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
ix+
402
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 Jack Gregory , Seymour Mednick Checkmark
Shapes of the Supernatural 1969-00-00 ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley Doubleday 0-385-04116-0
$5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
371
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Paul Covington Checkmark
The Second Pan Book of Horror Stories 1969-00-00 ed. Herbert van Thal Pan Books 0-330-10067-X
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).
319
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 of the Supernatural 1969-09-00 ed. Betty M. Owen Scholastic Book Services T896
$0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
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
The Ghouls 1971-02-15 ed. Peter Haining W. H. Allen 0-491-00027-8
£2.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
383
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Ghouls 1971-04-08 ed. Peter Haining Stein and Day  
$7.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
383
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Mark Abraham  
The Ghouls 1971-06-00 ed. Peter Haining Stein and Day / BCE 3378   382
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Mark Abraham Checkmark
The Ghouls 1972-04-00 ed. Peter Haining Pocket Books 0-671-78182-0 / 78182
$1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xv+
[1]+
400
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 A. Magee Checkmark
Stories of the Supernatural 1972-12-00 ed. Betty M. Owen Scholastic Book Services T896
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
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
The Second Pan Book of Horror Stories 1973-00-00 ed. Herbert van Thal Pan Books 0-330-10067-X
£0.25?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
319
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  
Fantasy: Shapes of Things Unknown 1974-00-00 ed. Edmund J. Farrell, Thomas E. Gage, John Pfordresher, Raymond J. Rodrigues Scott, Foresman and Company 0-673-03409-7   384
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 Joan Miro Checkmark
Stories of the Supernatural 1974-07-00 ed. Betty M. Owen Scholastic Book Services T896   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  
The Ghouls: Book Two 1974-10-00 ed. Peter Haining Orbit 0-86007-808-6
£0.60?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
201
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  
Fantasy: Shapes of Things Unknown 1976-00-00 ed. Edmund J. Farrell, Thomas E. Gage, John Pfordresher, Raymond J. Rodrigues Scott, Foresman and Company (Fountainhead) 0-673-10225-4   384
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 Joan Miro  
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
They Came from Outer Space 1981-03-00 ed. Jim Wynorski Doubleday 0-385-18502-2
$11.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xix+
363
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
They Came from Outer Space 1981-04-00 ed. Jim Wynorski Doubleday / SFBC 3851
$6.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xix+
363+
[32]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Movie Monsters: Great Horror Film Stories 1988-05-00 ed. Peter Haining Severn House 0-7278-1546-6
£10.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
282
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Playboy, January 1989 1989-01-00 ed. Editors of Playboy    
$5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag Ernest Trova  
No, But I Saw the Movie: The Best Short Stories Ever Made Into Film 1989-05-00 ed. David Wheeler Penguin Books 0-14-011090-9
£5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
xviii+
412
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  
Dark Voices: The Best from the Pan Book of Horror Stories 1990-04-00 ed. Stephen Jones, Clarence Paget Pan Books 0-330-31100-X
£3.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
348
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 Dave McKean  
Dark Voices: The Best from the Pan Book of Horror Stories 1990-04-00 ed. Stephen Jones, Clarence Paget Pan Books 0-330-31565-X
£13.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
348
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Dave McKean  
Reel Terror 1992-04-00 ed. Sebastian Wolfe Xanadu 0-947761-53-5
£9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
249
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  
Reel Terror 1992-06-00 ed. Sebastian Wolfe Carroll & Graf 0-88184-821-2
$9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
249
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 Checkmark
The Ghouls 1994-04-00 ed. Peter Haining Bounty Books 1-85152-373-1
£4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
384
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Reel Future 1994-08-00 ed. Forrest J. Ackerman, Jean Stine Barnes & Noble Books / SFBC 03719
$12.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
538
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Reel Future 1994-09-00 ed. Forrest J. Ackerman, Jean Stine Barnes & Noble Books 1-56619-450-4
$9.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xxii+
538
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Wolf's Complete Book of Terror 1994-11-00 ed. Leonard Wolf Newmarket Press 1-55704-214-4
$16.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
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  
Adaptations: 35 Great Stories That Have Inspired Great Films 2005-04-26 ed. Stephanie Harrison Three Rivers Press 1-4000-5314-5
$15.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xix+
619
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 Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Body Horror 2012-03-01 ed. Paul Kane, Marie O'Regan Robinson 978-1-78033-039-6
£7.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
500
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 Carlos Castro (artist)  
The Mammoth Book of Body Horror 2012-04-00 ed. Paul Kane, Marie O'Regan Running Press 978-0-7624-4432-8
$13.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
500
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 Carlos Castro (artist)  
Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science 2019-09-19 ed. Xavier Aldana Reyes The British Library (British Library Tales of the Weird #11) 978-0-7123-5284-0
£8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
270
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 Enrique Bernardou Checkmark
Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science 2019-09-19 ed. Xavier Aldana Reyes The British Library (British Library Tales of the Weird) 978-0-7123-6705-9
$3.69?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Enrique Bernardou  
Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science 2019-10-01 ed. Xavier Aldana Reyes The British Library (British Library Tales of the Weird) 978-0-7123-5355-7
£8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
272
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 Enrique Bernardou  
Dark Voices: The Best from the Pan Book of Horror Stories date unknown ed. Stephen Jones, Clarence Paget Pan Books 0-330-31100-X
£4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
xiv+
348
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 Dave McKean Checkmark
The Second Pan Book of Horror Stories date unknown ed. Herbert van Thal Pan Books 0-330-10067-X
£0.30?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
319
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  
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