A man engages in a battle of wills with his own skeleton.
The second, and much more frequently reprinted, of two stories of this title by Bradbury.
This one begins "It was past time for him to see the doctor again"
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1945 |
|
Weird Tales, September 1945 | Weird Tales | MAGAZINE | 32 |
| May 1947 |
|
Dark Carnival | Arkham House | Collection | 22 |
| 1948 |
|
Dark Carnival | Hamish Hamilton | Collection | 26 |
| 1955 |
|
The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 71 |
| 1956 |
|
The October Country | Hart-Davis | Collection | 71 |
| April 1956 |
|
The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 63 |
| 1957 |
|
Best Horror Stories | Faber and Faber | Anthology | 17 |
| September 1960 |
|
Shock—The Magazine of Terrifying Tales, September 1960 | Winston Publications | MAGAZINE | 41 |
| 1961 |
|
The October Country | Ace UK | Collection | 26 |
| 1961 |
|
Spine Chillers: An Anthology of Mystery and Horror | Elek Books | Anthology | 515 |
| 1962 |
|
Best Horror Stories | Faber and Faber | Anthology | 17 |
| March 1962 |
|
The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 63 |
| 1963 |
|
The October Country | Four Square Books | Collection | 28 |
| September 1964 |
|
The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 63 |
| September 1964 |
|
The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 63 |
| November 1964 |
|
The October Country | Four Square Books | Collection | 28 |
| September 1965 |
|
The Vintage Bradbury | Vintage Books | Collection | 179 |
| September 1965 | The Vintage Bradbury | Vintage Books | Collection | 179 | |
| 1966 | The Vintage Bradbury | Vintage Books | Collection | ||
| 1967 |
|
Famous Monster Tales | D. Van Nostrand Company | Anthology | 145 |
| February 1967 |
|
The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 63 |
| July 1968 |
|
The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 63 |
| August 1968 |
|
Strange Beasts and Unnatural Monsters | Fawcett Crest | Anthology | 191 |
| June 1969 |
|
The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 63 |
| July 1970 |
|
The October Country | Alfred A. Knopf | Collection | 63 |
| December 1970 |
|
The October Country | New English Library | Collection | 28 |
| February 1971 | The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 63 | |
| July 1971 |
|
The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 63 |
| June 1972 |
|
The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 63 |
| February 1973 | The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 63 | |
| April 1973 |
|
The October Country | New English Library | Collection | 28 |
| June 1973 |
|
The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 63 |
| January 1974 | The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 63 | |
| November 1974 | The October Country | Alfred A. Knopf | Collection | 63 | |
| September 1975 |
|
The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 63 |
| 1976 |
|
The October Country | Panther | Collection | 30 |
| September 1977 |
|
The Best Horror Stories | Hamlyn | Anthology | 445 |
| June 1978 |
|
The October Country | Del Rey / Ballantine | Collection | 63 |
| October 1980 |
|
The Stories of Ray Bradbury | Alfred A. Knopf | Collection | 324 |
| December 1980 |
|
The Stories of Ray Bradbury | Alfred A. Knopf | Collection | 324 |
| 1981 |
|
The Stories of Ray Bradbury | Granada | Collection | 324 |
| February 1981 |
|
The Stories of Ray Bradbury | Alfred A. Knopf | Collection | 324 |
| March 1981 |
|
The October Country | Del Rey / Ballantine | Collection | 63 |
| December 1982 | The October Country | Del Rey / Ballantine | Collection | 63 | |
| January 1983 |
|
The Stories of Ray Bradbury, Volume 1 | Granada | Collection | |
| 1984 |
|
The October Country | Panther | Collection | 30 |
| 1984 |
|
The Best Horror Stories | Hamlyn | Anthology | 445 |
| November 1984 |
|
Venomous Tales of Villainy and Vengeance | Lodestar Books / Dutton | Anthology | 11 |
| 1985 |
|
The Stories of Ray Bradbury, Volume 1 | Granada | Collection | |
| February 1985 | The October Country | Del Rey / Ballantine | Collection | 71 | |
| 1987 |
|
The Stories of Ray Bradbury, Volume 1 | Grafton | Collection | 521 |
| July 1990 | The Vintage Bradbury | Vintage Books | Collection | 179 | |
| October 1990 | The Stories of Ray Bradbury | Alfred A. Knopf | Collection | 324 | |
| 1993 |
|
The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 71 |
| October 1996 |
|
The October Country | Del Rey / Ballantine | Collection | 71 |
| October 1996 |
|
The October Country | Ballantine Books | Collection | 70|71 |
| September 1997 |
|
The October Country | Gauntlet Press | Collection | |
| 1998 |
|
The October Country | Earthlight | Collection | 71 |
| September 1999 |
|
The October Country | Avon Books | Collection | 75 |
| 2001 |
|
Dark Carnival | Gauntlet Publications | Collection | 25 |
| 2001 |
|
Dark Carnival | Gauntlet Publications | Collection | 25 |
| 2001 |
|
Dark Carnival | Gauntlet Publications | Collection | 25 |
| August 2008 |
|
Skeletons | Subterranean Press | Collection | |
| 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 | |
| April 2010 |
|
The Stories of Ray Bradbury | Alfred A. Knopf | Collection | |
| April 2010 |
|
The Stories of Ray Bradbury | Alfred A. Knopf | Collection | 392 |
| June 2012 |
|
Ray Bradbury Stories Volume 1 | Harper Voyager (UK) | Collection | |
| May 2017 |
|
The Collected Stories of Ray Bradbury: A Critical Edition: Volume 3: 1944-1945 | Kent State University Press | Collection | 214 |
| June 2018 |
|
The October Country | Recorded Books | Collection | |75 |