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Title: Beetles Title Record # 59522
Author: Robert Bloch
Date: 1938-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Current Tags: fantasy (1), horror (1), mummies (1), into-tv (1), Tales from the Darkside (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1938 The Beetles
Year Language Title
1964Translated by Tim Maran
Dutch De kevers
1964Translated by Christiane Nogly
German
Die Käfer?Die Kaefer
1966Translated by Jacques Papy for his anthology Histoires d'outre-monde, 1966.
French Scarabées
1971Translated by an unknown hand
German
Die Käfer?Die Kaefer
1991Translated by G. P. Sandri
Italian Scarabei

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Weird Tales, December 1938 1938-12-00 ed. Farnsworth Wright Weird Tales  
$0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
132
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 Ray Quigley Checkmark
Sea Kissed 1945-00-00 Robert Bloch Utopian Publications Ltd. (American Fiction #3)     36
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
coll  
The Opener of the Way 1945-00-00 Robert Bloch Arkham House  
$3.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xi+
309
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ronald Clyne Checkmark
Sea Kissed 1945-02-00 Robert Bloch Utopian Publications Ltd. (American Fiction #3)  
1/-?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).
32
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
coll  
Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper 1962-01-00 Robert Bloch Belmont Books L92-527
$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
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.
coll Checkmark
15 Grusel-Stories 1964-00-00 Robert Bloch Heyne (Heyne-Anthologien #6) HA06
DM 4.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
301
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 Heinrichs & Piloty Checkmark
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
The House of the Hatchet and Other Tales of Horror 1965-00-00 Robert Bloch Tandem T19
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 Checkmark
Histoires d'outre-monde 1966-00-00 ed. Jacques Papy Casterman     337
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Mordende Leichen 1971-00-00 ed. Kurt Singer Luther (Horror-expert #2)  
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
188
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 Herbert Papala  
The House of the Hatchet and Other Tales of Horror 1971-00-00 Robert Bloch Tandem 0-426-05637-X
£0.25?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
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 C. Achilleos Checkmark
The Opener of the Way 1974-04-00 Robert Bloch Neville Spearman 0-85978-006-6
£1.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
xi+
309
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Opener of the Way 1976-05-00 Robert Bloch Panther 0-586-04221-0
£0.60?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
172
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 Anthony Roberts Checkmark
First World Fantasy Awards 1977-10-00 ed. Gahan Wilson Doubleday (World Fantasy Awards #1) 0-385-12199-7
$8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
311
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Gahan Wilson Checkmark
Ghastly, Ghoulish, Gripping Tales 1983-00-00 ed. Helen Hoke Franklin Watts 0-531-04593-5
$8.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
160
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Les yeux de la momie 1984-01-00 Robert Bloch Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #97) 2-7304-0241-1
F29.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999
175
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 Jean-Michel Nicollet  
Mummy Stories 1990-04-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg Ballantine Books 0-345-36354-X
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
225
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
Weird Tales, Spring 1991 1991-00-00 ed. Darrell Schweitzer Terminus  
$4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
132
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 Gahan Wilson Checkmark
Mummy Stories 1991-01-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg Severn House 0-7278-4123-8
£11.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
225
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Martin Buchan  
Colui che apre la via 1991-11-00 Robert Bloch Mondadori (Omnibus) 88-04-35667-7
Lit 28,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
x+
386
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bob Eggleton  
The Early Fears 1994-03-00 Robert Bloch Fedogan & Bremer 1-878252-12-7
$29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
514
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jon Arfstrom Checkmark
The Early Fears 1994-03-00 Robert Bloch Fedogan & Bremer 1-878252-13-5
$60.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
[11]+
514
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jon Arfstrom , Jon Arfstrom Checkmark
Robert Bloch: Appreciations of the Master 1997-00-00 Robert Bloch Tor 0-312-86385-3
$18.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
382
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
Les yeux de la momie 1998-05-00 Robert Bloch Les Belles Lettres (Le Cabinet Noir #14) 2-251-77113-1
F49.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999
219
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
Rémi Hamoir?Remi Hamoir
 
Weird Tales (disc 4, part 2) 2019-00-00 ed. uncredited        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
anth  
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