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The Chain

H. Warner Munn

First published April 1928
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

A man is held captive and tormented by a man he tried to murder, the husband of his mistress.

No fantasy or SF elements, just Poe-ish Gothic.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
April 1928 Cover Weird Tales, April 1928 Popular Fiction Publishing Co. MAGAZINE 547
1929 Cover By Daylight Only Selwyn & Blount Anthology 11
April 1937 Cover The "Not at Night" Omnibus Selwyn and Blount Anthology 363
1960 Cover Not at Night Arrow Books Anthology 85
July 1988 Cover Weird Tales: 32 Unearthed Terrors Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers Anthology 67
December 1994 Cover 100 Wild Little Weird Tales Barnes & Noble Books Anthology 70
1997 Cover 100 Wild Little Weird Tales Barnes & Noble Books Anthology 70
2005 Cover 100 Wild Little Weird Tales Barnes & Noble Books Anthology 70
2019 Weird Tales (disc 2) Anthology 547|21104547