Title: Couching at the Door
Title Record # 101162
Author: D. K. Broster
Date: 1933-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Author: D. K. Broster
Date: 1933-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Note: First published in The Cornhill Magazine in December 1933 and later republished as the title story in Broster's collection Couching at the Door (William Heinemann, 1942)
It is unclear whether or not the 1933 text differs from the 1942 text.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Third Omnibus of Crime | 1935-00-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Coward-McCann | $2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
808 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Couching at the Door | 1942-00-00 | D. K. Broster | William Heinemann | 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). |
130 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Geo. Mansell | ||
| The Midnight Reader | 1942-03-00 | ed. Philip Van Doren Stern | Henry Holt & Co. | $3.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ix+ 564 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Bar the Doors: Terror Stories | 1946-00-00 | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Dell (Dell Mapback) | 143 | $0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | Gerald Gregg | |
| The Pocket Book of Ghost Stories | 1947-10-00 | ed. Philip Van Doren Stern | Pocket Books | 384 | $0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
405 | 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 | ||
| Ghostly Tales to Be Told | 1950-00-00 | ed. Basil Davenport | Dodd, Mead & Co. | $3.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvii+ 317 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Week-End Book of Ghost Stories | 1953-00-00 | ed. Hereward Carrington | Ives Washburn | $3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
viii+ 280 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Playboy, March 1956 | 1956-03-00 | ed. Editors of Playboy | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
mag | ||||||
| Antología de cuentos de misterio y terror | 1958-00-00 | ed. Juan José López Ibor | Editorial Labor (Grandes Antologías Labor) |
xxxi+ 1319+ [5] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| 13 More Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV | 1959-04-00 | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Dell | D281 | $0.35?$: 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 | ||
| Best Black Magic Stories | 1960-00-00 | ed. John Keir Cross | Faber and Faber | 16/-?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). |
269 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Edwin La Dell | ||
| The Midnight Reader (abridged) | 1960-00-00 | ed. Philip Van Doren Stern | World / WDL Books | HH970 | 2/6?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). |
254 | 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 | ||
| 13 More Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV | 1960-10-00 | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Dell | D281 | $0.35?$: 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 | ||
| Great Ghost Stories | 1962-00-00 | ed. Philip Van Doren Stern | Washington Square Press | W-592 | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxvi+ 326 |
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 | Irv Docktor | |
| Great Ghost Stories | 1962-07-00 | ed. Philip Van Doren Stern | Washington Square Press | W-592 | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxvi+ 326 |
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 | Irv Docktor | |
| Best Black Magic Stories | 1963-00-00 | ed. John Keir Cross | Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions) | 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). |
269 | 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 | |||
| Histoires abominables | 1965-00-00 | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche #1108-1109) | 446 | 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 | ||||
| These Will Chill You | 1967-02-00 | ed. Richard G. Sheehan, Lee Wright | Bantam Books (Bantam Supernatural Horror) | H3206 | $0.60?$: 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. |
anth | ||
| Histoires abominables | 1975-03-03 | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Policier #1108) | 2253009955 | 446 | 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 | |||
| Phantasmagoria | 1976-12-00 | ed. Douglas Menville, R. Reginald | Arno Press (Supernatural and Occult Fiction) | 0-405-08152-9 | $23.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
[357] | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| 13 More Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV | 1978-06-00 | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Dell | 0-440-13640-7 | $1.50?$: 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 | ||
| 65 Great Tales of the Supernatural | 1979-00-00 | ed. Mary Danby | Octopus Books | 0-7064-1387-3 | 704 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Histoires abominables | 1979-00-00 | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket #1814) | 2-266-00771-8 | 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. |
anth | Jean Claude Jouannet | ||
| 65 Great Tales of the Supernatural | 1980-00-00 | ed. Mary Danby | Sundial | 0-904230-99-6 | 704 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| 65 Great Tales of the Supernatural | 1982-00-00 | ed. Mary Danby | Octopus Books / Marks and Spencer | 0-904230-99-6 | 704 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| 65 Great Tales of the Supernatural | 1982-00-00 | ed. Mary Danby | Octopus Books | 0-7064-1387-3 | 704 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Penguin Book of Horror Stories | 1984-00-00 | ed. J. A. Cuddon | Penguin Books | 0-14-006799-X | £4.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
607 | 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 | Steve Crisp | |
| The Penguin Book of Horror Stories | 1985-00-00 | ed. J. A. Cuddon | Penguin Books | 0-14-006799-X | £4.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
607 | 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 | Steve Crisp | |
| The Penguin Book of Horror Stories | 1985-10-00 | ed. J. A. Cuddon | Viking UK | 0-670-81034-7 | £10.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
607 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Almanah România Literară 1988?Almanah Romania Literara 1988 |
1987-00-00 | ed. Lucian Hanu, Doina Rodina | România literară?Romania literara |
Lei 30?Lei: Romanian leu. ISO codes: ROK in 1947-1952, ROL in 1952-2005, RON since 2005 |
320 | 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 | Tudor Jebeleanu | ||
| The Penguin Book of Horror Stories | 1987-10-00 | ed. J. A. Cuddon | Penguin Books | 0-14-006799-X | £5.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
607 | 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 | Steve Crisp | |
| The Penguin Book of Horror Stories | 1991-00-00 | ed. J. A. Cuddon | Bloomsbury | 1-870630-94-7 | £4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
607 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Steve Crisp | |
| Great Vampires & Other Horrors | 1992-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Chancellor Press | 1-85152-235-2 | £4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
541 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Theo Platt | |
| Four Classic Ghostly Tales | 1993-10-00 | ed. Anita Miller | Academy Chicago | 0-89733-398-5 | $10.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | Julia Anderson-Miller | |
| Couching at the Door | 2001-12-20 | D. K. Broster | Ash-Tree Press | 1-55310-028-X | C$58.00?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
xxxi+ 217 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jason Van Hollander | |
| Great Vampire Stories | 2002-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Chancellor Press | 0-7537-0570-2 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
538 | 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 | ||
| Couching at the Door | 2007-05-02 | D. K. Broster | Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) | 978-1-84022-607-2 | 192 | 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 | Louis Strimpl | ||
| Phantasmagoria | 2008-08-30 | ed. Douglas Menville, Robert Reginald | Borgo Press / Wildside Press | 978-0-941028-49-3 | $34.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
360 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Phantasmagoria | 2008-08-30 | ed. Douglas Menville, Robert Reginald | Borgo Press / Wildside Press | 978-0-941028-50-9 | $19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
360 | 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 | ||
| Couching at the Door | 2016-10-21 | D. K. Broster | Pickle Partners Publishing | 978-1-78720-167-5 | $5.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Women's Weird: Strange Stories by Women, 1890-1940 | 2019-10-31 | ed. Melissa Edmundson | Handheld Press (Handheld Classic #12) | 978-1-912766-24-6 | £12.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
321 | 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 | Baron Adolph de Meyer | |
| From the Abyss: Weird Fiction, 1907-1945 | 2022-07-05 | D. K. Broster | Handheld Press (Handheld Weirds #6) | 978-1-912766-56-7 | $17.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | |||
| Weird Fiction | 2024-10-17 | ed. unknown | Penguin Books (Penguin Weird Fiction) | 978-1-4059-7290-1 | £9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
208 | 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 |
Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction