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The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet

Stephen King

First published June 1984
Type Short Fiction
Length Novella

Synopsis

A former magazine editor tells the tale of an author he knew, who descended into madness.

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1985 Locus Poll Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist
1985 World Fantasy Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist

Publications (24)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
June 1984 The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 1984 Mercury Press, Inc. MAGAZINE 6
1985 The Best Fantasy Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Octopus Books Anthology 459
June 1985 Skeleton Crew Macdonald Collection 443
June 1985 Skeleton Crew G. P. Putnam's Sons Collection 443
October 1985 Stephen King's Skeleton Crew Scream/Press Collection 453
1986 Skeleton Crew Futura Collection 527
June 1986 Skeleton Crew Signet / New American Library Collection 495
July 1986 Skeleton Crew Futura Collection 527
1991 Great Tales of Fantasy and Science Fiction Chancellor Press Anthology 459
May 1991 Skeleton Crew Futura Collection 527
July 2001 Skeleton Crew / Different Seasons Little, Brown UK Omnibus |443
May 2006 Skeleton Crew Hodder Paperbacks Collection
November 2007 Skeleton Crew Hodder Paperbacks Collection
June 2008 Skeleton Crew Hodder Paperbacks Collection
July 2008 Skeleton Crew Paw Prints Collection
October 2008 Poe's Children: The New Horror Doubleday Anthology 338
October 2008 Poe's Children Anchor Books Anthology
October 2009 Poe's Children Anchor Books Anthology 374
October 2015 Skeleton Crew PS Publishing Collection 445
January 2016 Skeleton Crew Scribner Collection |22
July 2016 Skeleton Crew Simon & Schuster Audio Collection |22
December 2016 Skeleton Crew Scribner Collection
May 2017 Skeleton Crew Pocket Books Collection 649
August 2017 Skeleton Crew Turtleback Books Collection