Title: The Cocoon
Title Record # 96473
Author: John B. L. Goodwin
Date: 1946-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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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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| 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. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: USD |
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 |  |
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| Things with Claws | 1961-00-00 | ed. Hallie Burnett, Whit Burnett | Ballantine Books | 466K | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | |
| 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 | ||
| Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1961-12-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | H2343 | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | |
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| 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 | |
|
| 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. ISO code: USD |
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 | |
| Things with Claws | 1965-00-00 | ed. Hallie Burnett, Whit Burnett | Ballantine Bal-Hi | U2816 | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: USD |
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. 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 | |
|
| Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1967-03-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | H3358 | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | |
|
| 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. 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 | Jerome Podwil | |
| 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 |
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 | ||||
| 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 | |
|
| Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1970-08-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | S5372 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | |
|
| 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. ISO code: USD |
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 | |
|
| 12 Stories for Late at Night | 1972-11-00 | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Dell | 9178 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | |
| 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 | |
|
| 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. ISO code: GBP |
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. ISO code: USD |
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). ISO code: SEK |
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. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: USD |
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 | |
| 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. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: GBP |
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. ISO code: GBP |
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 | 1977-08-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | 0-553-10249-4 | $1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | |
|
| The Sixth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories | 1978-00-00 | ed. Mary Danby | Fontana | 0-00-615353-4 | £0.65?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
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. ISO code: USD |
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 | 979-8-9875743-1-7 | $17.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
182 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Jacob Blanchet | |
| This World Belongs to Us: An Anthology of Horror Stories About Bugs | 2023-05-23 | ed. Michael W. Phillips, Jr. | From Beyond Press | 979-8-9875743-0-0 | $13.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | |
| 12 Stories for Late at Night | date unknown | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Dell | 9178 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: USD |
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 | |
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| Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | date unknown | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Pathfinder | NP8162 | $0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | |
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| Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | date unknown | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Pathfinder | SP5372 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | |
Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction