The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet
| 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
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |