Title: The Reach
Title Record # 40707
Author: Stephen King
Date: 1981-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: archive.org
Language: English
Current Tags: Maine (1), contemporary (1), elderly protagonist (1), island (1), homebody (1), ghosts (1), blizzard (1) Add Tags
Author: Stephen King
Date: 1981-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: archive.org
Language: English
Note: "It was originally published as "Do the Dead Sing?" in Yankee Magazine in November 1981 and only republished in that form in The Best of Yankee, 1935-1985. King substantially revised the tale and collected it in Skeleton Crew as "The Reach". While the core tale does not change, the original lacked the phrase "Do you love?" [info from: Stephen King: A Literary Companion (2011)]
Story is on pp. 262-269 at the Archive link above.
Synopsis: Secluded all her life on a small island, a woman faces odd experiences when one winter the channel connecting the island to the mainland freezes over.
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Awards
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| Win | 1982 World Fantasy | Best Short Fiction |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yankee, November 1981 | 1981-11-00 | ed. Editors of Yankee | Yankee Publishing, Inc. | $1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
mag | John Frank | |||
| Skeleton Crew | 1985-06-00 | Stephen King | Macdonald | 0-356-10816-3 | £9.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
512 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| Skeleton Crew | 1985-06-21 | Stephen King | G. P. Putnam's Sons | 0-399-13039-X | $18.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
512 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Don Brautigam | |
| Stephen King's Skeleton Crew | 1985-10-00 | Stephen King | Scream/Press | 0-910489-12-2 | $75.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
545 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | J. K. Potter | |
| Skeleton Crew | 1986-06-00 | Stephen King | Signet / New American Library | 0-451-14293-4 | $4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
573 | 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 | Don Brautigam | |
| Der Gesang der Toten | 1986-07-00 | Stephen King | Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6705) | 3-453-02309-9 | DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
283 | 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 |
Ingrid Schütz?Ingrid Schuetz
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| Brume | 1987-00-00 | Stephen King | Le Grand Livre du Mois | 643 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Don Brautigam | |||
Tripulação de esqueletos?Tripulacao de esqueletos |
1987-00-00 | Stephen King | Francisco Alves (Mestres do horror e da fantasia #26) | 85-265-0064-3 | 487 | 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 | |||
| Brume | 1987-10-00 | Stephen King | Albin Michel | 2-226-03141-3 | F140.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
643 | 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 | Don Brautigam | |
| The Dark Descent | 1987-10-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Tor | 0-312-93035-6 | $29.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
1011 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Doug Fornuff | |
| Der Gesang der Toten | 1988-00-00 | Stephen King | Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6705) | 3-453-02309-9 | DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
282 | 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 | ||
| Brume | 1988-06-00 | Stephen King | France Loisirs | 2-7242-3942-3 | F98.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
643 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Don Brautigam | |
| The Dark Descent | 1988-08-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Tor / BOMC | $12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
1011 | 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 | Doug Fornuff | ||
| Brume: La faucheuse | 1989-05-00 | Stephen King | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Épouvante #2579) | 2-277-22579-7 | 410 | 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 | Les Edwards | ||
| The Colour of Evil | 1990-06-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Grafton | 0-246-13667-7 | £12.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
292 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| The Colour of Evil | 1990-06-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Grafton | 0-246-13668-5 | £7.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
292 | 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 | Ian Miller | |
| Ennen aamunkoittoa | 1991-00-00 | Stephen King | Book Studio | 951-611-420-2 | 313 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll |
Kari T. Leppänen?Kari T. Leppaenen
Kari T. Leppanen |
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| Het Rak en Andere Verhalen | 1991-00-00 | Stephen King | Luitingh-Sijthoff | 90-245-1548-3 | 345 | 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 | Tejo Hendriks | ||
| Skeleton Crew | 1991-05-00 | Stephen King | Futura | 0-7088-2916-3 | £4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
612 | 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 | ||
| The Colour of Evil | 1991-06-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Grafton | 0-586-20681-7 | £4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
491 | 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 | Ian Miller | |
| The Horror Hall of Fame | 1991-07-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg | Carroll & Graf | 0-88184-692-9 | $21.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
416 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| The Color of Evil | 1991-09-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Tor | 0-812-51898-5 | $4.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
438 | 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 Horror Hall of Fame | 1992-01-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg | Carroll & Graf / SFBC | 18773 | $9.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
416 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| The Horror Hall of Fame | 1992-09-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg | Robert Hale | 0-7090-4902-1 | £14.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
416 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Helen Hale | |
| The Horror Hall of Fame | 1992-12-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg | Carroll & Graf | 0-88184-880-8 | $12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
416 | 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 | ||
| Der Gesang der Toten | 1993-00-00 | Stephen King | Bertelsmann / Book Sales Clubs | 03894 3 | 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. |
coll |
Klaus Kröger?Klaus Kroeger
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| Brume | 1994-00-00 | Stephen King | France Loisirs | 2-7242-7835-6 | 643 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Yves Thos | ||
| Le singe suivi de Le chenal | 1994-02-00 | Stephen King | Librio (Librio #4) | 2-277-30004-7 | F10.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
96 | 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 | ||
| Le singe suivi de Le chenal | 1994-04-00 | Stephen King | Librio (Librio #4) | 2-277-30004-7 | F10.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
