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The Toucher

Stanley Wiater

First published February 1981
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Notes

First published in the magazine supplement of The Boston Phoenix, May 13, 1980. Stephen King selected this story as the "Winning Tale of Terror or The Occult" in a contest sponsored by the newspaper. The blurb mentions "Stanley Wiater has just completed a psychological horror novel entitled NIGHTOUCH", which was never published; the only mention of it online is at https://lopezbooks.com/catalog/162/static/?page=4, in #86.

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Publications (4)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
February 1981 Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, February 1981 Renown Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 95
March 1993 Bizarre Bazaar, March 1993 TAL Publications MAGAZINE 4
June 2006 Lighthouse, June 2006 Calvin House MAGAZINE 161
2009 Intimate Strangers Voices in My Head Productions Collection