Synopsis
A bed-ridden boy relies on his dog for contact with the outside world.
Notes
First published in Bradbury's collection Dark Carnival, Arkham House, 1947.
Publications (84)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1947 | Dark Carnival | Arkham House | Collection | 78 |
| 1948 | Dark Carnival | Hamish Hamilton | Collection | 85 |
| July 1951 | New-Story, July 1951 | Gargoyle Press | MAGAZINE | 76 |
| 1955 | The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 115 |
| 1956 | The October Country | Hart-Davis | Collection | 115 |
| April 1956 | The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 104 |
| July 1960 | Shock—The Magazine of Terrifying Tales, July 1960 | Winston Publications | MAGAZINE | 68 |
| 1961 | The October Country | Ace UK | Collection | 64 |
| March 1962 | The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 104 |
| December 1962 | Best Tales of Terror | Faber and Faber | Anthology | 15 |
| 1963 | The Fourth Pan Book of Horror Stories | Pan Books | Anthology | 31 |
| 1963 | The October Country | Four Square Books | Collection | 70 |
| September 1964 | The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 104 |
| September 1964 | The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 104 |
| November 1964 | The October Country | Four Square Books | Collection | 70 |
| 1966 | Best Tales of Terror | Faber and Faber | Anthology | 15 |
| February 1967 | The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 104 |
| July 1968 | The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 104 |
| June 1969 | The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 104 |
| July 1970 | The October Country | Alfred A. Knopf | Collection | 105 |
| November 1970 | Selections from The Pan Book of Horror Stories #4 | Berkley Medallion | Anthology | 25 |
| December 1970 | The October Country | New English Library | Collection | 70 |
| February 1971 | The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 104 |
| July 1971 | The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 104 |
| June 1972 | The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 104 |
| February 1973 | The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 104 |
| April 1973 | The October Country | New English Library | Collection | 70 |
| June 1973 | The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 104 |
| 1974 | The Hounds of Hell: Weird Tales About Dogs | Gollancz | Anthology | 143 |
| 1974 | The Hounds of Hell: Stories of Canine Horror and Fantasy | Taplinger | Anthology | 143 |
| January 1974 | The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 104 |
| August 1974 | The Hell of Mirrors | Sidgwick & Jackson | Anthology | 199 |
| November 1974 | The October Country | Alfred A. Knopf | Collection | 105 |
| 1975 | The Hounds of Hell | Arrow Books | Anthology | 143 |
| September 1975 | The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 104 |
| 1976 | The October Country | Panther | Collection | 77 |
| June 1976 | Everyman's Book of Classic Horror Stories | J. M. Dent | Anthology | 199 |
| 1977 | Ghostly and Ghastly | Beaver Books | Anthology | 7 |
| 1977 | Ghostly and Ghastly | Beaver Books | Anthology | 7 |
| June 1978 | The October Country | Del Rey / Ballantine | Collection | 104 |
| 1979 | Thrillers Chillers & Killers | J. M. Dent | Anthology | 133 |
| 1979 | Thrillers Chillers & Killers | Elsevier / Nelson Books | Anthology | 133 |
| 1980 | Ghosts That Haunt You | Kestrel Books | Anthology | 106 |
| 1980 | Weird Worlds, #6 | Scholastic | MAGAZINE | 32 |
| October 1980 | The Stories of Ray Bradbury | Alfred A. Knopf | Collection | 355 |
| December 1980 | The Stories of Ray Bradbury | Alfred A. Knopf | Collection | 355 |
| 1981 | The Stories of Ray Bradbury | Granada | Collection | 355 |
| February 1981 | The Stories of Ray Bradbury | Alfred A. Knopf | Collection | 355 |
| March 1981 | The October Country | Del Rey / Ballantine | Collection | 104 |
| December 1982 | The October Country | Del Rey / Ballantine | Collection | 104 |
| January 1983 | The Stories of Ray Bradbury, Volume 1 | Granada | Collection | |
| September 1983 | Ghosts That Haunt You | Puffin / Penguin Books (UK) | Anthology | 106 |
| 1984 | The October Country | Panther | Collection | 77 |
| 1985 | The Stories of Ray Bradbury, Volume 1 | Granada | Collection | |
| February 1985 | The October Country | Del Rey / Ballantine | Collection | 115 |
| 1987 | The Stories of Ray Bradbury, Volume 1 | Grafton | Collection | 568 |
| March 1988 | Ghost Stories | Kingfisher | Anthology | 74 |
| April 1990 | Dark Voices: The Best from the Pan Book of Horror Stories | Pan Books | Anthology | 163 |
| April 1990 | Dark Voices: The Best from the Pan Book of Horror Stories | Pan Books | Anthology | 163 |
| October 1990 | The Stories of Ray Bradbury | Alfred A. Knopf | Collection | 355 |
| July 1991 | Ghost Stories | Kingfisher | Anthology | 74 |
| 1993 | The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 115 |
| March 1993 | Ghost Stories | Kingfisher (US) | Anthology | 74 |
| October 1996 | The October Country | Del Rey / Ballantine | Collection | 115 |
| October 1996 | The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 115 |
| April 1997 | Ghost Stories | Kingfisher | Anthology | 74 |
| September 1997 | The October Country | Gauntlet Press | Collection | |
| 1998 | The October Country | Earthlight | Collection | 115 |
| September 1999 | The October Country | Avon Books | Collection | 124 |
| 2001 | Dark Carnival | Gauntlet Publications | Collection | 101 |
| 2001 | Dark Carnival | Gauntlet Publications | Collection | 101 |
| 2001 | Dark Carnival | Gauntlet Publications | Collection | 101 |
| September 2003 | Ghost Stories | Kingfisher (US) | Anthology | 74 |
| July 2007 | Spinetinglers: Ghoulish Ghost Stories | Kingfisher (US) | Anthology | 72 |
| December 2008 | The Ray Bradbury Gift Set | PS Publishing | Omnibus | |
| December 2008 | The Ray Bradbury Gift Set | PS Publishing | Omnibus | |
| December 2008 | Ray Bradbury Stories Volume 1 | HarperVoyager | Collection | |
| 2009 | Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead | Tess Press | Anthology | 65 |
| September 2009 | Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead | Black Dog & Leventhal | Anthology | 65 |
| April 2010 | The Stories of Ray Bradbury | Alfred A. Knopf | Collection | |
| April 2010 | The Stories of Ray Bradbury | Alfred A. Knopf | Collection | 430 |
| June 2012 | Ray Bradbury Stories Volume 1 | Harper Voyager (UK) | Collection | |
| 2014 | The Collected Stories of Ray Bradbury: A Critical Edition: Volume 2: 1943-1944 | Kent State University Press | Collection | 79 |
| June 2018 | The October Country | Recorded Books | Collection | |124 |