96 | 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 | ||
| Le singe suivi de Le chenal | 1995-07-00 | Stephen King | Librio (Librio #4) | 2-277-30004-7 | F10.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
96 | 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 | ||
| Blut | 1996-00-00 | Stephen King | Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #8900) | 3-453-09936-2 | DM 16.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
701 | 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 | Antonio Rosario | |
| American Gothic Tales | 1996-12-00 | ed. Joyce Carol Oates | Plume / Penguin | 0-452-27489-3 | $14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
viii+ 544 |
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 | Albert Pinkham Ryder | |
| American Gothic Tales | 1997-00-00 | ed. Joyce Carol Oates | Plume / Penguin / BCE | 14636 |
viii+ 544 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Brume: La faucheuse | 1997-00-00 | Stephen King | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Stephen King #2579) | 2-277-22579-7 | 410 | 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 | Les Edwards | ||
| The Dark Descent | 1997-02-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Tor | 0-312-86217-2 | $27.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
1011 | 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 | ||
| Blut | 1999-00-00 | Stephen King | Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #8900) | 3-453-09936-2 | DM 16.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
701 | 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 | Antonio Rosario | |
| Brume: La faucheuse | 2000-08-21 | Stephen King | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Stephen King #2579) | 2-290-30838-2 | 410 | 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 |
Éric Scala?Eric Scala
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| Le singe suivi de Le chenal | 2001-04-25 | Stephen King | Librio (Librio #4) | 2-290-31397-1 | 96 | 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 | |||
| Skeleton Crew / Different Seasons | 2001-07-05 | Stephen King | Little, Brown UK | 0-316-85890-0 | £9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
612+ 560 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||
| Skeleton Crew | 2006-05-00 | Stephen King | Hodder Paperbacks | 0-340-89908-5 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
612 | 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 | Larry Rostant | |
| Brume | 2006-06-00 | Stephen King | Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Stephen King #15159) | 2-253-15159-9 | 862 | 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 | |||
| The Secretary of Dreams, Volume One | 2006-10-30 | Stephen King | Cemetery Dance Publications | 1-58767-140-9 | $75.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
281 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Glenn Chadbourne | |
| Skeleton Crew | 2007-11-01 | Stephen King | Hodder Paperbacks | 978-0-340-95262-7 | £8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
784 | 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 | ||
| Skeleton Crew | 2008-06-26 | Stephen King | Hodder Paperbacks | 978-0-340-95205-4 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
784 | 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 | ||
| Skeleton Crew | 2008-07-10 | Stephen King | Paw Prints | 978-1-4395-1327-9 | $16.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Brume | 2009-00-00 | Stephen King | Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Stephen King) | 978-2-253-15159-3 | 862 | 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 | |||
| The Century's Best Horror Fiction 1951-2000 | 2012-01-00 | ed. John Pelan | Cemetery Dance Publications | 978-1-58767-172-2 | $75.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
866 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Alan M. Clark | |
| The Oxford Book of American Short Stories | 2012-08-00 | ed. Joyce Carol Oates | Oxford University Press | 978-0-19-974439-8 | $21.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
896 | 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 | Edward Hopper | |
| Blut | 2013-07-00 | Stephen King | Heyne | 978-3-453-43731-9 | €10.99?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
894 | 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 | Anja Filler | |
| Blut | 2013-12-00 | Stephen King | Heyne | 978-3-453-43731-9 | €10.99?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
876 | 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 | Anja Filler | |
| Skeleton Crew | 2015-10-00 | Stephen King | PS Publishing | 978-1-84863-283-7 | £59.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xxvi+ 534 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Pete Von Sholly | |
| Skeleton Crew | 2016-07-05 | Stephen King | Simon & Schuster Audio | 978-1-5082-1840-1 | $29.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
coll | |||
| The Color of Evil | 2016-10-04 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Tor | 978-0-7653-9113-1 | $8.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
438 | 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 | ||
| Skeleton Crew | 2016-12-06 | Stephen King | Scribner | 978-1-5011-4350-2 | $18.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
672 | 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 | ||
| Skeleton Crew | 2017-05-30 | Stephen King | Pocket Books | 978-1-5011-5678-6 | $9.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxi+ 760 |
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 | ||
| Skeleton Crew | 2017-08-01 | Stephen King | Turtleback Books | 978-0-606-40756-4 | $20.85?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
784 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| American Gothic Tales | date unknown | ed. Joyce Carol Oates | Plume / Penguin | 0-452-27489-3 | $14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
544 | 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 | Albert Pinkham Ryder | |
| Skeleton Crew | date unknown | Stephen King | Signet / New American Library | 0-451-16861-5 | $7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
573 | 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 | ||
| Skeleton Crew | date unknown | Stephen King | Putnam | 0-399-13039-X | None | 512 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Don Brautigam | |
| Skeleton Crew | date unknown | Stephen King | Signet / New American Library | 0-451-14293-4 | $4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
573 | 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 | Don Brautigam | |
| Skeleton Crew | date unknown | Stephen King | Signet / Penguin | 0-451-16861-5 | $5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
573 | 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 | Don Brautigam | |
| Skeleton Crew | date unknown | Stephen King | Signet / Penguin | 0-451-16861-5 | $5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
573 | 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 | Don Brautigam | |
| Skeleton Crew | date unknown | Stephen King | Signet / Penguin | 0-451-16861-5 | $5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
573 | 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 | Don Brautigam | |
| Skeleton Crew | date unknown | Stephen King | Scribner | 978-1-5011-4350-2 | $18.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxiv+ 643 |
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 | Will Staehle |